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“I think, therefore I am.” Descartes
Given that I am setting out on a road trip this morning with Chandler to Colorado to look into some possibilities for his future, I was short on time to write the Catch this morning, but I found this Catch from seven years ago that seems appropriate for reprint today. I also look forward to writing you from various points on our journey. Like tonight, when we’ll be in Seligman, a little town in Arizona that celebrates being along the original Route 66.
I ran into Chandler the other day at the Koffee Klatch — the local coffee hangout in town where I often go to write. Only this wasn’t our Chandler; it was another Chandler; actually the only other Chandler I’ve met since we named our son 22 years ago. I’ve always been surprised at that. Chandler is such a great name. Actually it came from his older brother and sister who named him by combining parts of their names (Christopher and Anne: Chandler).
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