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3 DEGREES OF SEPARATION
THERE WE WERE, MY MOTHER , my sister, and I, waiting patiently in line for our turn at the drive-up window at Standard Federal Bank shortly before Thanksgiving. The car ahead was finally leaving. Just as I was pulling into place, a car came from nowhere and stole our spot. Now we would have to wait even longer. What's more, the other driver was laughing at us, apparently feeling quite superior. Two words flashed across my mental screen: hatred, revenge.
But let's go back a couple of months. I'm at home, trying to print something in a hurry, and my printer won't print. In fact, it won't even turn on. This means having to crawl around on the floor, poking at power cables I can't reach without dismantling a lot of other cables. I spend several minutes trying, to no avail. No, it isn't the end of the world, but at that moment I'm fuming.
About the author
Jan Libengood is a computer training consultant and project manager.

February 14, 2005 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from ANDREW WILSON, KAREN KLING, AVENEL M. HUME, DAVID K. MARTIN
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THE FACES
SUZANNE SMEDLEY, STAFF EDITOR
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Karen Rivedal, Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr., Christie Storm, Ashley Lawson
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ROADMAP FOR THE RISING GENERATION
Channing Walker
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THE SPIRITUAL GENERATION
Sara Hoagland Hunter
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LETTING THEIR LIGHT SHINE
Laura Lapointe
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BACK TO THE BASKETS
Joana Fonseca Rivera
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3 DEGREES OF SEPARATION
Jan Libengood
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CAN WE EVER BE SAFE?
Richard Bergenheim
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FINDING COMFORT IN INFINITE LOVE
Lynn Noerhadi
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SIGNIFICANT OTHER, OR SIGNIFICANT ONE?
BEVERLY PEAKE
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EVERYONE COULD USE SOME BLESSING
EVAN MEHLENBACHER
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ON THE WINGS OF PRAYER
VALERIE MINARD
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PRAYER IN A DENTAL EMERGENCY
PRIYA AGA
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FAST PAIN RELIEF
LAURA BLOCH