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Dec 31, 2020Liked by Christie Aschwanden, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Palestinian, which bring Naomi Shihab Nye, to my mind.

Sara's etymology of, in touch, caused me seek it myself, No surprise, she's right. Here's what I found: "The comparison seems obvious but the saying has its roots in actual touching. In the 18th century military drills required every soldier to be within touching distance of the men on either side; he had to brush arms with his companions when marching. If he didn't do so then he was deemed 'out of touch'."

And she's still just in college? Yeah, I feel so good about myself, right now.

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