Each day guys, and gals, who went to prison for white-collar crimes come home with thoughts of resuming a normal life.

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Lieutenant Colonel Colin Weir said while it was a privilege to be back home, their thoughts were with their colleagues who had not returned.

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This is the new home of my online thoughts, but it's also much more than that.

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As ever, there were thoughts of home, of loved ones and lovers.

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Thoughts then return to home and what food might still be lurking in the fridge.

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The only issue with that was how to get home with public transportation in chaos. (Any thoughts of somehow helping out with the situation in some way were pretty much impossible, as lower Manhattan was essentially shut down and people asked to stay away).

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All right, with thoughts like these any man would hurry to his home and hearth.

NEWYORKER: Wakefield

Students are asked to tweet their thoughts and reactions both during class and while doing readings at home.

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As for the parents who spoke to Cooper and O'Brien, they said hearing their children's thoughts on interracial dating was revelatory and would spark more conversations at home.

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But speaking to reporters ahead of his home grand prix, 33-year-old Webber revealed he had no such retirement thoughts.

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Given these thoughts, I could not bring myself to walk in the door and announce that I was home.

NEWYORKER: Wakefield