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The weather here has been gorgeous and we’ve been taking advantage of it by hiking. The photos to follow are from four different expeditions. One evening, moon rise was amazing. Large, pink moon with wispy clouds. The photo doesn’t come close to doing it justice. This isn’t new, but every now and then I’m struck … Read more
Maybe it started when I started teaching. Maybe it’s just the way my dad’s stoicism shows up on my face. Regardless the why, I have a history of being in charge of groups of people where I’m not entirely comfortable and where those who are in the group are generally unaware of my discomfort. It … Read more
Annie Duke was the guest on an engaging episode of A Slight Change of Plans. The theme of the episode was quitting and it offered so many new thoughts to me. “If you think about the way that we process narratives, we don’t really see the quitters…The heroes are the ones who persevere beyond the … Read more
Sometimes, when you don’t really feel like going for a hike but it’s really nice out and you’ve been inside all day so you figure you should go anyway, you get more than a nice time in fresh air. I only had my phone with me, but often for shots in this kind of lighting, … Read more
Today’s writing offers you a nudge to put yourself out there a bit if you have some ideas or some work and you’re afraid to share it. You never know what people will like. Some of the things I have worked the hardest on have received no response. Some of the things I’ve dashed off … Read more
As a person estranged from my family of origin, I’ve been told many times that I am obligated to be in contact or spend holidays or whatever because they’re family and there are things that you overlook or put up with because they’re family. (I wonder how the family sounds in your head compared to … Read more
Keeping my promise from last week, today’s shots are from a bit of time we spent at the beach while in Florida for Christmas. We hadn’t planned to go to the beach. We were at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, and had looked up trails and such to wander around on. But we stopped in … Read more
A note I made from an email I received maybe a year ago: “To be mean seems exhausting.” Jedidiah Jenkins (I just went and looked him up, because I didn’t know who he was/who I was quoting, and he seems pretty neat. His TEDx talk was interesting to listen to.) “Mean” is rooted in fear, … Read more
Because very little if anything in life is completely binary, I felt myself needing to qualify many of these thoughts as I wrote. Instead, I’m just going to say here at the beginning that yes, there are exceptions to these generalizations, and since they’re exceptions, their incidence is low. If you’re feeling like you’re the … Read more
We took the opportunity to go to an Asian lantern festival at the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Garden while we were relatively nearby for Christmas. I’m not entirely sure what I was expecting, but what we saw exceeded my expectations—it was delightful! Lovely to see some cactus. A little bit like being home. Though … Read more