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View with pine trees on the hike up to Lake Ptarmigan, Colorado

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The Perks of Being a Pinecone

So there’s this tree called the Lodgepole pine, its pinecones need heat from a wildfire to melt its resin so the seeds can be released to make more pine trees. …

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October 6, 2023

yeah, I've used this pic before, but when I think of sad things, I think of the squonk

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It Would Be Sadder if It Wasn’t Sad

So tonight I went with a friend to a birthday party for a woman who worked at my friend’s old job, a hospice center.  Apparently I met the birthday girl…

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June 8, 2023

Rubik's cube = complicated (Photo by 7AV 7AV on Unsplash)

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It’s Complicated

No, I’m not talking about a Facebook relationship status (though that would accurately describe pretty much all the romantic relationships I’ve had in my life). I’m talking about the term…

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May 19, 2023

My partner-in-crime patiently fishing

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A Lesson in Patience

I hate that Guns N Roses pops into my head when I think of the word patience. The word whiny also comes to mind right now.  I need patience to…

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March 5, 2023

What are you looking at? (Photo by Aron Visuals on Unsplash)

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The Marvelous Ms. Slowsky

Remember those Geiko commercials that had the turtles named the Slowskys?  They’re gold.  Don’t remember?  Look it up. Done?  Okay, now we can go on.  The Slowskys, they’re on their…

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January 5, 2023