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Imagine that said in the voice of the boss in The Office. I always use that voice when I see these guys. And all the things I can talk about are greeeat, too. Work is great. I have a greeeat new orange suitcase for my next trip. And I got this thing that gives a … Continue reading "It’s just great…"
If you could erase one event from history, what would it be? I think I’d rather stick with “the devil you know.” The possibility of preventing one atrocity that leads to a worse one makes me leery of even contemplating erasing an event. There always seems to be another evil lurking in the wings after … Continue reading "If I could mess with time"
What’s a conspiracy theory you actually find believable? I’ll tell you. I would not be at all surprised if the powers running all the world’s political entities are a class of people who aren’t citizens of any nation, are loyal only to each other, and just want everyone else to do what’s needed to support … Continue reading "I can believe this"
We have a better idea about what at least two of our dogs are made of, now that Carlton and Benito’s Embark tests have come back. There were mysteries solved and theories confirmed, too. My guess is that Penney’s swab didn’t take, because hers didn’t come back. I was pretty sure Benito was not the … Continue reading "What are little dogs made of?"
I’m on a real streak of fascinating nature books these days. Noticing, by Richard Louv (2026) is no exception. Lee found it in a bookstore and rushed it to me. Louv also wrote Last Child in the Woods a decade or so ago, which led many educators to try to get more natural world experiences … Continue reading "Book Report: Noticing"
We just returned from the 50th wedding anniversary party of our friends Jack and Jennifer S. in Cedar Park, Texas. You’ve seen many pictures of me and Jen acting mushy from friendship when we go camping. There’s no way we couldn’t go to this party (and we also brought Martha with us from Cameron). In … Continue reading "Basking in friendship glow"
Yeah, the last couple of days have been fairly low stress, with just a couple of bobbles. Also the blog prompts are so repetitive that I didn’t feel like answering the last few. Nonetheless, there have been highlights. Master Naturalist meeting was last night, and I even made the end of the Board meeting (but … Continue reading "Nothing wrong with uneventful days"
Now, that took a while. The huge stump has been sitting in the corner of the back yard for months. It’s been many weeks since flat bits were created on the surface. I have been adding bird seed whenever rain or wind washed it off. I waited patiently, knowing the birds had plenty to eat … Continue reading "Stumpy success"
If your future self could send you one sentence, what do you hope it would say? I hope my future self (maybe when I’m 102) would tell me how proud she is of all the learning and growing past me did, and that she appreciates all the memories of my fun with nature, friends, and … Continue reading "Note from self?"
What’s the best local dish you’ve ever eaten while traveling? Ah. I can answer this even in my exhausted travel state. Then I’ll tell you how close I came to being duped. I have two favorite dishes from my travels. First are the cluster oysters at Hudson’s on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. I do … Continue reading "My favorite local specialty"
I’m pretty much wiped out, but today was extra, extra fun. I enjoyed listening to and watching birds behind the hotel. I got to watch Lesser Goldfinches eating thistle seeds and the happiest Raven, who had scored an entire biscuit. I also saw unidentified animals in the hills. Next we met a fun young woman … Continue reading "Looking and learning"
