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Sometimes I Wash the Knife First
I’m a creature of habit. Every morning, I have a routine for washing the breakfast dishes. I do the flatware first because then it’s out of the way, rinsed and in the little cup made for it in the drying rack that sits in the right hand side of the sink. I do the fork…
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Imagination and Creativity
I’ve always had a vivid imagination. As a child I could see and hear all sorts of conversations and interactions between people and animals and even inanimate objects. My hair barrettes had secret lives known only to me. I would tell myself stories about them. Sometimes acting them out, alone in my room. The teddy…
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In the Morning
In the small hours of the morning, when the sun has not yet risen, they come out. Testing the air with tiny noses and furtive paws, small eyes alert for any movement of bug or predator. Sniffing out the best nuts and leaves and flowers and seeds, the mice and voles venture forth. The squirrels…
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Intermittent Troubles
We’ve been having trouble with a leaky windshield in our 2006 Jeep Commander for a few years now. Yes, you would think that would be an easy fix. At first we tried to fix it ourselves. We’re pretty resourceful … generally … but resourcefulness is not always helpful in all situations. We thought the high…
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Chemical Farming and World Health
I watched a video on YouTube the other day by Dr. Zach Bush. It was eye opening and scary and worrisome. It also put the issue into perspective and tied together so many seemingly disparate parts that it is hard to describe the video in any concise manner. But I guess you could say that…
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Shart?
I learned a new word this morning. Maybe, probably, some of you already know this word. There was a story about a kid doing a spelling quiz. The letters of the words were scrambled and they had to figure out what the actual word was. One was something like “rtsah.” I immediately thought “harts” (a…
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The Over/Under Debate
Every now and then, I’ll run across an article online about what is the right way to orient a roll of toilet paper on the dispenser. As if there might be a wrong way. I mean, come one. You put it on there the way you like it. But apparently, there are some people who…
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A Love Story: Books
I love to read. I’ve tried eBooks. I don’t like them nearly as much as a “real” book. Saturday, my husband and I went to our local library for the first time since moving here to Riverton, Wyoming. We’ve been here three years and I was a little embarrassed to admit that to the librarians…
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Man-made Diamonds or It’s legal to Print Money
My husband worked for quite a few years in the fine jewelry business before getting involved in the field of vision care. He has recently had some concern over the state of the diamond industry. He suggested I write a post about it. I suggested he write something and he did. This is that. No…
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I’m melancholy Like the crow up in the tree Crying caw caw caw I feed the crows in the winter. Some people think you shouldn’t feed the birds at all, any kind of bird. But probably a lot of people who do regularly feed birds would not feed crows. I like crows. I don’t know…
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