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Recently posted on the blog
Left and Right Handed, Left and Right Turns, Left and Right Wings
The first time Keith and I met, some twenty years ago, I noted he is left handed while I am right. With our strong hands to the outside, we bookend one another. But when the world presents us with challenges, we face them with our strong hands together, as here....
Wrapping up Thanksgiving and Preparing for Christmas
“Chirp,” I heard as I surfaced about 3:30 this morning and thought: another wrapping up thing. I listened intently and was rewarded with another chirp. Yup, one of the smoke alarm batteries needed changing. After pulling our bedroom door closed to dull the sound...
Result as a positive effect, negative outcome, or immeasurable
For the past few days here at Vanaprastha, we’ve had poor air quality, a result of smoke from forest fires due to dangerously dry conditions. A wind shift and cooler temperatures yesterday morning brought gloriously clear skies. Cause and effect, an outcome, a...