Ordinary Abundance
A beautiful meditation on the incredible progress and endless miracles we live with, AND a frightening reminder of the inevitability of the hedonic treadmill.
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New system
You write posts in Obsidian. The Blog Publisher plugin decides what can be published. Publishing sends files to a Git repository. Vercel notices the GitHub change and rebuilds the Astro site. The live site serves the new result. Writing…
Continue readingSocial Media is a Major Cause of the Mental Illness Epidemic in Teen Girls
We are now 11 years into the largest epidemic of teen mental illness on record. As the CDC’s recent report showed, most girls are suffering, and nearly a third have seriously considered suicide. Why is this happening, and why did it start so suddenly around…
Continue readingI love you Adrienne, Happy Adrienne Day!
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Onward, Brave Cosmonaut!
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I love you Adrienne, Happy Adrienne Day!
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Missed Opportunities
Back in 2011 we were so naive. THIS is how we told our kids we were going to have another baby? No explosions, nothing on fire… So lame! I'm not even sure we did anything for a gender reveal other than tell people who asked that we were having a boy.
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I love you Adrienne, Happy Adrienne Day!
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I love you Adrienne, Happy Adrienne Day!
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Maracaibo
I lived in Venezuela from 94' - 96' and the Maracaibo sun burned a deep love of the place and the people right in to my soul. I'm still regularly in touch with many people there, so it's been absolutely heart breaking to watch the country…
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Emergency
At hospital for 6 month post spinal fusion follow-up X-rays. See an old guy collapsed against car in parking lot. "How can I help you!?" "get wheelchair…" I ran to ER and grabbed wheelchair. Ran back and rushed him in to ER & up to checkin…
Continue readingDo Not Set Sail, Oh Sailor!
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The best thing I’ve ever read?
"Alternatively, according to Clayton Swansen, a dolphin handler who worked in the Navy program between 2003 and 2005, the marine mammals are equipped with a bite plate that holds a shackle that the dolphins can use to disable an intruder.…
Continue readingBringing the Thunder
My 8th-grader banged out this poem in about 15 minutes. It’s probably the best thing you will read today. --- Swiggity Swastical My fake hand feels plastical "But how'd you lose it?" you might wonder. It's story time, kids, and I'm…
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The Manchurian Candy
Swedish salty licorice is the worst candy I've ever had by a factor of 10. It tastes like hospital disinfectant, gunpowder, and the tears of chimney sweeps. It's flavored with ammonium chloride. Read this and tell me if this is a food…
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