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Here We Snow Again
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Purposeful Distraction
Do you have tasks you hate to do or that bore the bejeebers out of you? Things like filing papers, organizing photos on the computer, and paying bills all come to mind. I’m sure you’ve read recommendations on how to deal with such jobs, such as “Set the timer for fifteen minutes and work as…
Passionately Curious
I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. — Albert Einstein The big news of last week was that one of the chickens produced an egg! Ta Da! There’s been three eggs in total so far. One was so small it could have been a robin’s egg. And there was another big event! I’d given…
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Shapeshifting
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Very cool photo and title .