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  • How did I get here?

    How did I get here?

    Did you ever stop to think, “How did I get here?”

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  • Death and Stickers

    When Jim died, and I was transferring all the insurance to my name, I got sticker shock. Three cars. A dual-engine Tesla, a Mercedes AMG convertible and a…

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  • Was Your Ex a Cockroach?

    Was Your Ex a Cockroach?

    Most of us have been #coupled for some time or respectfully #uncoupled for a while. Still, I can remember a time when I would have taken advantage of…

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  • The Dung Beetle Shows the Value of Cooperation

    The Dung Beetle Shows the Value of Cooperation

    Cooperation. In a “let’s do this together” world makes sense. But do we live in a “we’re in this together” world anymore? With media emphasis on our polarization…

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  • New Habits for the New Year

    New Habits for the New Year

    I’m not one for resolutions, but Jim and I used to have a ritual that on New Year’s Eve, we would go to some place for fancy food…

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  • Signs of Intelligent Life

    Signs of Intelligent Life

    Scientists had a 20-minute discussion with a humpback whale in her own language. They say it could help humans chat with aliens one day. While chatting with creatures…

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  • No calamari for me

    No calamari for me

    I don’t eat calamari anymore. Sy Montgomery’s book, The Soul of An Octopus changed how I think about them. The novel Remarkably Bright Creatures simply reinforced how the…

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