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Boring Covid update: More coughing, more tiredness, more urges to curl up on the closest floor and sleep. These elephant seals from the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery know what I mean about that last bit. Here they are basking in the sun.

Photo by J.R. Johnson, and nature.

We went for a soggy visit to Hearst Castle and after, drove a few miles north to the Rookery. We arrived between bouts of light rain. It’s molting season and the beaches were crowded.

The beaches are even busier today. Check out the live webcams for updated views.

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This article is for the Tolkien fans among us. Hello all you beautiful hobbits elves dwarves wizards ents

 people!

Middle-Earth isn’t a place. It’s a time in (English) history

Although Middle-Earth is most definitely a fictional place, this does not mean it is completely unrelated to reality…. This interpretation argues that the various regions of Middle-Earth visited in The Lord of the Rings were inspired by, and intended to represent, specific moments in English history.

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Photo by Simon Forster on Unsplash

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Snapshot

Mr Man and I were able to take a couple of days after the writing workshop to visit California. Here’s a snapshot of the beautiful beach in Santa Barbara, complete with some of the millions of superbloom flowers, pelicans, gulls, and the town pier.

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Taken by J.R. Johnson as the clouds rolled in off the sea, one fine May morning.

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Still sick, but back to work. Slowly.

“I always wanted to be someone better the next day than I was the day before.”

— Sidney Poitier

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Photo by Stephen Leonardi on Unsplash

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I am sorry to report that it has been 0 days since my positive Covid test. It’s my first positive and I have five shots on board, but so far I will say that the experience has been less than fun. It’s still better than an earthquake, interplanetary shock or solar flare, all of which have also happened in the past week:

Days Since Incident

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Photo by NASA on Unsplash

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How would I describe the past couple of weeks?

Intense, educational, once in a lifetime!

I’ll need some time to process all this but until then, I recommend anyone interested in furthering their writing and career check out the Writers of the Future contest.

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Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

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For fictional use only, please!

Poisons are a potent tool for murder in fiction – a toxicologist explains how some dangerous chemicals kill

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Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust on Unsplash

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John Wick, James Bond, Jack Reacher: Why do all action heroes have J names?

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Photo by Jaymantri on Pexels.com

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You can lose money but make it back. You can forget knowledge but relearn it. You can lose and regain skills, reputation, and authority.

But time? Once you lose time, it can never be recovered.

— Mark Manson

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Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com

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Left, I Said!

Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left” and “right?”

I’ve always wanted to know. You too?

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Photo by Pietro De Grandi on Unsplash

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