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As anyone online likely knows, primatologist, conservationist, activist, author and reportedly all-around good egg Jane Goodall died yesterday. She was on a book tour, of all things, bringing her vision of a better world to those who would listen, and being an example of dedication and purpose for us all.

Remembering Dr. Jane

Dr. Jane was known around the world for her 65-year study of wild chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania. However, in the latter part of her life she expanded her focus and became a global advocate for human rights, animal welfare, species and environmental protection, and many other crucial issues.

I’m sad we lost her, and yet it’s lovely to be reminded that one person can do so much good.

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.

— Jane Goodall

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Woke to work-sabotaging tech troubles this morning. Am now several hours behind but catching up.

Here’s to progress!

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For whatever reason, today I have nothing. I have an extensive folder filled with potentially fun links, ideas, quotes, etc. but none of them are catching my eye. So instead, here’s the first line for a little story I started a few days ago. It’s sitting open on my desktop, waiting for me to have time and bandwidth. I hope I get to it soon because I think it’s going to be entertaining.

You ever watch a movie where the bad guy is up on stage, monologuing for all he’s worth, and then look behind him at the B-team and wonder, “What the hell are they thinking?”

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Today, a re-post in honor of Roscoe, Lewis Hamilton’s much-loved dog, and for anyone who has ever had to say goodbye to a beloved pet:

One Final Gift | J.R. Johnson

One fine summer day in 2006 Mr. Man came home from work and showed me a picture of an adorably tiny grey and white kitten…

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I try to push back against perfectionism here, encouraging you to do your best but to also push ahead and just get things done.

I try to follow those guidelines in my own creative work, but it doesn’t always happen that way.

Case in point: I’ve been working on a card for a friend, and was all set to make her something fun. Then I came up with another idea. And then another. And then her birthday came and went and I was still working out my plan.

No problem, my cards are often late and it’s just an excuse to extend the celebration.

Well, this time, it’s possible that the card will be Very late.

It’s finally almost done and I’m feeling pretty good about it. Except.

Canada Post workers walk off the job after government demands reforms | CBC News

Whoops.

So this card, which would have been just fine if perhaps not perfect (what is?) will now be Very Very Late. Perhaps it will arrive in time for Canadian Thanksgiving? American Thanksgiving? Christmas?

Well, that’ll learn me.

In case you needed another example of the downsides of perfectionism or a reason to just Get On With It, here it is.

Hoping that my pain will be your gain!

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“Within National Parks is room—glorious room—in which to find ourselves, in which to think and hope, to dream and plan, to rest and resolve.”

— Enos Mills, Naturalist

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Whether you want to draw, write, or some other creativity, this is pretty good advice.

The Artist Who Couldn’t Draw | The Kid Should See This

Roger didn’t like his drawings. He didn’t feel that he had any drawing talent. But then a girl named Zoe moved next door and handed him a magic black pen.

The lesson? Sometimes it helps to take things literally.

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The leaves here are beginning to turn but the full glory of fall has yet to arrive. When will it come to your area? If you’re in the US (or can extrapolate to Canada), this map can help narrow it down.

2025 Fall Foliage Map & Peak Leaf Color Guide | The Old Farmer’s Almanac

Wondering when and where to see the best fall colors in 2025? Our Fall Foliage Map tracks peak leaf season across the U.S….

See when fall foliage could peak in your area – NPR

Trees shed their leaves in order to store and recycle valuable nutrients (in their trunks and branches) before winter’s ice and snow can rip them off. As temperatures drop, chlorophyll — the pigment that makes leaves appear green — starts breaking down, revealing the yellows and oranges they’ve had all along.

Like many of us, leaves hide their layers. I try not to forget it, and that all of this beauty and color has been right there, all along. 

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Yes, the wind blows colder now, teasing the last summer petals from their stems.

But oh, the sky!

“It was the golden time of year. Every day the leaves grew brighter, the air sharper, the grass more brilliant. The sunsets seemed to expand and melt and stretch for hours, and the brick façades glowed pink, and everything got bluer. How many perfect autumns did a person get?”

— Elif Batuman

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Don’t talk to yourself like someone you hate.

— Arthur Brooks

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