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Just Perfect

Posted in Science!, tagged , , , , on April 9, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Our eclipse experience was great. We found a terrific little nature preserve called the Cooper Marsh Conservation Area, with boardwalks, picnic tables, lawns and benches. Lunch, exploration, then a bit of chillaxation as we waited for the eclipse.

When they said that there is a significant difference between 99% and totality, they were not kidding. It was a beautiful day, but when the light faded and the stars came out? Just perfect.

If you missed it, here are highlights from NASA’s feed, along with a collection of images.

Amazing!

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NASA

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A Fine Mess

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , on April 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »

This morning I tried a new recipe. It turned out… on the mediocre side of ok.

I made copious notes and version 2.0 will be better, but what I really took away from the experience was what I was telling myself throughout the bake: Something wasn’t right.

Turns out, I should have listened.

The result was a bit of a mess, but that’s fine. I get some of my best ideas when I’m working with an idea that, well, doesn’t work. Knowing what’s broken makes a project easier to fix. That applies to food and to art.

So, my takeaway from today, for both cooking and writing: trust yourself. Learn, experiment, use the Force, whatever helps you take that next step down the path.

It will be fine.

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Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash

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The Creative Well

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , on April 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“In filling the well, think magic. Think delight. Think fun. Do not think duty. Do not do what you should do—spiritual sit-ups like reading a dull but recommended critical text. Do what intrigues you, explore what interests you; think mystery, not mastery.”

― Julia Cameron

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The Wishing Well. Photo by Robert Thiemann on Unsplash

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Wishing You a Lovely Easter!

Posted in Holidays, tagged , , on March 31, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Photo by Boba Jaglicic on Unsplash

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In Pursuit

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , on March 30, 2024| Leave a Comment »

We’re out and about today, and I’m finding inspiration in both natural and human worlds. I don’t have time to get started right now, but I’ve got two story ideas competing for space in my head. I look forward to chasing them down soon.

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Photo by Karly Santiago on Unsplash

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The Most Precious Thing

Posted in Other, tagged , , , on March 29, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“The more you are focused on time- past and future–the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is.” — Eckhart Tolle

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Photo by Kunj Parekh on Unsplash

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Here On Earth

Posted in Other, tagged , , , on March 28, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”

— Muhammad Ali

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Photo by Suzanne D. Williams on Unsplash

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A Chewie Check-In

Posted in Science!, tagged , , , , , on March 26, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Chewbacca, Prince of Cats, continues to be lovely. He also continues to weigh almost exactly what he did when we got him, despite a year of weight loss efforts. (To be fair, he lost almost a kilo. Then he gained it back.)

Now, his weight would not be a particular issue except that the vet insists on regaling us with a long (long) list of health-related problems that extra weight will bring, so we’re doing our best.

Which brings me to today’s charming bit of ephemera, a handy chart of weights in outer space.

via Messy Nessy

Bad news: the cat weighs over 16 pounds on Earth.

Good news: That’s not nearly as much as he would weigh on Jupiter, where he’d clock in around 42 pounds.

And the Lunar economy must be swimming in Moonzempic because Chewie would weigh a sparse two and a half pounds there. (Kidding! It’s a gravity thing, not a weight-loss tourism thing.)

Sadly, until we pack up and decamp for the Moon, our kitty weight odyssey continues!

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Not our cat, who is too busy sleeping off lunch to pose for a picture.
Photo by Lina Angelov on Unsplash

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On a Bit of a Tear

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , on March 23, 2024| Leave a Comment »

This isn’t something I would normally say, but I think I’m reading a little too much.

I’ve been on a bit of a tear, rereading some of my favorite stories. I’ve just finished to the tenth book plus spinoffs in one series, and I think I need to slow down after this.

It’s cutting into my writing time.

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Photo by Ed Robertson on Unsplash

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Better Selves

Posted in Other, tagged , , , on March 21, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you’ve come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.”

— Madonna Ciccone

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Photo by Anita Jankovic on Unsplash

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