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Quote of the Week
Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.
- Ed ViestursEd Viesturs reached the summits of all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen, an 18 year project. And got back down.
Posted: Oct 29
Music of the Week
Author Archives: Isabel Gibson
Feeling Centered (or Close to It)
Another look at the science [sic] of geographical centres. Continue reading
Who’s Smart, Who’s Thought-Provoked?
“Who’s smart, who’s dumb?” as Ross Perot used to say. Continue reading
A Curiously Unmodified Railroad
An exasperated rant inspired by superfluous non-necessities. Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Conversations, Word Play
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The Same River
Whaddya think? Of the new look, I mean. Continue reading
Spring Flowers
In this part of the world, April & May showers bring June flowers. Continue reading
More Than Meets the Eye
What I learned from a 19th-century polymath. Continue reading
Back In the Year
History repeats itself. Continue reading
Harder Than It Looks
It seems like it should be so simple. Continue reading
Route Six Six
It’s almost enough to make you want to cut your hair. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Mortality, Through History
Tagged Community, History, Military
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