02/04/2021
time machine: 04 Feb
02/04/2019
Fallout
Observations from my Communist roadtrip
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02/04/2016
Shifting Expectations in Sayulita
Learning how to wander as a family
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02/04/2015
Lonely Teardrops
Robert Frost said that tears while reading obscure meaning. I say pass the tissues.
by claudioshafer2
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02/04/2014
Light and Shadow
by xkmbernard
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02/04/2013
Outside the Lines
The Abstract painters blurred the boundary between science and spiritual, and aimed to portray the essence of reality through color.
by deeleichhardt7
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August 22, 2014
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In need of a burst of creativity? Go for a walk.
June 23, 2014
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How to overcome the argument that walking is too slow.
and the living’s easy
August 2, 2010
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Bathing suits. Bah! Humbug!
April 25, 2008
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The disappointment of going to the seaside on the cusp of summer.
August 6, 2007
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Why "Umbrella" is one (and "Zombie" wasn't).