Observations
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Vegetarian off the Beaten Path
In 2013, I began discovering the knowledgeable vegetarian and vegan communities scattered in hidden parts of cities; often in places one may think twice about going. At that time, I had been a vegetarian for a decade and appreciated the creative ways people approached living without animal flesh. It’s hard enough to run a restaurant;… Continue reading
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Why I Love the DMV
No, not the Department of Motor Vehicles, though they are hard-working individuals with a minute-by-minute test in patience. I am referring to the National Capital Beltway area, also referred to as Washington DC Metro. The District of Columbia and adjacent portions of Maryland and Virginia form the DMV the locals know and love. It doesn’t… Continue reading
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Nature, our Teacher
Go on a walk today and share a photo of something that catches your eye. This morning, I got to witness a phenomenon I hadn’t seen before. The overnight raindrops still held on individual tree leaves up high, were interrupted by the morning wind. As if falling from the sky, the wind displaced the raindrops… Continue reading
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Reset vs Repair
My office chair at work is the RESPAWN brand. I thought it was an odd name, until I learned it was a video-gaming chair, actually. Then I had to look up if the word meant what I think it meant, because I have not played video games, even when I could have. So it turns… Continue reading
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Music Lyrics, Movie Lines, Quotes (Routinely Updated)
“There are three kinds of people:• Some people are full car batteries; you can rely on them • Some people are empty car batteries, but that’s OK, because you just avoid them. • The most dangerous kind of people are the half-full car batteries because they get your hopes up, vou trust them, and then… Continue reading
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Octopus and Turtle
Picture two humans of any combination…gender, race. They are married. If you asked each one how the relationship is going, how it’s really going, they are likely to give two distinctively different answers. This is because there are always parallel realities where people are involved. Marriage is a Rorschach test. In Imago Relationship Therapy, founded… Continue reading
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You’re Losing Me
“You’re Losing Me (From The Vault)” Taylor Swift You say, “I don’t understand,” and I say, “I know you don’t”We thought a cure would come through in time, now, I fear it won’tRemember lookin’ at this room? We loved it ’cause of the lightNow, I just sit in the dark and wonder if it’s time… Continue reading
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I don’t have to Love your Dog (or Cat)
Before you, Dear Reader, mentally pulverize me, please know I adored our Family’s Great Dane with all my heart. Her 168-pound presence was full of gentleness and grace. She grew alongside my Children, with each one getting to cuddle ample of her as they all sat in a single cluster, watching television. I still miss… Continue reading
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The Art of the First-strike Narrative
“Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it.” Jonathan Swift, 1710 Rounding out eighteen-month old topics in my writing queue is this subject very painfully real to me. Rather than waiting for an apropos time to pursue this subject, I thought I’d enlist some help. It’s more important to me that I express this observation… Continue reading
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The Shadow Side of Online Therapy
In recent years I have become sensitized to the double-edged nature of online therapy. I had this title and a few paragraphs in my draft writings for the last eighteen months. Today, I decided to see what Gemini would produce on the subject. My promt to Gemini 2.5 Pro: Explore The Shadow Side of Online… Continue reading
One More Perspective 