Monthly Archives: March 2013

Success at Last?

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Jean

The secret of happiness is to ask yourself every day: (1) What’s good about my life? (2) What needs to be done? (3) How can I get this done and enjoy the process? Those three questions, especially the last one, … Continue reading →

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Nurturing

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Jean

To be happy we need something to do, something to love and something to look forward to. —Anonymous That’s probably why so many gardeners are happy. In addition to planning his replacement fruit trees Andy is starting two new redwood … Continue reading →

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Walden

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Jean

  Recently at Transforming Stress we talked about the coming proliferation of drones, and it reminded me of the Thoreau quote, “Thank God men cannot as yet fly and lay waste the sky as well as the earth!”   A … Continue reading →

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It’s Spring!

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Jean

As you can see things aren’t very green yet, but at least Kaitlin’s pussy willow is starting to come out. March is usually windy in New Mexico, and now that the trees are gone the wind can be especially fierce … Continue reading →

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Too Complicated?

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Jean

I’ve been playing with a lot of drawing/painting/photo apps on my iPad. My favorite is Art Studio because it lets me do a lot of the things that I can do in Photoshop, and it lets me export my work … Continue reading →

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Trust Me!

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Jean

Apparently on March 4th U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said it was technically legal for the U.S. to order a targeted attack on an American citizen on American soil without due process of the law, but it would only be … Continue reading →

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Yay Eccentrics!

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Jean

I’ve been seeing a lot of articles lately about healthy lifestyles. They usually mention the importance of having a lot of social interactions. In fact, that works for some people but not for everyone. The emphasis on being social no … Continue reading →

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Homo Imbecilus

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Jean

I somewhat follow the news to see what’s going on in the world — it’s usually manageable in small doses. I also read/listen to a lot of history, to keep things in perspective and to understand what we humans are … Continue reading →

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Not a Good Match?

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Jean

This cartoon and post were inspired by Ramana’s comment on Extreme Techie over at Transforming Stress: Naturally talented youngsters who can be classified as geeks or nerds are also to be seen and I find them lacking in social skills … Continue reading →

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