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Hurricanes (Odd Socks #4)
Gorgeous formations to weather nerds, destructive forces of nature to others, memories of surviving one in Cuba, and other stuff
Sep 20
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Lessons From Nature (Odd Socks #3)
Mother Nature as an early mentor, learning things the hard way, and one of my few life regrets.
Sep 6
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August 2023
The Banes of My Self-control (Odd Socks #2)
Do I need this, or just want it? Do I know the difference, and can I lock in self-control when necessary? Sometimes I wonder.
Aug 23
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Water (Odd Socks #1)
Essential liquid, this clear stuff: born in it, recreate in and on it, bath luxuriously in it... the latter my focus in this inaugural newsletter issue.
Aug 9
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July 2023
Odd Socks
Edit: I adopted this article’s title as my new newsletter name! Going forward, I’ll only post the biweekly Odd Socks newsletter on Substack. All the…
Jul 21
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Cemeteries & Galaxies
Cemeteries fascinate me and have as long as I can remember. It’s not a morbid curiosity about the dead, but the ritual of burying the deceased remains…
Jul 14
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The Hills of Knowledge
I wrote about the fear of not doing work because the future is unsure (for that effort or related events) in Nobody Knows Anything. Most of us become…
Jul 11
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Reversing An Epic Fail: American Bison
The Good News website (bookmark worthy for daily reading) recently shared a story about the first wild bison release in the U.S. There are many herds…
Jul 7
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Fantastical Escape
Thoughts this time of year turn to wanting to visit one or more of the renaissance-type fairs that happen in the Midwest. Hope to make at least one this…
Jul 1
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June 2023
Now What?
Keep Going, Austin Kleon's book subtitled “10 Ways to Stay Creative In Good Times and Bad” is a creative's must-read. I found this book hugely helpful…
Jun 18
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Mortality's Shadow
During their lives, humans come to dread their mortality. Fear paints over the truth that death, like our journey through life, is an inevitable…
Jun 7
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May 2023
The Silence of Solitude
Ever think about solitude, and the silence that comes when you don’t speak or have noisy external influences? Not being alone or lonely, but intentional…
May 7
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