la paz

“Nada vale tanto como la paz.” (Nothing is worth as much as peace.) – José Mujica The former president of Uruguay (fascinating man — please Google) spoke these words, and…

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deflation

The phrase “a penny for your thoughts” has apparently been around for five hundred years. Surely a penny was worth much more back then. So are thoughts now worth much…

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big kids

“The most potent muse of all is our own inner child.”– Stephen Nachmanovitch I recently rode a ferris wheel with my sister and two childhood friends. It occurred to me…

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looking up

There’s a tale from my college days about a fellow student that’s gotten lots of mileage. Let’s call the student “Brittany." The story goes like this: American teens wait in…

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hobbiton

No, you can’t go in. But you don’t need to. By recreating Hobbiton where the film set once was in New Zealand… By being so meticulous and detailed about what…

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