Jigsaw puzzles have surged in popularity as people have found themselves stuck at home with time to fill. Piecing together scenes of nature and old movie posters is fun, to be sure, and it’s a nice way to pass the time. But if you want a real sense of satisfaction and accomplishment, get yourself some …
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A TOUCH OF SILVER: Building Up & Tearing Down
Yesterday provided a much-needed cathartic start to the week. Mondays and Tuesdays have been tough the past few weeks. I’ve spent my weekends pumping the brakes on stuff I do during the week, both to prevent burnout and to maintain some sense of Saturdays and Sundays still being special days. Then I’d get back into …
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A TOUCH OF SILVER: Flower Power
Been a few days since I wrote one of these. I need to be more consistent. Looking for silver linings is a huge mood booster, and we all need those more than ever now. Yesterday Alison and I worked out in the front yard for about three hours. It was around 52 degrees and sunny, …
A TOUCH OF SILVER: Springing To Life
I’ve secretly dreaded the arrival of April for a while now. Last year, that month ushered in unseasonably cold, wintery weather; a tough transition professionally; and the beginning of a nearly-five-month-long bout of depression. Any worries I had about personal history repeating have been replaced by a general sense of apocalyptic, existential dread, which, if …
BONUS Care Package for March 20, 2020
Celebrating the first full day of Spring! We can’t let the good things pass us by during these strange days. Take a moment and enjoy the beauty of this new season. Poetry: Swifts by Anne StevensonSpring comes little, a little. All April it rains.The new leaves stick in their fists; new ferns still fiddleheads.But one …
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