Sharon J. Anderson
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That’s So Pat! 2/27/19
Pat here again to provide Pat answers to all of your questions from toad rage to the DaVinci Toad! A Richard Feder in White Flint, New Jersey writes: Dear Pat: my friend, Romeo, is the loneliest frog in the entire… Continue reading
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Ignite 2/22/19
“Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall . . .” Continue reading
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Silencio Blanco (White Silence)
“They can be gods, idiots, or worms. They are able to nurture children or terrify adults. They survive indefinitely without normal biological aging but also can die and come back to life again and again.” — Eileen Blumenthal They are… Continue reading
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Ignite 2/15/19
The day after Valentine’s Day . . . Continue reading
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Faithful to Old Faithful
“There’s a sweetness about them that tugs at our hearts,” said my sister, Dawna, when I asked about the commitment she and her wife, Amber, have made to adopting older dogs. “They still have a lot of life left.” Above… Continue reading
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Ignite 2/8/19
In one week, it will be Valentine’s Day! As Dorothy Parker said: “Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,/a medley of extemporanea,/And love is a thing that can never go wrong,/and I am the Queen of Romania.” Continue reading
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Ignite 2/1/19
“Life is a great surprise,” said Vladimir Nabokov, “I do not see why death should not be an even greater one.” Continue reading
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Ignite 1/25/19
Sadly, more than 800,000 Federal employees are living on a shoestring budget. But what would life be like if you actually lived in a shoe? Continue reading
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Survival of the Prettiest
What if survival of the fittest is not enough to explain nature? What if we also needed survival of the prettiest? These are the provocative questions of the New York Times magazine article, “How Beauty is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution”… Continue reading
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Winter Sleep
Yesterday, much-loved poet Mary Oliver died of lymphoma. She was 83. As NPR posted in its obituary, “Oliver won many awards for her poems, which often explore the link between nature and the spiritual world; she also won a legion… Continue reading
