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What Fertile Soil Can Do for a Gal

October 9, 2008 by darby

The soil is fertile here in the Pacific Northwest, just they way you picture it would be in the world's largest temperate rainforest. We, as humans, are definitely a part of nature, but it seems to take us quite a bit longer to adapt to our surroundings. At least to the point of feeling settled, like, say, a pine cone can adapt and settle from its former tree to the forest ground. Perhaps it's all of the extraneous stuff we bring to the new place; books and beds, couches and chairs, dishes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Raves, Travel

Our Oregon Trail

August 18, 2008 by darby

As the movers pulled away from our Lowcountry (freshly empty) home Wednesday, it felt like I was watching the scene unfold upon me from outside of myself. It's still all pretty surreal. Strangely, I did not feel any attachment to our home of 3 1/2 years; not even to the sanctuary that was our house, which David and I spent many resources remodeling and fine tuning. It is and always will be in a place that doesn't work for us. Now, while I sit in an Omaha coffeehouse, it feels so good to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Raves, Travel

Einstein Sure Was Smart

May 17, 2008 by darby

I was in Orlando last weekend, amidst the sea of childhood imaginations and restaurant row. I had a great time visiting with David's parents, and while Orlando isn't a place I would typically choose to visit, it is the half-way point between our homes, making it a fairly easy drive for both of us. None of this has anything to do with Einstein, though. But cars everywhere with American flags ablaze next to airbrushed, roaring, larger-than-life Bald Eagles slapped onto the ENTIRE BACK WINDOW of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics, Rants, Travel

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