It's the same dynamic in our household. It works though, most mornings I get all my writing sessions in before the rest of the house wakes up. Oh yes, that's the downside of being a morning person. Sometimes

I’d say that qualifies as sleeping in!

It could be cars too. We have a busy road about a block away and I know the squirrels regularly cross.

Animals have so much to teach us! We've gotten so close to them over the years. They're so much more resilient and in balance with the natural world than we are. I really hope the channel continues but

Thank you! So many people across the world got close to these birds when the national network news picked up their story. That hasn't been all good as some of those people don't understand nature and have

The world can indeed get peopley. : )

Not to mention heavy metals in spices (not sure if that's a thing in the Land Down-under). Hoppy deer! I like it. Can't imagine how cool it would be to see those outside of the window.

The more I see and the more I learn the more I question if tech is really a net positive. The internet has been hijacked by algorithms and that's definitely dividing us, making us less smart, and less

This sounds like so much fun. I'd like to see the desert someday!

I'll check that out. Thanks for the suggestion!

I bet that was scary! It's great that you have that kind of trust in your children, it means you raised them well. I'm SO much more careful about advice. Crypto taught me that. During the boom-years

Free speech is ideal, in theory. In practice it can be bit more tricky —especially in today's world where everyone is so polarized and just a few steps away from snapping. I remember when the original

You're welcome! They've become such a huge part of our lives. My wife having the honor of naming one this year made it all the more special. Their newest eaglets, Sandy and Luna have left Big Bear Valley.

Something is attacking ours. They regularly show up at the feeders with battle scars, those lucky enough to walk away.

The atomic typo sounds as serious as it is! Lol. So true about the dumbing-down. Add the dwindling attention spans and authors could probably get away with just about anything. That breaks my heart to

I remember my mother-in-law asking me all kinds of questions about a life insurance policy a few years before she passed. I worked in the insurance industry but wasn't at all knowledgable about life insurance.

Happy 10th to you! What a decade of ups and downs it's been!

I don't miss those meetings and conference calls! Our upper management loved useless meetings. It certainly does feel like we're near the bottom here for BTC. It was impressive that it didn't move further

That's a ton of art for such a small town! I love to see those old ghost signs. There are still quite a few of them in downtown St. Paul.

It's been a very strange summer here in Minnesota. The heat/humidity has been off the charts since early June and we've had virtually no rain. Now as we ease into August (which is typically our hottest