Category Archives: Books

Best Laid Plans

If there is one thing I need to let go of, it is the obsession with meticulous planning. Continue reading

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Nature Comes Calling

The indented part of my Subaru dashboard—the place housing the little screen that tells you your MPG and nags you to get service—looked weird when I got into the car. It had yellow stripes and it moved.

Ever seen something way out of place and had your brain fail to register it at first? It must have been at least 2 seconds before my amygdala (always first past the post in such situations) shrieked Snake!!! Continue reading

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