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Good Things Jar – 2015, 2016, 2017

A long time ago I wrote a post called Good Things Jar, in which I explained that I had heard about this project and had successfully completed my first year of recording good things in 2014. I never wrote about it again. The idea is easy to find in many versions on the Internet. And […]

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Critters

I like to believe they all make up my own personal menagerie.

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Why is this the moment of truth?

I’ve been raised in a world where the norm is to make assumptions about people based on skin colour.

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On a trail again

On the trail is where I find my bliss.

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The sun returns

The draw here is the blue-green clay and weathered formations that tower up from the trail.

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Totality

And then, blam! A distinct change in light and temperature.

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Ballard Locks

I recommend the Ballard neighborhood to any Seattle visitors.

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Saline Courthouse and buffalo

The Cherokee actually have two buffalo herds: the TV buffalo and the wild buffalo.

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Gilcrease Museum

I tend to love the paintings best in any museum, but this one had many other impressive displays.

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More to Indians than Casinos

I agree that it’s worth a visit.

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