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Take Five
One of the most famous jazz tunes of all time is Take Five, composed by Paul Desmond and made famous by The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Its percussive rhythm and distinctive saxophone melody may be familiar to you. It continues to be…
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Butterfly Wisdom
It was mid-afternoon a couple of months ago when I received an excited call from my good friend who lives down the hill. “The monarch butterfly has broken out of its chrysalis! Can I come up and release it in your…
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A Gully or a Furrow?
Every spring, some of the land around here is washed into deep gullies by sudden cloudbursts combined with our unstable, thin soil. Whether you call them gully-washers, frog-stranglers or trash-movers, these powerful deluges instantly fill time-worn ravines or create new ones.…
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This Present Little Instant
I’ve never been particularly good at living in the moment. In fact, I’ve been downright disdainful and judgmental of those who do. Oh sure, living in the moment is all right for babies and puppies, but real women constantly look to…
