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"May all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness. May all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering. May all beings rejoice in the well-being of others. May all beings live in peace, free from greed and hatred." ~The Four Immeasurables

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"The quieter you become, the more you can hear." ~attributed to Ram Dass

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(Issue #650) Fahrenheit 451

What lessons or warnings did Bradbury present? Re-reading Fahrenheit 451  left me shaking my head. Was this book really written in 1953? (Rhetorical question. It was.) Bradbury wrote about censorship, interactive TV, people connected to technology rather than each other, drive-by shootings, ATMs, caller ID, and the push (demand?) to minimize critical thinking and demand adherence to…

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(Issue #649) Lessons from Third-Graders

I started collaborating with five students who quickly reminded me I still have so much to learn. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This week marks ten years since I retired from teaching. I was fortunate to be in the classroom for thirty-three years: middle school (2 years), high school (9 years), and on the college campus (the rest of the years).  While my “stage” has become smaller over the past decade,…

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"No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path." ~attributed to Buddha

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"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person." ~attributed to Andy Rooney

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"Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze" ~attributed to Elinor Glyn

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A hypocrite walks into a bar...

"I'll have a standard, please. Make it a double." ~attribution unknown

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(#81) Where Does The Time Go?

Hey! Maggie Mae here. A lot has happened since I last WOOFED. Steve and Hoppi may be a few dog years older than me, but they keep me busier than a puppy trying to unravel the toilet paper roll. (Shh!) Hoppi, Steve, and I worked with a nice human (Ms. Mikaela) here at the beach. We met with two other pups (Zeke and Winston) each week and learned new words and hand signals. The building we visited…

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Find the bright spots. Build on the bright spots.

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"...the light in your eyes makes me warm..." ~John Denver ("Back Home Again")

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"I wonder how the sky makes peace with every storm and clears itself like nothing happened." ~attribution unknown

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"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine." ~attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"The gates of Heaven must be open I think I saw an angel just walk by... I heard a blind man screamin', Now there goes a sight for my sore eyes." ~Buddy Guy

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"I like coffee because it gives me the illusion that I might be awake." ~attributed to Lewis Black

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"Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?" ~Clarence Oddbody, Angel Second Class (in “It’s a Wonderful Life”)

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May your day be filled with kind smiles, gentle touches, and yummy biscuits. WOOF! 💖🐾