Monthly Archives: September 2016

Even slugs take naps!

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

25 September, 2016            Even slugs take naps! Neural Activity Pause – that’s what my dad used to call naps. I am currently unaware of just how much neural activity goes on in a slug’s mind, but … Continue reading →

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I held hands with STRANGERS!!!

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

18 September, 2016            I held hands with STRANGERS!!! That’s where my thirty year career as a triathlete led me last night and Friday night.   Standing in a circle around a dining room table filled with … Continue reading →

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Law of attraction

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

11 September, 2016            Law of attraction Ev’s flowers and berries are attracting birds like mad. Every year of my life if you’d told me I could see non-weed flowers in mid-September I’d have said no way. … Continue reading →

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Infinite intangibles

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

4 September, 2016            Infinite intangibles  I took this picture in our front yard in September! A gardenia! Evelyn’s hard work continues to pay off:  Imagine what the bug in the center of that gardenia was smelling. It … Continue reading →

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