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Good morning! It’s Wednesday. To help you start off the day right, I made you a fruit salad and some toast. “To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” —Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Good morning! It’s Tuesday. Last night the gods unfurled a blanket over the sky. Was it made of sheep? Or maybe dryer lint with tufts of all the kleenex…
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Good morning! It’s Monday. Otters in a ball pit, anyone? “Nothing like a little judicious levity.” —Robert Louis Stevenson
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August 14, 2022Watch now (1 min) | Good morning! Today is Sunday. Grab your floppy hat because we’re headed down to the water. A few minutes ago, a giant motorboat…
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Good morning! Today is Saturday. It’s also my oldest brother’s birthday. In addition to being a most excellent big brother, caring father, model…
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August 12 Get-Together: SkillzHello and happy Friday afternoon, Respiteers! The doors to our virtual gathering room are wide open. There’s a fresh breeze off the ocean and a …
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Good morning! It’s Friday. During a ramble down to the pond that’s a lake to check up on the canoe we can’t reach anymore, I stumbled upon a secret hole…
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Good morning! Today is Thursday. Summer has been going full speed for weeks now, and everything is finally starting to look tired. The grass gave up…
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