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Good morning! It’s Sunday, and the ocean would love to spend one minute with you. “I really don't know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it's because in addition to the fact that the sea changes, and the light changes, and ships change, it's be…
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Good morning! On this Saturday, I offer you this short video reminder that we’re living on a planet that is perpetually hurling itself through space. “…
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September 3 Get-Together: One Good ThingHello, my dear Respiteers! Tis Friday. I’ve unlocked the doors and set out cookies for our weekly gathering. Won’t you come inside for a while? …
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Good morning! Tis Friday. Now that we’ve re-housed an octopus in a safer shell, it’s time to do something for those dolphins. “If we have no peace, it …
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Good morning! Ready for Thursday morning storytime? A few years ago, Pall Sigurdsson was diving off the coast of Indonesia when he spotted a coconut oc…
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Good morning! It’s Wednesday, and August has been put on a barge and pushed out to sea. We are now firmly in September. That went fast, didn’t it? “[T]…
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Good morning! It’s the last day of August. It’s also Tuesday. But mostly, it’s the last day of August. I’ve lined up jars of freshly canned tomatoes, g…
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Good morning! It’s Monday. While I usually suggest we move forward into the new week, maybe this time we should shake things up and move… backwards. “Y…
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