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March 4, 2021 - take two
Good morning! It’s still Thursday. And it looks like this morning’s Respite video got taken down overnight. That won’t do! In its place, may I offer you a corgi trying to be helpful on a treadmill? The Mark Twain quote still holds true.
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March 4, 2021
Good morning! It’s Thursday. He’s probably just trying to intimidate that strange dog on the other side of the glass, but I like Danny’s take better. “…
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March 3, 2021
Good morning! It’s Wednesday. Yesterday’s bird was a dancer. Today’s prefers to sing. “The question before me, now that I am old, is not how to be dead…
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Mar 3
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March 2, 2021
Good morning! Today is Tuesday. And I’d like you to meet Lucille the Black Palm Cockatoo. She likes music. “Everything in the universe has a rhythm, ev…
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Mar 2
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March 1, 2021
Good morning! It’s Monday, and the month of March has arrived. In just a few days we’ll be celebrating one year of the Respite, which blows my mind for…
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Mar 1
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February 28, 2021
Good morning! It’s Sunday. On this last day of February, we sneak down to the harbor for a minute. Beyond, the bay is churning. But here we’re safe. “T…
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Feb 28
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February 27, 2021
Good morning! It’s Saturday. And you know what that means, don’t you? Pandas on a slide. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated…
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Feb 27
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February 26 Get-Together: What's Your Tagline?
Hello my fair fellow Respiteers! The doors to our Friday afternoon gathering are hereby open. I invite you to come inside and make yourself comf…
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Feb 26
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