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Stephen Hawking

Posted on March 14, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the universe. That makes us something very special.” – Stephen Hawking The great Stephen Hawking died today at the age of … Continue reading →

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Third rock from the sun

Posted on August 22, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“As people alive today, we must consider future generations: a clean environment is a human right like any other. It is therefore part of our responsibility toward others to ensure that the world we pass on is as healthy, if … Continue reading →

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Holding it together

Posted on August 16, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

My wife and I discovered this little corner of the world Sunday. Look at it. Look at everything that is going on, life, death, old, new, birth, life, ends and beginnings. This is just one little spot, one little space, … Continue reading →

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The tail of a wasp

Posted on May 15, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

For the last week or so this wasp has been building its nest in the corner of our portico. I don’t know much about wasp or Entomology but I do like bugs and what I know about this busy lady is … Continue reading →

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The universe in a pool of water

Posted on May 8, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

It was just a little wet spot. Less a bog and more a hole where some water couldn’t escape. The Davidson River was just twenty feet behind it. I imagine when the river overflowed its banks this little indention in … Continue reading →

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If you were King or Queen of the forest

Posted on October 28, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“If I Were King Of The Forest not queen, not duke, not prince. My regal robes of the forest would be satin, not cotton, not chintz. I’d command each thing, be it fish or fowl, with a woof and a woof, and … Continue reading →

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Opinions are like…..

Posted on September 16, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“Your Uncle Walter’s going on and on, Bout everything he’s seen and done The voice of 50 years experience, Drunk, watching the television You know he’s been around the world, Last night he flew to Baghdad In his magical armchair, Cigarettes and a six … Continue reading →

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Being Mind Full

Posted on June 2, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

mind·ful·ness the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something. “their mindfulness of the wider cinematic tradition” a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and … Continue reading →

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