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Marythoughts
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Interested in living a more sustainable life,
Mom and Grandma,
Runner,
Love skiing and pickelball,
Retired project manager,
MBA-St Thomas,BS Chem Eng- Mich Tech.
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Aurora color guide! What creates the different shades?

Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes

The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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As climate change increases the risk of dry conditions and fire weather, fires across western NAm are bigger, more dangerous, and burning greater area.

It’s the difference between accidentally dropping a match into a pile of green, wet wood versus dropping it into a stack of bone dry kindling.
January 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:

1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions
Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat
www.theframelab.org
January 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Ready to try an old approach to a New Year’s resolution? The story of Saint Ignatius may provide some guidance
Ready to try an old approach to a New Year’s resolution? The story of Saint Ignatius may provide some guidance
For many, New Year’s resolutions do not last more than a few days or weeks. A theologian writes how we can learn from the challenges and reflections of Saint Ignatius.
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January 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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RIP Jimmy Carter.
December 29, 2024 at 10:04 PM