One of my favorite takeaways is the “puppy dog smile” as an example of immersion. The moment you see a puppy in public, you smile and want to pet the puppy. Everything else melts away for a few seconds. That is immersion.

It is very hard to comment on these books. 😣

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 2/maybe 20 (who knows)

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What doesn’t change anything? These people applied for jobs a long time ago. They didn’t just decide to become a federal employee. Many come back every year.

It will be devastating to many parks, both in the short term and long term.

A large portion of National Park workers are seasonal employees. They work during peak season, which conveniently coincides with college summer breaks. The parks depend on them.

Calling is even more effective! There are scripts available online.

Clearly those positions need to be reclassified as needed for public safety. How are we going to manage a park safely without these employees?

Oh yes. I am familiar with that!

But how have you been?!

I’ve had a lot of (good) changes in real life so I stepped back from social media a bit to adjust. 😌