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Are you smarter than a cephalopod?

13 Feb

Answer: Probably not! Doug and I geek out to science television whenever there’s a.) nothing good on the sports channels, and b.) nothing worth laughing at on the tube. We heart Nova. The other night we learned about the amazing brains of cephalopods: Octopi, squid, and cuttlefish. They problem solve (which is more than I [...]

Loving What Is

9 Feb

Winter. Not my favorite season. I told this story to my yoga instructor on Monday night and she laughed. Laughed! It was 4 degrees outside and a blizzard had settled over our town and she couldn’t have been happier. She said she giggled all day skiing the slopes. And … here’s the kicker. She had [...]

The Year of the Rabbit

16 Jan

When I was a wee bunny, my mother called me “rabbit.” I’ve never asked her why, or really even given it much thought until I learned how to discover my power animal over at Good Vibe University (my new favorite place).  Turns out my animal totem is a hare! Or, if this image is more [...]