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Rethinking Protein

UPDATE.   “The little gummies are packed with protein, but not from soy or gelatine. They are instead made from an edible, jumping insect – locusts, which are a type of grasshopper.” —BBC NEWS Story, Sept. 23, 2021 ♠ ♣

Posted in Travel Posts, World Glimpses

Ebb and Flow

In June, I was earnestly studying language on DuoLingo.com. I perfected my details, adding two day trips to my itinerary. Enter, the Delta Variant. My destination was among the top ten to avoid because of COVID. In August, I’m postponing

Posted in Thinking Travel

Couch Potato

The Couch Potato’s Moment of Truth Sometime in my thirty-sixth year, I was climbing up a mountain in the steamy greenery of Vietnam.  Lagging behind the rest of the hiking group by a quite a distance, I could only work

Posted in Just for Fun

Panda Posing

UPDATE:  China says Giant Pandas are no longer Endangered animals – July 2021.  Their status has been updated to Vulnerable. April 2015.  In China, there is a Panda Sanctuary in the City of Chengdu. This week, I’m sharing a few

Posted in Wildlife

Happiness is

It seems like I’m on a journey of sorts. I live in a place where 70 percent of the population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. I’m re-learning “normal.” Interacting with people, stepping closer, sharing a secret, elbowing, hugging, sharing a

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