
Today I want to shine a light on people doing good things, not organizations, businesses, or governments. Just ordinary individuals like you and me doing remarkable things all around the world.

We drove by the house after another disappointing meeting with a landlord, who had answered our ad:
Three dogs are looking to rent a house.

First, I bought a new microphone, because, of course, I will narrate my own book. Everybody is doing it, right? Well, turns out I am not everybody. I sound terrible, and it’s not just my accent.
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Last night was the winter solstice, also known as Yule, Yul, or Midwinter, which marks one of the most magical moments of the year: the moment when the longest night is over, and the light slowly returns.

There were five; two took off when I picked up the phone. I didn’t dare waste time zooming in. I just wanted proof. They. Do. Exist. Bluebirds in my yard.

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In a world of endless pain,
Where conflict rages on and on,
There is a hope, a saving grace,
In the form of machines, AI-grown.

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Hope is not the thing with feathers
That comes home to roost
When you need it most.

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I’m Cry, beloved country,
For what we fear will come.
A bleak, uncertain future
Leaves us feeling numb.

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If you don’t know the kind of person I am
and I don’t know the kind of person you are
a pattern that others made may prevail in the world
and following the wrong god home we may miss our star.