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Dump Day

“Excuse me?” Donning my fashionable yellow and orange vest, I walked over to the car. “Can I help you with something?” “I’m just wondering, is there something going on?  I don’t understand why the line is so long to drop off my trash today.” Wow, is this a case of…

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Putting Down Roots

Somewhere along the way of my 17 years with the National Park Service, I started nesting.  Something in me became obsessed with having a place all my own, of setting down roots.  I think it was while working at Cape Cod National Seashore. Up until that time, I had led…

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Taking Your Dog to Work

As I typed on my laptop, I felt something touch my leg.  Glancing down from my desk at work, two soft warm brown eyes met my gaze.  His speckled snout lay on my foot, and then – whomp, whomp, whomp — went the tail. Before last summer, I’d never had…

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Power Outage

Sitting on the couch watching television, it felt like a normal Sunday night.  Suddenly, the strumming of my cell phone broke through my tranquility.  Glancing down, I saw the number of my friend who lived in town. Knowing we get spotty cell service at best, I picked up our landline…

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