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Jan 21, 2022·edited Jan 21, 2022Liked by Mike Sowden

Without curiosity we might as well sit in a pit and stop breathing. My dad, at 80, said he liked learning something new everyday. He was mostly deaf and almost dead blind at the time, BUT he always had a "you know what..." when I called. Carry on!

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The best people always have another "You Know What?" up their sleeves. My late grandfather was the same. (And I reckon everyone's parents & grandfolks. They all have amazing stories we don't ask them about enough, it's a fact.)

Thanks, Sharon. :) Carrying on!

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Isn't that true? I had an older man stop and talk to me one day at the lake and he told me he has decades of journals he's thinking of throwing out. I said "wow, if I was your grandchild I'd sure want to read those". I hope he didn't throw them out. I should have said heck, I'd like to read them even though I'm not your grandkid!

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Congrats on your well deserved success this year. And on working Wordle into the newsletter! ( But I love Wordle, so it's good!) I watched l especially enjoyed the science of what comes next, since I'm also a novelist and that's something that I trade in.

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Haha - WORDLE GETS EVERYWHERE. It's like the new sand.

Thanks so much for reading, Michael, and for the kind words. :)

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Light pillars, the first pic, require ice crystals in the atmosphere. And they're real, and they're there. They're amazing when you see them for the first time- and no clue what they are. About 38 years old in Maine when I first saw them then looked them up. 26 years ago. A few years before Wikipedia got a start, and dealing with dialup internet, yet I was still able to find what they were.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_pillar

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Can’t wait for next season!!

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Absolutely wonderful. Thank you for what you've brought into my life! Every issue changes my mind and its perceptions in the best possible ways. I eagerly await next season but no pressure!

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Wow, what you've done here IS amazing indeed. I'm late to the party so will be diving into your archives while you are off gathering resources for the next season!

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So much yes to this. Everything I have read this year has lead me to curiosity & wonder AND meditation/loving kindness/ability to "be with" the difficult. Every. Single. Thing. I am trying to subscribe to your yearly plan but it's not navigating me very well, lol. I cancelled the monthly plan, and it looks like I have to wait until tomorrow to get a new "subscribe" option. So I will!!

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Oh, I got it done! :) Can't wait to see what's next. I love your newsletters, they take me days to really ready and click through and look at.

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I feel amazing about another season of Everything Is Amazing, Mike! Can’t wait to see what you’re up to next. Enjoy your break!

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