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Category Archives: Spirit
Loss of Our Cat Amara
We lost our cat, Amara, last week. We rescued her at about 1 year old and she lived with us for some 14 years. It was much harder than I thought it would be. I am very attached to my … Continue reading
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True Vacation
I’ve been thinking about how vacation time has eroded and changed over the years. I have been very active this summer with my robotics work, graduate schools, and some side consulting, as well as the usual emails and requests and … Continue reading
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Stress and Crabbiness
I got a good look at the relationship between stress and crabbiness yesterday for Aidan’s first day of Kindergarten. It was easy to see Aidan’s anxiety being manifested as difficulty picking out clothes. When I suggested a certain shirt (a … Continue reading
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Dog Agility – Timing and Affective Aspects
I was thinking a lot about timing in dog agility this weekend as I thought that my timing was off. What is the correct timing for Wyatt? Why is it on sometimes and off other times? When it is on, … Continue reading
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What Makes A Great Agility Run?
I have been noticing that when you are in the midst of a great agility run, the biggest difference is that there is more time and space. What I mean by that is that you don’t feel overly rushed and … Continue reading
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Letter to Conway Conservation Commision
7/30/2011 Dear Conservation Commission Member, I recently went for a bushwhack hike in Conway. I started in the Town Forest hardwood section, which was selectively cut recently. This was after spending about an hour cleaning up the landing area, which … Continue reading
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Lessons From Owl
On Monday morning, on a very nice misty run with the dogs through our beautiful Conway woods, we flushed out a small barred owl. I had been thinking about a situation I am in doing some volunteer work, where I … Continue reading
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Birds Hitting Windows
I heard two big crashes yesterday and knew some birds had hit our windows. While it is usually song birds, this time it was two medium sized woodpeckers. One was resting on the side of the house, perched there. The … Continue reading
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Connection and Discipline
My wife and my son tend to have many more power struggles than he and I do. I was wondering why as we use the same discipline techniques. I can muster up my TEACHER VOICE on command, which helps. But … Continue reading
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Spirit Ride
I had an interesting dream recently. I was taking part in a Native American dance that I sometimes attend. Spirit took me up into the air and started taking me to different places as if I was being held by … Continue reading
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