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Read more about the article Hopi: our 15/10*

Hopi: our 15/10*

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:February 25, 2023
  • Post category:Thinking

Hopi, the sweetest dog ever, left us at 16 years old. That’s bonus years for an English Lab, and we are grateful for all of them. We were inexperienced dog…

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Read more about the article Ode to Hemmer

Ode to Hemmer

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:July 27, 2022
  • Post category:Thinking

Spoiler alert if you aren’t caught up on season one of Strange New Worlds. If you’ve been watching the latest Star Trek series, you have met Hemmer, the Blind Andorian…

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My cat meditation

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:August 11, 2019
  • Post category:Thinking
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Lille En the cat has helped me learn to enjoy the present of the present moment.

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A kiss from an angel

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:July 19, 2019
  • Post category:Thinking
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In spite of our best efforts, sometimes, the dogs need to go out in the middle of the night. This task usually falls to my spouse because somehow, I sleep…

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The hiatus: an ode to a good dog, 15/10

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:February 8, 2019
  • Post category:Thinking
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I wrote 66 blog posts at the beginning last year and then stopped mid-May. Maybe you are wondering why. I didn't mean to check out for so long but I…

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Read more about the article Thankful

Thankful

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:November 23, 2017
  • Post category:Thinking
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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a…

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Read more about the article Rebooting your life

Rebooting your life

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:November 3, 2017
  • Post category:Thinking
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In the land of computer support, when all else fails, you reboot and see if that fixes the problem. As you spend more and more time doing support, you get…

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The third option

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:May 1, 2017
  • Post category:Thinking
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I am not linear and I am not a black and white thinker. I have always loved the idea of the third option. In a world of binary choices, the…

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Read more about the article Things shift during flight

Things shift during flight

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:April 20, 2017
  • Post category:Thinking
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P. Scott Lebert: An appreciation   I met Scott when he and my sister were first dating. The first thing I learned about Scott is that he loved to fly…

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Mementos

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:March 6, 2017
  • Post category:Thinking
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I have a lot of mementos. They date back to the day I was born, including a copy of the Washington Post AND Scientific American! I have boxes full of…

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