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Jackson

31 Dec 2022

From Vitamin C to Vegetable Oil: My 2022 Learnings

As I prepare for a new year (i.e., change over the check register; is there anything else we must do?) I thought I’d take a few breaths and look back over the year to see what I’ve learned. This is … Read More

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30 Nov 2022

Anticipatory Regret: my time-honored method for making difficult decisions

Those of you who’ve been reading me for years knew Sasha and know that we put Sasha down last September. Yes, that was my last blog post. It’s time for another one and, once again, its theme is making a … Read More

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15 Sep 2021

Plan B

I’m getting adept at Plans B of late. Landscaping plans sit on the shelf because we just don’t feel like spending that much money this year. Maybe next. (I’ve been saying that about that third rock wall for about eleven … Read More

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LEAPFROG: How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era

“Janet’s LEAPFROG describes— in an accessible and fun way— the nuts and bolts of how to have a civil conversation…”

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At Home on the Kazakh Steppe:A Peace Corps Memoir

Praise from Kirkus Review

“…she writes engagingly … a sharp-eyed journalist. A worthwhile read for anyone with an interest in humanitarian work.”

At Home on the Kazakh Steppe, A Peace Corps Memoir, by Janet Givens
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