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Sometimes You Have to Do Things Afraid
--- Some dreams don’t fade. They wait. For most of my life, Egypt was one of those dreams. Not a passing interest, not…
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Mardi & Michael Linke
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Michael's book on growing up in Sydney, grief and vision loss.
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Coming Back to Books
I’m about to write about something that millions, possibly billions of people do every day without giving it a second…
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The Sound of Self-Awareness: When Devices Disrupt Our Shared Spaces
No, this isn’t just another blog about smartphone or device use. We all have one, we all use them, and we need them for…
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From weightlifting to winging it, my shoulder saga, weeks five and six.
I am writing today, not dictating. Although dictating is a lot easier, but I feel the need to use both hands. Earlier…
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From weightlifting to winging it, my shoulder saga, weeks three and four
Weeks three and four were almost normal. They say it takes 21 days to form a habit so the habit of wearing a sling is…
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From weightlifting to winging it, my shoulder saga, week two
It has been two weeks since my shoulder surgery, and this past week has taught me three valuable lessons. First, drugs…