Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Carnation
My sweetie surprised me with a bouquet of carnations. These are hopefully what my little sprouts will look like in a few months.
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Dahlia, Darling
My coworker just told me that the place to see Dahlias is the Mendocino Botanical Gardens in Fort Bragg California. Per their website their garden has over one hundred varieties of Dahlias. Apparently they range in size from the small and bushy which we now have in our garden to huge cactus like flowers. The…
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Let’s Play
I worked the past two years as a behavior therapist working with children with physical and mental disabilities. Finding games and toys that everyone can enjoy can be especially challenging. I gave a little cheer when I found the newly redesigned Rubik’s cube on Design Milk. Designer Zhiliang Chen has created created the new Rubik’s…
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Good Morning
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Flower Questions
A friend of mine recently asked if it was absolutely necessary to grow all plants indoors before planting them outside. It’s not necessary but some plants are more fragile and benefit from that extra TLC the first few weeks. There are some more hardier plants that do very well just planted outside. Here are few…
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Strawberry Potential
I was so bummed and cursing my brown thumb after I found my third dead cucumber plant today. However, I cheered up immediately when I saw this . It looks like I am going to get some strawberries this summer. It’s like nature is telling me to forgo salads this summer and just eat strawberry…
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Lovely Dahlias
The tulips and daffodils have now faded and are starting to hibernate. Time to bring out the bright and colorful late spring flowers. We bought a few annuals such as peonies at Home Depot last weekend. However my favorite new flower is the dahlias . Last year we had these bright red ones. I was…
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Because Your Never To Young to Get Political
I had a chuckle when I saw these political onesies on Baby Politico. Their theme is that, “Your never to young to support a just cause. ”
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Diva
This weekend I swung by my mom’s house to wish her a Happy Mother’s day. I had intended to give her a portrait of her beloved dog Amy. Amy is an older dog she rescued from the SPCA where she works in her spare time. Despite being older and having cancer Amy is still a…
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A Case of the “Mondays”
I found the perfect mug for my morning coffee. What could be better on a Monday when your eyes are half open and you are greeted with a stack of paperwork. Behold the Pessimist’s Mug which I discovered on Despair.com. Coffee and pessimism a perfect pair.
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