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Morse-Alumni Professor--emeritus (linguistics, rhetoric, science studies), University of Minnesota. But really a farmer, cook, mountaineer, backpacker, furniture maker, luthier, and fan of any Old Thing that can be understood and restored to work.
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Just back from Nova Scotia, where the people are kind, civilized, friendly, funny, insured, and really well-informed. Also unarmed. Canadian flags everywhere. American products stripped from the shelves, and Canadian ones marked, Travel to the US is down 70%. Gods bless 'em.

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Rituals. I used evil, now discarded FB as a sort of autobiography of everyday life. Here's a Bluesky one: annual Christmas tree disassembly--champagne, Messiah, new mantel picture (Glencoe after a climb), a fire, looking ahead. Everyday life to get us through a lot of the things we see coming.

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