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eeewwww does come to the forefront. If only the preying mantises would show up earlier in the season. They only get the stragglers!

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We need to engineer early arrival mantises.

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An awesome exploration of my local landscape! Super!

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Oh how I loved that landscape! I filled the South Downs up with all my yearnings and dreams and anxieties, and then went off to have a completely different life than I’d imagined and feared. I guess my vision wasn’t entirely clear!

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Well, that vision still very much counted, Peter, and had an enduring influence on what came after!

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The "if you want to make God laugh, tell him/her/it/them your plans" phenomenon. My plan didn't happen, but life did. Still happening! [checks pulse anxiously]

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🤣

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I can envision this story. Maybe a PBS series in the works. Delightful!

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My father-in-law is always looking for short story collections, so I just ordered a copy of "The Thurber Carnival." Thank you for the recommendation!

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Beautifully done! But, one mystery remains. What's Thurber having for dinner?

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Whatever he wants!

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Alfred? Really? That's a low blow.

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That’s 43.83 years of journaling. You were barely out of the crib when you started. Curious. Just wondering how many beers you had before relieving yourself in such a life-threatening way….

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