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Slices of Life A name by any other name

Published by fx.standardcomp on Mon, 05/19/2025 - 12:45pm

Slices of Life

A name by any other name

By Jill Pertler

What’s in a name?

Not seeing a violet-green isn’t easy to swallow

Published by fx.standardcomp on Tue, 05/13/2025 - 9:35am

Not seeing a violet-green isn’t easy to swallow

By Allen Batt

I needed to be getting ready when I heard the bubbly, gurgling sounds made by a purple martin in our home.

Artificial Intelligence Isn’t Coming, It’s Here!

Published by fx.standardcomp on Mon, 05/05/2025 - 11:17am

As Bob Dylan once said, “The times, they are a-changin’.”  From rotary phones to pagers, floppy disks to console TVs—the relics of yesterday remind us how quickly technology evolves.  Like it or not, unless you're living completely off the grid, change is no longer optional. Innovation moves fast, and with every upgrade or software update, the old ways are left behind, often before we’re ready.

 

Slices of Life A berry by any other name

Published by fx.standardcomp on Tue, 04/29/2025 - 9:49am

By Jill Pertler

What’s in a name?

Well apparently a lot. Or, apparently nothing. When it comes to berries, it depends on which berry to which you refer.

I Am A Registered Republican, But . . .

Published by fx.standardcomp on Mon, 04/21/2025 - 1:10pm

I Am A Registered Republican, But . . .

By Maggie Gray

Admit it—I’m a registered Republican. Cue the groans, the eye-rolls, the assumptions. But I say it anyway.

Welcome Home

Published by fx.standardcomp on Mon, 04/14/2025 - 1:15pm

Welcome Home

By Mark Leitheiser

Slices of Life Signs and the things we can’t see

Published by fx.standardcomp on Mon, 04/07/2025 - 1:40pm

Slices of Life

Signs and the things we can’t see

By Jill Pertler

Starlings, swans and squirrels

Published by fx.standardcomp on Tue, 04/01/2025 - 9:30am

Starlings, swans and squirrels

By Allen Batt

Naturally

Slices of Life Dream big

Published by fx.standardcomp on Mon, 03/24/2025 - 10:34am

Slices of Life

Dream big

By Jill Pertler

Dreams and goals - I think it’s safe to say we all have both.

And that’s wonderful, and necessary. Because what would life be without dreams and goals?

In a word: hollow.

I used to set very specific goals for myself. I used to dream of what I wanted to accomplish with those goals. I set goals that were substantial and significant. In that I was proud and happy with myself. I was being proactive and moving forward.

Hawks, groundhogs and lakes

Published by fx.standardcomp on Mon, 03/17/2025 - 10:57am

Hawks, groundhogs and lakes

By Allen Batt

Naturally

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