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The View From My Bedroom Window

Posted on January 30, 2026 by mitchteemley

The View From My Bedroom Window I’m Blessed to Have a Southeast-Facing Bedroom… Hence, the view is a year-round show. And, since I’m equally blessed to be married to a woman who starts her day before dawn, I often take … Continue reading →

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Fifty Most Unexpectedly Cool Things Ever

Posted on January 23, 2026 by mitchteemley

Fifty Most Unexpectly Cool Things Ever Our world is full of strange, amusing, and even surprisingly beautiful things. It’s just that sometimes we need to take a closer look to appreciate what we’re seeing. (Make sure to read the captions!) … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Wage Peace!

Posted on January 16, 2026 by mitchteemley

It’s Time to Wage Peace! Right now, my country and many others are in desperate need of peacemakers, people who can bridge the gaps that others cannot bridge. Peacemaking is the opposite of weakness, it is strength in its purest … Continue reading →

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Surreal Redecorating Ideas for the New Year

Posted on January 2, 2026 by mitchteemley

Surreal Redecorating Ideas for the New Year Is it just me, or is the world getting weirder? In this surreal era, it seems appropriate for our home environments to reflect our new reality–or lack thereof. So here are some suitably … Continue reading →

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Animals Are as Unpredictable as Humans

Posted on December 26, 2025 by mitchteemley

I love animals. Not because they’re cute–sometimes they are, sometimes they aren’t. But because there’s something unique about each of them. Animals are as unpredicable as humans. Not just each species, but each individual animal, probably even amoebas. And there’s … Continue reading →

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Nobody Does Christmas Better Than My Wife

Posted on December 19, 2025 by mitchteemley

I could have found a bunch of Christmas images online for my Friday photoblog. But nobody does Christmas better than my wife. So I grabbed my phone and began chronicling how Trudy beautifies our home every Christmas. Sure, I help … Continue reading →

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What’s an Illusion and What Isn’t?

Posted on December 12, 2025 by mitchteemley

Art uniquely reflects both our attraction to and fear of illusions. It strives to reconcile our dueling convictions that, 1) only what we perceive is real and, 2) nothing we perceive is real. So, what’s an illusion and what isn’t? … Continue reading →

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50 of the Cleverest Memes Ever

Posted on December 5, 2025 by mitchteemley

The word meme comes from the same source as mime. Both can be clever, or incredibly annoying. Like when a mime starts building an imaginary box around you while you’re hunting for a public restroom. Memes just want to go … Continue reading →

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God’s Workmanship Is All Around Us

Posted on November 30, 2025 by mitchteemley

God’s Workmanship Is All Around Us “Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts through everywhere.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson “Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, … Continue reading →

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Gathering in the Harvest of Hope

Posted on November 28, 2025 by mitchteemley

“It is only when everything is hopeless that hope begins to be a strength.” ~G.K. Chesterton It doesn’t feel like harvest time when we’re surrounded by fallen leaves and barren fields. But that barrenness is an illusion. Late autumn is … Continue reading →

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