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I’m Just Going to Get Old, Thanks

A tree in Sequoia National Park, by Nina Luong on Unsplash

I’m Just Going to Get Old, Thanks

Published by Mary Gaulke on April 25, 2023

Why would I want to look how I looked 10 years ago, when I feel so much better now? Why would I want to go back to then? Why would I ignore the reality that every year I age brings abundant sources of joy, pleasures I couldn’t have fathomed the year before?

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The Case for Interdependence

A squirrel holding a nut in the Czech Republic

The Case for Interdependence

Published by Mary Gaulke on September 13, 2021

I recently learned an animal fact that makes me laugh out loud. Did you know that squirrels never find up to 75% of the nuts they hide?

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Protected: Actually, My Body is Great A pair of hands covered in purple glitter.

A pair of hands covered in purple glitter.

Protected: Actually, My Body is Great

Published by Mary Gaulke on July 16, 2021

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Now That I’m Vaccinated

John the Baptist holding hands with the angel statue in Bethesda Fountain, Central Park

Now That I’m Vaccinated

Published by Mary Gaulke on May 14, 2021

I don’t romanticize this city. There are many parts of it I don’t know well, and many parts that just bum me out.

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