HopsAndBeans

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Mount Katahdin -- one of the best places in Maine to feel lucky to live here.

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Never have I experienced a mosquito gauntlet like the 30-minute trek that leads to this beach (even during the day!) ... but it's worth every blood-draining second to get there.

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Direct routes are for the birds. I've never met a detour I didn't like.

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Old friends, new friends, BBQs, beach walks, and sunsets - weekends don't get much better than this one.

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The rain stopped. The clouds parted. We made it just in time.

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I had a lovely breakfast on the deck this morning, which helped to make up for the fact that I shut the door behind me and locked myself out of the house.

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Our day hike up Tumbledown Mountain served as a valuable reminder about the importance of regular exercise… and custard.

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"The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things in life like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people in life recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you."

Neil deGrasse Tyson

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