This morning, Michelle and I shared a particularly interesting discussion. She observed, “I have learned more about the world since we moved to this tiny cabin in the forest on the edge of the ocean, than I learned in my previous 40 years.”
I thought about it, we talked it over, but as soon as she said it, it seemed obvious to me. Perhaps not so obvious was why this might be so.

Our real window on the world can sometimes get a little hazy, but we’ve broadened our horizons in other ways (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger).
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As we reported earlier in the year, Aly earned her Bachelor’s Degree in March (see Aly Graduates!). She wanted to march in her graduation ceremony, so yesterday we went to the campus of The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, to watch it happen.

A brief glimpse of the graduate: Aly prepares to cross the Evergreen stage (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger).
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