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Stephanie Raffelock's avatar

Prajna, Sally is one magnificent creature! I currently know another tortoise who lives near by. I occasionally bring her fancy lettuce. What I learned about her is that even though she has a hard shell, she has nerve endings that run throughout the shell, so she likes to have her back scratched. You are in good company with this wise elder. As for that time it was your turn to dance with a

snake . . .the mere thought leaves me with a heightened sense of anticipation and curiosity. Thanks for the shout out, and for being you.

And wow, you read a lot this summer and I appreciate the listing as it gives me some new things to try. That any of us manage to carve writing lives, filled with stacks of books and essays to read; we fit our worlds around stories and essays, voices asking to be heard; and we daily peel back the layers of the human condition to reveal knowledge, as well as self-knowledge, well THAT is just is truly astounding. And you, good woman are truly astounding. Write on, and please give my admiration and regards to Sally.

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Jodi Sh. Doff's avatar

Thank you for the mention, what a nice surprise. I like that we've connected the way we have. I hope things are settling in more for Abby, companion and friend-wise. I'm currently reading Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters by Charan Ranganath. Not exactly light reading, but having dealt with a memory disorder most of my life, I'm really interested in memory and the way it works, or doesn't. What it was *designed* to do versus what we think it's supposed to do. Ranganath is pretty accessible for a science writer, perhaps because he's not just a scientist, but also musician.

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