“Nature here was a series of wonders, and a fund of delight.” – Daniel Boone
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“The ability to tell your own story, in words or images, is already a victory.” – Rebecca Solnit
Jan 10, 2026
“Dear Lord, I’m so grateful I’m still loved.” – Vivien Leigh
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“What love we’ve given, we’ll have forever.” – Leo Buscaglia
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“A good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody.” – Samuel Pepys
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6 years ago today, Diego the Hood Island tortoise retired with honors to the Galapagos Islands, after decades of captivity at the San Diego Zoo where his libido was credited with saving his species. Like many animals of the Galapagos Archipelago, the giant tortoises on each island are species unto themselves. To that end, his siring of 900 tortoises will no doubt be one of the primary reasons the Hood Island species of giant tortoise survives. READ a bit more... (2020)
