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I have finally had the staples taken out of my head. (Staples are the new version of stitches.) So I no longer feel like I’m sleeping on a handful of safety pins. I’m also getting used to people trying to get blood samples out of my tiny veins. I am afraid I have a rep among the phlebotomists around here!

I still can see very little in my left peripheral field of vision, but I have added a new ingredient to the mix: hallucinations. I will be lying in bed, when all of a sudden I will “see” a row of people stand up to attention, as if they are having a meeting in some military context.

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Starfire Tor has sent us some interesting information about dogs and gods. Not only information, but the photo attached, which is quite remarkable for a very specific reason that I’ll get to in a moment.

Anne’s Diary, the Miracle of God as Dog discusses the details of our relationship to God as dog, how it came about and where it has led us.
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When you have kids or grandkids, in this day of iPhone photos and videos, you are ALWAYS comparing pictures of the little ones with your friends and the people you meet. And, of course, your kids (or grandkids) are the most beautiful ones of all.

This thought reminds me of being in the hospital and giving birth to my own son thirty-five years ago, when I had a strange disease called pre-eclampsia, which is what probably led to my brain bleed in 2004, because it involves very high blood pressure and weakened a blood vessel in my brain.
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The FAA knows what a mysterious plane that has been flying low in loops over Quincy, Massachusetts for the past few weeks is doing, but it is refusing to tell. The plane is not owned by state or local authorities. An FAA spokesman has said that they do know why the plane is there, but that they cannot inform the public. They are even refusing to say whether it poses a danger or not.

Keep up with this developing story on Linda Moulton Howe’s Earthfiles.com.

Read more on CBS Boston. Click here.
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