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Schrodinger’s Curling Iron

Schrodinger’s Curling Iron

Panic attacks and westward expansion (with puppies!)

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Dec 31, 2024
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It’s sand and scrubby trees in every direction as I drive west along a lonely stretch of road toward Bend, Oregon. The Cascades wear a fresh dusting of snow from an early storm, and late afternoon sun sends tulle skirts of clouds swirling around the peaks. We’re an hour or two out from a spectacular sunset, and mile after lonely mile disappear under my …

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