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  • Veni, Vidi, Vaccine

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    K. L. Homme
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    Siri announced that I had arrived. I turned off NPR, shut down my Subaru Forester, and began fumbling through my documents.  Photo ID? Check.  Kaiser card? Check.  Face mask? Ready.  I put my documents into my wallet, slid it into my right back pocket, stepped out into the parking lot, and strapped on my mask. I checked the…

  • Standing in the Ancient Shadow

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    K. L. Homme
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    A Chapter 1 Anthology of Quotes & Reflections At the Trailhead  Chapter 1 traces the early contours of the mountains, myths, children, histories, and fractures that shape the trail ahead. These quotes represent the chapter’s most resonant lines under four themes: nature’s deep logic, the wonder and mystery that wake us in the night, the rise of authoritarian…

  • Waypoint 2.1: To Gain the Wider View

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    K. L. Homme
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    From Chapter 2, “The Soul’s Ascent” “Expectations are the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, we lose today.” — Seneca The fresh fall air of mid-September — for fall does begin early at this elevation, now more than 9,000 feet above the Central Valley floor — was crisp, cool, and it grew slightly…

  • Waypoint 1.3: The Trailhead

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    K. L. Homme
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    Ratatoskr, the trickster squirrel — a kind of mythic pundit — dashes between the world-tree’s top and bottom, stirring chaos.