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A friend forwarded this along today; an essay on cognitive bias and why what you think is right is wrong. We Buddhists don’t need twenty-six reasons, only one; our minds are filled with delusions that keep us from perceiving reality as it really is. Still, it’s an interesting read and nice to see that the scientists are finding the same truths as the gurus. All is one after all…

We went kayaking at work today as a ‘team building’ exercise. It was fun though I’m a little sore today. Makes me want to buy a boat so I can do it more often and take the kids out when they get stir crazy. One of the guys on the team had a GPS watch and was able to upload the data from our trip to a webpage. Pretty cool use of the technology!

In other news, we close on the house Friday and move next Tuesday - yay! Really looking forward to the fresh start of a new environment.

This past weekend Evie and I took the kids up to Nason Creek Campground near beautiful Lake Wenatchee. This is the view from our tent! Eve’s father was going to tow his trailer up and join us but his truck broke down the day before and he couldn’t make it so we had to improvise a little with the supplies. Nevertheless, things went well and our good friends Rod and Francesca joined us on Saturday. We all got to spend lots of time tubing in the creek and lake, identifying bugs, and lounging around camp and bathing in mosquito repellent! Nate has become quite the accomplished fire starter and Polly a budding camp chef. Sunday we spent the day taking the scenic route home via Leavenworth and I taught the kids how to tell direction based on the sun and shadows. Good times…