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Daily Distractions

Need a little distraction from reality? Here is an unpolished collection of the weird, the silly, and the sometimes serious at Wild Dingo. It's a blog about nothing, yet about everything.  You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll even learn something. But this is not a writing sample. It's just a place to kick back and crack open a cool Core's 16-ouncer and lose yourself in the kooky.

Whack-a-Mole

Non Sequiteur - 259/365 Lyme-MSIDS is the most depressing game of whack-a-mole ever. Goodbye migraines, fever, chills, POTS, dizziness, fainting and shortness of breath. Hello again lower body pain, numbness and soles of the feet pain. Getting difficult to walk. Bartonella, we meet again. You rat bastard.

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The Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture  258/365 I have a difficult time telling apart turkey vultures from red tail hawks from a distance. This is a turkey vulture, as the Internet pointed out to me. Did you know there's an International Vulture awareness day? It's on the first Saturday in September every year. A group of vultures is called a […]

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The Best Way to Hit the Weekend

"Hey hipsters, let's hit this weekend high, wide and handsome!" - 257/365 

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Cape Leadwort

Plumbago auriculata, Cape leadwort - 255/365   Plumbago auriculata, common name, Cape leadwort is native to South Africa but found blooming in Santa Cruz Mountains in the fall.  Derived from the Latin word plumbum "lead" and agere "to resemble" for its lead-blue color.

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Peek-a-Boo!

Peek-a-Boo!  - 254/365

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Paralyzed

Paralyzed -  253/365 I walk by these dead Elms a few times per week. Though they're dead, the owner has yet to remove them as I've heard he's intended. The elms stand there, not living, but merely taking up space. Paralyzed.

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Comfort Soup

Egg Drop in Bone Broth Soup - 252/365 This is my favorite go-to meal for those times when I'm feeling sick or too tired to cook. On the other hand, I do eat it regularly for lunch at least 4 times per week and find it's filling and satisfying. It's a very simple meal to […]

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Lion's Tail

Lion's Tail - 251/365

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The Secret Power of Mexican Sage

Mexican sage has the power to make even the biggest criminals appear royally innocent - 249/365 "My name is Juno! My hobbies include masticating Danskos, books, purses, passports, Mini Coopers, magazines, dental floss, yoga mats, yoga pants, toilet paper, glasses, flip flops, boots, pens, mouses, keyboards, sneakers, postal mail, cardboard boxes, files, blue masking tape and […]

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Northern California Fall Colors

Mexican Sage- 247/365 In California, you know it's fall when the Mexican sage is in full bloom. The nice thing about this plant,  is it makes you look like a great photographer. It's such a beautiful flower and there are so many ways to capture it.

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