Mount Rainier can often be seen from many places in Seattle, and the two locations are about about 100 kilometers apart. This makes it a nice measuring stick to help Seattleites envision relative distances.

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Anyone who has spent more than five minutes on the Web knows that it provides access to a huge amount of information, some of which is even accurate. However, despite the fact that you can learn much by reading, there are still some things that you can only grok through experience. After reading yet another article about the benefits of meditation, and realizing that I spend way too much time learning by reading newsfeeds and social news networking sites instead of by experiencing things directly, I decided it was time to experience meditation.

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Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

If you’re reading this then you’re probably avoiding doing something else more important. Most of us have over-full lives; we divide our time among family, work, friends, neighbors, clubs, hobbies, recreation, exercise, and on and on. Every day is a challenge to fulfill all of the committments pulling us in different directions.

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