“We’re all gonna die!” BYD Books

So…what’s up with this recent trend in “before you die” literature?! (Let’s call them BYD books).
I see these books at the front of bookstores, mentioned in magazine articles and, most recently, featured in the new books section of my library. January’s issue of the Smithsonian has an article talking about all of this.  Can we [...]

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Late Cicadas

  For the past few days, I have been finding dead or near death dog day cicadas everywhere. One in my weed patch (not dead yet), one on the mailbox (I’m feeling better…) and one on the sidewalk just yesterday (a late cicada, a cicada that has gone to meet it’s maker, it’s pushing up daisies).
I suppose most of [...]

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