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Francis Flowers & Herbs Farm

December 31, 2022by Lisa Karpinski 1 Comment

I have held off writing until I finished my summer European travel log, but am no closer to starting that. So I will instead tell you about Mark, who together […]

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Baby Egret

July 22, 2020by Lisa Karpinski 4 Comments

So sad. I rode my bike to Shorebird Way for the second time, this time in hopes of seeing baby egrets and herons fledge. What I got was probably what […]

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About the World, Musings

The Sawyer

March 3, 2018by Lisa Karpinski Leave a comment

Walking down Pacific Ave in Santa Cruz last Friday, I was lucky enough to stumble someone playing musical saw in front of a bronze sculpture of Tom Jefferson Scribner. During the […]

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I am the Lorax

January 23, 2017by Lisa Karpinski 6 Comments

Yesterday I dipped into the deep grief that’s been masked by depression over the last few months. It’s been hard to access my sadness, deeply buried and rarely excavated as […]

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About the World, Inner Reflections, Musings

Election or Bloodless Coup

January 14, 2017by Lisa Karpinski 1 Comment

I’ve been depressed since November.  I’d been in Europe for the previous 6 months, having reached out several times to friends in the US for reassurance that Trump would not win.  I’d […]

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Lisa Karpinski

Lisa Karpinski

Lisa Karpinski

I love to explore: society, the natural world, art, history, language, music, culture, science, and politics, among others. I come from a long line of explorers. I have worn many hats in my work life from environmental consultant to technical writer to hazardous waste management analyst and more recently doing API documentation for several large computer firms. I am currently taking advantage of the time afforded me by health challenges to enjoy one of my earliest loves: world travel.

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