Crash Course: The Big Why: What’s behind Donald Trump’s apparent self-sabotage?

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With age come birds: Notes on time, awareness and watching for wings There's an Oscar Wilde quote to put to use here: "With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone." It doesn't come alone though. It comes with birds. Just like the house sparrows that use their beaks to break open seeds in the three (THREE!) feeders I've newly installed in my backyard to get to the soft bits inside, the years have softened me, cracked me open. Now, seeing a rare raven perched on my fig tree, sizing me up and then resuming its work on the summer fruit hanging from it, a song from "The Crow" soundtrack doesn't immediately come to mind. I think something deep. Something about the fragility of life, and of the creatures that live it with us. 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