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I went for a hike up a mountain today. Ended up being another friend's exasperated, "Can't you just go up a mountain or something?" that caused me to think, yeah, I need to go up. Last weekend's camping trip was incredibly wonderful, learned a lot, but the hike wasn't up. For some reason, the up is what I find calming these days. Maybe I'm limited in the speed I can go, maybe the effort induces a meditative state, maybe going up alone instead of with Zeb and Brittany and Mike meant I could be alone with my thoughts. Maybe.

I got lost, and met John Malkovich.

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Which is a shame, because apples are my favorite fruit. So much so, that my retirement plan for decades has included an apple orchard. Did I mention I work at my favorite fruit company? Associate that favorite with the fruit part, please. Apples have been a part of my life since I was 9 (wow, almost as long as Antarctica, go life!).

Buckle up, Future Kitt, we're going for a ride. You're going to want to remember this one.

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John: "... Your soul is endlessly searching..."

Jonathan: "He nailed it with that one."

Me: "Yeah."

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You didn't exist for all of eternity before you were conceived.

You won't exist for all of eternity after you die.

Why not stick around a bit more, hear how this story ends?

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