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narcissism
When Narcissus rejected the nymph Echo in Greek myth she, according to Ovid’s version of the story of the two, prayed to the gods that he should suffer the unrequited love that he had doled out to so many others. The goddess Nemesis — toppler of the proud — responded by placing a curse on [...]
dogwood winter
I learned the southern term “dogwood winter” the hard way — watching my very expensive Japanese maple burst forth in glorious foliage two weeks ago when we had 70+ degree temps, only to see it slowly wither to death in our recent cold snap that sent nighttime lows below freezing for several nights. The leaves [...]