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Snowflakes, dancing light and the Milky Way — love is in the air

February 14, 2021 by Matthew Kessi

Snow crystals pile up on a budding Daphne bloom, making it's way to push through the snow. The green leaves are light yellow on the ends.

Love is in the air, quite literally, as fluffy snowflakes grace the sky in front of my home.  The gentle pieces of frozen particles drift aimlessly to the ground, finding their way into unusual parts of plants, adorning giant trees, and drifting through the quiet streets like frosting on a cake.  It feels as if Mother Nature is giving us a nod of love — in the form of … [Read more...] about Snowflakes, dancing light and the Milky Way — love is in the air

The power of uncomfortable

June 15, 2020 by Matthew Kessi

A large crowd marches down a steep roadway in Seattle, Washington towards a bridge with an interstate sign directing traffic South to Tacoma and two red stoplights. The people are holding various signs that promote Black Lives Matter and other slogans like Silence is Violence. In the background are other city buildings, including a sliver of the tan colored municipal jail.

First stop, Malaysia My first ever trip to Asia was exciting but also very uncomfortable. I traveled from Portland, Oregon to Malaysia by way of Los Angeles, Honolulu, Seoul, Singapore and finally Kuala Lumpur. Although I’d already started my airline career, my tenure wasn’t long enough to earn offline airline flight benefits and I purchased a sketchy airline ticket that … [Read more...] about The power of uncomfortable

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