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OCCASIONAL UPDATES ONLY. Former editorial page editor/arts columnist/beat reporter for @RoanokeTimes—also chaired @TimeslandGuild a short while.
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What's the best way to ship holiday gifts?

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By Mike Allen
| Futurity
A packaging expert has advice for you about the right way to ship holiday gifts. If your gift can’t survive a 12-inch drop, it’s not ready to ship. That’s a test packaging expert Laszlo Horvath wishes everyone would use before sealing a box. “Most people don’t see the rough conditions packages go through,” says Horvath, director of the Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design at Virginia Tech. “Because of that, they underestimate how tough the supply chain really is.
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You could eat these invasive species for Thanksgiving

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By Mike Allen
| Futurity
An expert has answers for you about edible invasive species. The spotted lanternfly may be the invasive species commanding the most attention, but many others, plant and animal, have been wreaking havoc on North American ecosystems for decades or longer. Invasive species often thrive because they have no natural predators—yet surprisingly, some of them are not only edible to humans, but downright delicious, with flavors that could enhance a Thanksgiving table spread.
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Between Water and Sky: A Meditation on Growing Old

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By Mike Allen
| Medium
As I enter my eightieth year, Venice – dissolving yet resplendent – mirrors my own condition. Old age brings pain and loss, but also memory, music, friendship, love, and the surprise of still learning. This meditation traces the consolations and uncertainties of later life, from Bach and string quartets to grandchildren taking on the future, with gratitude as its quiet refrain.
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