<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ellipticalthinking]]></title><description><![CDATA[ellipticalthinking]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 07:43:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Pelicans, Eagles and Rainbows by Deena Dawn Larsen]]></title><description><![CDATA[To say that I enjoy riding my bicycle is an understatement.  My bike is my transportation, my recreation, and my means of exercise.  If...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/pelicans-eagles-and-rainbows-by-deena-dawn-larsen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6633a9353a5adc7c67ba0ccf</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 15:27:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_a899cbbba7fd4e54acef3f4778604a59~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_854,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Red Rock ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Red Rock By Deena Dawn Larsen Feb. 2024 Standing out as special Among a forest full of rocks, On a wooded piece of land Long ago...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/the-red-rock</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65df2765dbb85d1e5667340a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 12:36:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_5b06c2203fc24d12af9350c2d643429f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_854,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Timelessness of Heating with Wood.   By Deena Dawn Larsen]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I take time to reflect, I think I am most myself when I am in the woods.  I feel more connected to the earth, for obvious reasons....]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/the-timelessness-of-heating-with-wood-by-deena-dawn-larsen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">657f6d9dfd0cd87bab049984</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:40:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_736c7464ab844eec9dd892a5477e0dbd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forst Playing]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Deena Dawn Larsen For starters, I want to express that I DO know how to spell and the title of this blog is not a typo.  The Forst Inn...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/forst-playing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64f51193b47aaea6642907bf</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2023 23:18:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_ac8ee146cfaa4adeb636b29d0b9d134a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood on my Hands:  An Update on Charlie by Deena Dawn Larsen]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I write this, Charlie is possibly no more.  If you recall, you know that my friend Rich sold his house and needed to rehome his...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/blood-on-my-hands-an-update-on-charlie-by-deena-dawn-larsen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64c4493974f895943fe4f344</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 23:13:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_e20242545f6b42af864d93647924d818~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gary Larson's Chickens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Right before the pandemic, I decided to raise chickens. It was really rather impulsive. My friend Matt was aware of somebody getting rid...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/gary-larson-s-chickens</link><guid isPermaLink="false">645b71450b026147586ab4d3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 21:53:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_7540295c93844872a3482e4ff80d3e42~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memory Lane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trips down memory lane are supposed to be fun, aren't they?  Maybe my recent venture was enjoyable but the catapult back to reality was...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/memory-lane</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64110d350d460d524ec8ae17</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:19:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_556a16d7ab3948fbbaf9992b14dea61f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_762,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Force More Powerful by Deena Dawn Larsen]]></title><description><![CDATA[January 30, 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi being brutally assassinated.  One of far too many people of peace being...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/a-force-more-powerful-by-deena-dawn-larsen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d71c6b0b521189cc653648</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:44:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_7cb84d737e0343f491b547e08cab3f82~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apologies to Frost by Deena Dawn Larsen]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is no question that, at times, the writing of Robert Frost reaches my soul with his connections to the natural world.  This...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/apologies-to-frost-by-deena-dawn-larsen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63cd9c48a884d5609d9154a1</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2023 21:18:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_77828aa5461b4af6a631b33635f5024e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advice Column]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Deena Dawn Larsen Growing up, I admit that I often read Ann Landers.  I was curious about the things people would write to her about. ...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/advice-column</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6375689f10ac8fb2d4a246bd</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 23:37:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_f17ed0eab440488eb137e0a7cc8537ec~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_854,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Does Kindness Look Like?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When one bikes in the early morning, she sees things.  The world often looks, sounds, and smells differently.  This morning, I left my...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/what-does-kindness-look-like</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63167df938d6ed5292e0e880</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:26:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_f8c4e8a1469649ed85e19eb3dbc85a6c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parallel Universe]]></title><description><![CDATA[We decided to drive to New York to spend some time with our daughter.  For the return trip, we opted to take the S.S Badger back to...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/parallel-universe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62e3a677433c888192175adb</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:40:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_6d2739f1f6ae4d5b8de52a09c1ecdb30~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northeast Wisconsin.  The western shore of Lake Michigan.  I live here.  This is my community.  As we are in the process of cleaning out...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/community</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62ceedf43d618b7414d4d53c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:27:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_68c9a750d01b405d82a15efd345b1643~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sign of the Times by Deena Dawn Larsen]]></title><description><![CDATA[This afternoon I went and spent some time at Peace Corner, carrying a sign and sharing a message.   For many, that location name probably...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/a-sign-of-the-times-by-deena-dawn-larsen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61f46d79f03a37d28f33dba9</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:16:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_a56cb880ae3c439b8afdad6774fe5300~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Eagle:  I Looked Up ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jan 9th is my Legal Day.  It was on this day five years ago that I legally changed my name to match my authentic self.  Not surprisingly,...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/legal-eagle-i-looked-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61dad03d35025f00176e11c2</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2022 13:01:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_f85db7b1c5264d3b8e3024d10401330e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Say Goodbye]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you know me, you know that one of my favorite phrases is, “the teacher teaches what the teacher most needs to learn.”  This simple bit...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/how-to-say-goodbye</link><guid isPermaLink="false">603cf131bf5ec20015935a66</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:05:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_5cc3c783430948a8ab443e8ef62622ea~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Don't Know Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[You don’t know me.  How could you?  I’ve lived with myself for just shy of 59 years and I don’t know me.  But somehow, in that moment,...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/you-don-t-know-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fc57e602b5df5001725b3b6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:27:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_330f684b8b104453abb99ed6d5bb49b9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_259,h_194,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Coming Out Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have watched this video countless times in the last decade and it has helped me through many a rough time.  Sometimes the journey to...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/national-coming-out-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f82c67391754d001742ccb9</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2020 09:35:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_dd335c9821244e27afd45a021eb5bf4f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Puzzling]]></title><description><![CDATA[My siblings and I were so fortunate for our family growing up.  Mom was an at-home Mom, as was common in the 1960s. Looking back, I have...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/puzzling</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7c05b04742f50017d85e60</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 06:48:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_c013f464075346f99fd0d9feaf915c35~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_220,h_196,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unity]]></title><description><![CDATA[I taught for 30 years in Two Rivers and Manitowoc and I am currently spending my days at Grow it Forward.  A few years back, I joined...]]></description><link>https://peacefuldeena.wixsite.com/ellipticalthinking/single-post/unity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7105bef9899b0017bda65a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2020 21:39:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fabf5_e0f36a8709b74bc1aaff8509e9568e03~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deena Dawn Larsen</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>