Ten Minute Sabbatical

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

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I feel like healing is coming.

I hope this marks the beginning to the end of a very painful time in

our history.

Science and filmmaking are very close in one respect. It has to do with discovery, and it has to do with a sense of awe. If I didn’t have a sense of awe in every single one of my films, I wouldn’t work in this profession. And the same thing you find among scientists. They have exactly this incredible excitement.

6. Lily family member grown in Lisse, Holland 7 Japanese bean also called red mung8. Tool providing a lawn with more oxygen9. Grassy plain with few trees11. Plants having no roots, stems, or leaves 12 Poison associated with 11-Across14. Narcissus native to Spain and Portugal 16 Search for water with a "witching stick"17. Inflorescence like a parasol19. Tiny fruit of the duckweed family21. Mexican sunflower's typical hue22. ...

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