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In praise of balance (and pie)

“Balance is not what I thought.”

Simcha Fisher
Nov 24, 2025
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A couple of weeks ago, I broke my toe. Even though it was only just a very little toe — a piggy, if you will — the break is really cramping my style. It’s hard to walk and hard to stand in one place, and it’s really hard to balance. It turns out that’s mostly what my little toe was for: Helping me keep my balance.

a duck standing in a field of flowers
A graylag goose, with balance. Credit: U…

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