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Quote of the Week
When parents talk about having a child who is ill or struggling, nonparents often take the wrong message. They think, Thank God I was spared all that pain. If I can’t order up the precise specifications for my child, the condition in which he emerges, the choices he’ll make, if I can’t be assured that he’ll skirt the dangers that await him, maybe it’s better not to have children at all.
Those of us who know the airless terror of the 10 steps between the second you first glimpse your child’s surgeon through the glass doors and the moment he’s standing in front of you, delivering the verdict—we don’t think this way. Each time one of ours is ill or in pain, we think, Thank God I am here for him.
Source: Abigail Shrier, The Free Press
Posted: 2025 Oct 10Music of the Week
Our politics probably vary, but I expect that we all hope for the hostages to come home, for all the killing to stop, and for a better life for all people in the region.
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Go, Blue Jays!
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Category Archives: Appreciating Deeply
Red Rock – Part 1
You don’t get much *firma* than this *terra*. Continue reading
Bread Alone
More fun and games with all good/bad. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives
Tagged Culture, Food & Drink
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Run, Roadrunner, Run
Only in the desert, you say? Excellent! Continue reading
Redux: Hooks & Roses
This week brings me two revisits of recent topics: dressing-room hooks, and flowers planted by someone else that I can enjoy.
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Flora
Tagged Business, Flowers
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The Landlord’s Roses
Something beautiful. That’s all. That’s enough, sometimes. Continue reading
Old Friends & New
More anthropomorphic musings. Not that that’s a bad thing. Continue reading
Category: Dressing Room Hooks
For anyone who has ever tried to keep a gaggle of items straight, this store is for you. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Built Stuff
Tagged Business
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Path-sign Face
New faces and old familiar places. Continue reading
Common/Commonplace
But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? Continue reading
