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Photo Memory of the Week
Also not a finch. Or a canary.
Music of the Week
Quote of the Week
“You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird... So let's look at the bird and see what it's doing — that's what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.”
Source: Richard P. Feynman, "What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character
Posted: 2025 Nov 28And check out this post for more of Richard Feynman's world view.
Category Archives: Laughing Frequently
Too Many Twos
And it’s a homophonic Tuesday (Twos-day) this year, also. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Through the Calendar
Tagged Number Play
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Living in the Past
The conundrum of continuity. Continue reading
Long, Longer, Longest
Another way to look at place names. Continue reading
It’s Not Easy Being
Back to basics, I fear. Where’s that lemon juicer? Continue reading
What’s in a Place Name?
Genesis 2:20 – “The man gave names to all the livestock, and to the birds of the sky, and to every animal of the field….” I think we’ve exceeded the initial scope of work. Continue reading
A Walk’s Worth of Lovely
Sightings from a neighbourhood walk. Continue reading
Penguin Awareness Day
Me on penguins. The Bard on posting. Continue reading
Redux: Daphne
Synchronicity strikes again. Continue reading
Serving-bowl Face
Forever safe; forever trapped; forever mute. Continue reading