Photo Memory of the Week
Backyard Blog
2026 May 30: Here's the front/backyard this week:
- the weigela making its usual late but lovely appearance
- two lilacs making their own short showing
- the magnolia hanging in exceptionally well
Category Archives: Musings
The Zen of Good Instructions
The verbal version of “the minimum force necessary”? Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Culture, Miscellany, Word Play
12 Comments
Changed. Successfully? Hard to say.
The gentle art of communication. Successful and otherwise. Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Critical Thinking, Miscellany
10 Comments
Blood Types and Blood Relationships
A new type of scavenger hunt. Sign up here! Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Day-to-Day Encounters, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Community, Conversations
6 Comments
Jews in Baseball Caps
A feel-good story, in part. In large part, maybe. Continue reading
RIPTYDZ
More fun with acronyms? Continue reading
FZDZ
Reports of spring in these here parts may have been exaggerated. Continue reading
Is this the Help Desk?
Spoiler alert: Not so much. Continue reading
Nice Day if it Don’t Rain
Is it a good thing, to be surprised several times a day? It can be. Continue reading
The Tao of Soup
A lesson from the kitchen. Continue reading