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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: Day-to-Day Encounters
Good Job, Buddy
She learned something; so did I. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Day-to-Day Encounters, Language and Communication
Tagged Community, Culture
6 Comments
Who Shops Here, Anyway?
Why are these stores still here? Continue reading
Random Juxtapositions
Don’t give up now. Continue reading
30W USB-C Charger Face
Ah, the things we don’t know. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Laughing Frequently, Wired
Tagged Pareidolia, Technology
4 Comments
The Nominees are . . .
One step forward, two steps back. Hey . . . Continue reading
The Answer
Audrey Hepburn and Bruce Lee. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives
Tagged Community, Word Play
12 Comments
It’s Not Special Delively
Hearing isn’t always believing. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Travel, Word Play
10 Comments
The Lower 46
Maybe a purchase is in order, strictly in the interests of science of course. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Food & Drink, Signs
10 Comments
Shovelling Water
Fighting the forces of nature. Unsuccessfully. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Flora
Tagged Other Plants, Poetry
12 Comments