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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
Beauty with an Edge
A cosmetics store encounter leads to a new insight. Continue reading
Father Knows Best
A lesson from my father that has stood the test of time. Continue reading
Gross!
Playing games is harder than it looks. Continue reading
Two Down
Travel may expand my consciousness; it does little for my mental acuity in the here-and-now. Continue reading
Flu Shots and Seat Belts
Some thoughts on the nature of advice, triggered by a flu shot. Continue reading
Anonymous, Eponymous, Eunonymous
Who thought up this plant, anyhow? In fact, who thought up any of them? Continue reading
Call Centres, Street Theatre, and Guys Named Bubba
Thoughts about an encounter with a call centre lead to a new appreciation for the complexities of the global economy, my own inadequacies, and the dangers of annoying anyone named Bubba. Continue reading
Lollygaggers & Neurological Deficits
Musings about neurological deficits, prompted by my proven inability to recognize vehicles. Even my own. Continue reading
Life is a Purse
Sitting in an airport holding pen, I look up, disoriented. Have I missed my flight? As panic rises, the thinking part of my brain rouses. Reluctantly. Sluggishly. Continue reading