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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: Musings
Keep it up then. Or not.
Because more than I think really is a choice. Continue reading
Posted in New Perspectives, Thinking Broadly, Through the Calendar
Tagged Attitudes, Miscellany
6 Comments
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
Out of This World
Another reason to celebrate. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives, Through Space
Tagged Miscellany, Science, Skies
2 Comments
All Too Too
Say it once once, dagnab it. Continue reading
Fit at 70 – Update #9
The annual version of my scheduled semi-annual milestone check. Oops. Continue reading
The Spit Test
Never give up; always dig up. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Laughing Frequently, Sports and Exercise, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Weather
8 Comments
Less Than Full
It isn’t always an age-related failure. Continue reading
Posted in New Perspectives, Relationships and Behaviour, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Aging, Critical Thinking, Professionals
8 Comments
Distracted Again
Another linguistic ponderable. Continue reading
One Right Way
More adventures in Writing-about-Cooking Land. Continue reading