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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
We Takes Our Chances
Contingency planning – Did you have that on your bingo card for today? Continue reading
Napples and Naranjas
How does anyone learn to speak or read and write this language? Continue reading
. . . How It’s Going
More then/now juxtapositions. Continue reading
Great for Grignotage
Which is weirder: taglines or different languages? Continue reading
How It Started . . .
Introducing a new blog category! Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, How it Started, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Flora, Photos of People
Tagged Attitudes, Culture
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Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
Chicken cultural connectivity: Your mileage may vary. Continue reading
You Can Use a Letter Again
Life isn’t always a highway; sometimes it’s a word game. Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Critical Thinking, Word Play
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As We Say These Days
This week? Tips for all the iced-coffee lovers out there. And all those advising us to speak our truth. Continue reading
Except Me
Old lessons, re-learned. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Feeling Clearly, Relationships and Behaviour, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Community
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