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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.
Tag Archives: Community
A Little Less Talk . . .
An alternative to yelling. Continue reading
Seeing is Believing
Numbers, but only a little arithmetic. Promise! Continue reading
Nine-Tenths
Don’t be so dense. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Community, Science, Water
14 Comments
Your Place or Mine?
Thinking about borders: what they matter to, what they don’t. Continue reading
An At-home Failure
What’s changed in the world since the Edmonton Elks last won at home? Not enough. Continue reading
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
Sum-up Saturday
Get out that scorecard. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Relationships and Behaviour
Tagged Attitudes, Community, Family
11 Comments
Downwind
Heading out to Alberta a few weeks ago, I worried about being downwind from smoke from their wildfires. D’oh. Continue reading
Random Juxtapositions
Don’t give up now. Continue reading