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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
This Dark and Finest Hour
Anyone can play. Everyone should, in some way. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, New Perspectives, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Citizenship, Community
16 Comments
Birds Aren’t Real
Is this how the Church of Scientology started? Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Birds, Community, Critical Thinking
8 Comments
The Unexpected Gift
“The unexpected gift at the unexpected moment.” – Sean Connery, “Finding Forrester” Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, You are Here
Tagged Community, Family, History
8 Comments
Happy New Year!
Go, Marvin! Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Musings
Tagged Aging, Community, Exercise
8 Comments
Be Careful
It’s a big world, and it isn’t fixable. Sometimes — many times — it seems that I can’t do anything at all about its problems. But that’s not true.
New. But Normal?
A small course correction? Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, New Perspectives, Politics and Policy
Tagged Attitudes, Citizenship, Community
6 Comments
Finish the Thought
Gurdeep Pandher is a bhangra dance instructor from the Punjab, living in Yukon. With COVID-19, he’s become an internet sensation. I don’t know the man but his on-screen presence is relentlessly cheery, upbeat, patient, and encouraging. He dances to traditional … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Relationships and Behaviour, Sports and Exercise
Tagged Attitudes, Community, Culture
6 Comments
Best Baby Photo Ever
The details are fuzzy but the outline is clear. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, New Perspectives, Photos of People
Tagged Attitudes, Community, Family
6 Comments
One Planet, One People
An aspiration and a reality. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Thinking Broadly, Through History
Tagged Community, Culture
6 Comments