Photo Memory of the Week
Backyard Blog
2026 May 22: Here's the backyard this week:
- an iris up for what seems like just a few minutes (and technically in the front yard)
- the lilac making its own short showing
- the crabapple, also technically in the front yard
- the magnolia past its prime but still lovely
Tag Archives: Critical Thinking
Changed. Successfully? Hard to say.
The gentle art of communication. Successful and otherwise. Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Critical Thinking, Miscellany
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Don’t Give Me that Face
Cheers! Here’s to anniversaries. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Through the Calendar
Tagged Community, Critical Thinking, Miscellany
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The Tao of Soup
A lesson from the kitchen. Continue reading
Spam Philosophy
Maybe it matters how I think about it. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Attitudes, Critical Thinking
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What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Revisiting a story 50 years later. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Thinking Broadly, Wired
Tagged Critical Thinking, Storytellers, Technology
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Surprise!
Just trying to follow the rules, here. Continue reading
By the Ratios
4 – Hours to notice an apparently out-of-place car parked in our neighbourhood. 72 – Hours to feel confident that it truly is out of place. 2 – Hours to connect with relevant neighbours to confirm the car’s out-of-placeness. 1 … Continue reading
What’s the Problem?
A life lesson from medical research. Continue reading
Rainy-Day Problems
Yes, it really is a maintenance-without-end world. Continue reading