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: Culture
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
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One Planet, One People
An aspiration and a reality. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Thinking Broadly, Through History
Tagged Community, Culture
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Scandithaivian
All the ways to see. Continue reading
Which Twenties Cometh?
And old argument: a new chance. Continue reading
R-O-E Redux
A plea/challenge/expectation from an Asian American. Continue reading
Waiting for It
Not a happy or comfortable place to stand. Just an important one. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Management and Work, Relationships and Behaviour, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Culture, Military
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Rules of Engagement (ROE)
Church, business, government, self: We all need rules of engagement. Continue reading
Our Better Angels
Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Politics and Policy, Relationships and Behaviour, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Attitudes, Community, Culture
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Pay Attention
A different kind of transmission. Continue reading