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Blog Memories of the Week
OK, this is a chicken, but that's all I have . . .
And here's an old riff on the traditional thanks-giving song:
Quote of the Week
When parents talk about having a child who is ill or struggling, nonparents often take the wrong message. They think, Thank God I was spared all that pain. If I can’t order up the precise specifications for my child, the condition in which he emerges, the choices he’ll make, if I can’t be assured that he’ll skirt the dangers that await him, maybe it’s better not to have children at all.
Those of us who know the airless terror of the 10 steps between the second you first glimpse your child’s surgeon through the glass doors and the moment he’s standing in front of you, delivering the verdict—we don’t think this way. Each time one of ours is ill or in pain, we think, Thank God I am here for him.
Source: Abigail Shrier, The Free Press
Posted: 2025 Oct 10Music of the Week
Our politics probably vary, but I expect that we all hope for the hostages to come home, for all the killing to stop, and for a better life for all people in the region.
Photo Memory of the Week
Tag Archives: History
. . . How It’s Going
More then/now juxtapositions. Continue reading
Hold Out Your Hand
A half-century-plus? Are you kidding me? Continue reading
It’s Official
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Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Aging, History, Word Play
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It’s Formal
Charles is King. Now what? Continue reading
Redux: Various
Eggs, birds, and bridges: A transient golden braid. Continue reading
Gradually and then Suddenly
Just one woman. But what a woman. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Mortality
Tagged Community, Death, History
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Wow, Yikes, Hmm
Living in permanent communities: not as easy as it looks. Continue reading
News and History
Why seeing matters. Continue reading
Canada Day
A video to mark Canada Day 2022. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Event Videos, Nature Videos, Travel Videos
Tagged Community, Flowers, History, Insects, Mammals, Mountains, Skies, Terra Firma, Trees, Water
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