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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: Terra Firma
For Again
It’s harder than it looks to rewrite a hymn. Continue reading
Kaboom!
The author has an award-winning science blog, and I can see why. Continue reading
Feeling Centered (or Close to It)
Another look at the science [sic] of geographical centres. Continue reading
Pale Blue Dot
Where we are in the cosmos. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, New Perspectives, You are Here
Tagged Skies, Technology, Terra Firma
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It Never Gets Old
But I do. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Mountains, Reflections, Terra Firma
10 Comments
When Did They Move Japan?
So why does it get dark so early? Continue reading
Clear in Either Official Language
A scenic hike. Signs to quibble with. Who could ask for anything more? Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Beaches, Terra Firma, Water
4 Comments
Tree Hand
Don’t let go! Continue reading
National Treasure #96: Redux
The Cabot Trail visited and revisited. Continue reading
Posted in Another Thing, Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Mammals, Terra Firma, Water
4 Comments