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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
Watersheds
A geological introduction to a new category of blog posts. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, You are Here
Tagged Mountains, Science, Terra Firma, Water
11 Comments
Power Lines, Fish Creek Lookout AZ
If life gives you power lines, photograph power lines. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Desert, Technology, Terra Firma
5 Comments
On the Range
Home is where the light is. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Photos of Landscapes, Through Canada
Tagged Skies, Terra Firma
10 Comments
A Rocky Place
Rocks, waters, grass – Ireland’s answer to the Canadian Shield. But no black flies. Continue reading
Mid-Week Movie #19: Why Visit Utah?
Catching up on my travel videos. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Travel Videos
Tagged Conversations, Terra Firma, Travel
10 Comments
What Price Sublime?
What was Thomas Jefferson thinking? Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Photos of Landscapes, Through History, Through Space
Tagged Attitudes, Bridges, History, Terra Firma
6 Comments
Niceness Be Damned
Enough is enough. Call our Ambassadors home. Continue reading
Eleventh
Just some of the lovely places that have come my way. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Through Canada
Tagged Canada, Christmas, Terra Firma, Trees, Water
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Second
Songwriting 101 – who knew it was this hard? Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Landscapes, Through Canada
Tagged Christmas, Military, Terra Firma
2 Comments