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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: Trees
One Last “Ah . . .”
A season-ending pause for appreciation. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Flora, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Reflections, Trees
10 Comments
Sunny-Day Vistas
A sort-of walk around my sort-of neighbourhood. Continue reading
All in This Together
Birds and bees and flowers and trees. Well, two outta four. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Flora, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Community, Insects, Trees
12 Comments
Powd’ry
It isn’t good or bad? Oh, shut up. Continue reading
Nuts!
No wonder English is so hard to learn. Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Trees, Word Play
16 Comments
Palm Trees in Reflection
The magic of optical reflections. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Flora
Tagged Reflections, Trees
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Contrails and Cybertrucks
Do I know how to have fun, or what? Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Flora
Tagged Other Vehicles, Reflections, Skies, Technology, Trees
6 Comments
Step In, Stand Back
What’s the right view? Continue reading
Then and Now
More car-window reflections! Back by popular demand. Continue reading