Back to back tribute, Howie Lud. Three years gone, though his memory lives on, On in what he thought, what he taught, what he was, Was so much, to so many, still that today, Filled up, love, gotta say, The math and the sport, the way, and music too, not afraid, come what may, he …
Remembering Howie, Thanking Vitas
My dad died three years ago this week. Super Bowl Sunday morning, 2018. Remembering him a lot lately; when even I need patience, he comes to mind. Steadfast? Yep, that too. This year I’m also remembering the great care he got, we all got, through Vitas Healthcare. They provided solid hospice care to him; they …
Lunch With ALL, School Days, COVID
The daily spin. Mid-day, mid-week just now, but over the last year. I have to remind myself, “you’re so lucky to have this time.” Whew. Plates of food here and there, small bowls of cut fruit too. All amongst papers and books, pencils and pens. Quite a sense of immediate disarray. Sometimes the banter is …
Lyrics Post: “Moves Like Jagger”
Didn’t know Maroon 5 wrote this one; knew it was catchy. Then my eight year old son started shaking it to the beat, and I was all IN. Moves like Jagger, shake it all night....GOOD. "Moves Like Jagger" (feat. Christina Aguilera) [Adam Levine:] Oh... Oh! Just shoot for the stars If it feels right And …
The Campers In The Shadows
Down Garcia Drive, and South / East Bayshore Frontage Road in Mountain View, amongst the many buildings that house the likes of Google, YouTube, LinkedIn, there are campers after campers after campers. A long row, on the east side, the industrial side. In the shadows of so many tech companies. I sit writing this in …
Every Now & Then, Posterity Posts
A quick word on a couple recent posts, and new practice I think you'll see now and then on this blog. From time to time I come across topics, articles, etc. that seem particularly important, worthwhile, worth saving, worth sharing. I think of them as "posterity posts" because the content is then preserved and in …
Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer | Poetry Foundation
The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day; — Read on http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45398/casey-at-the-bat
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe | Poetry Foundation
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, — Read on http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48860/the-raven
Guest Post, For Our Posterity: “Off the rails: Inside the craziest meeting of the Trump presidency” — via Axios
Four conspiracy theorists marched into the Oval Office on Dec. 18. Chaos ensued. — Read on http://www.axios.com/trump-oval-office-meeting-sidney-powell-a8e1e466-2e42-42d0-9cf1-26eb267f8723.html
It’s All About Connections
I might have guessed this was true. Then I heard this interview with journalist Amanda Mull, from The Atlantic, who's documented the effects of this Pandemic Time on the social fabric of our lives. Weak Ties. They matter. Beyond our "main" connections and core, closest family and friends, it's the people maybe one or two …
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