We are called to be with and for all people, this idea is a fundamental of Christianity. That means we help others; that means we do not judge; that means we do not reject, belittle, demean. In as much as people want to be better and forgive themselves and others of wrong-doing, so too we …
Indigo, I Didn’t Know
Snakes That Eat Other Snakes Could Help Birds in the South | Audubon By restoring the country's indigo snake population, scientists hope to bring balance to ecosystems—potentially benefiting songbirds. — Read on http://www.audubon.org/magazine/spring-2018/snakes-eat-other-snakes-could-help-birds-south
Catboy
One of my son’s heroes and model of how to be. Catboy. Disney Channel’s kid show, The PJ Masks has this character, Catboy. He’s the leader of a kid superhero trio. The PJ Masks show is a great one for kids, I think. The trio do typical superhero work, but also face normal challenges of …
2020, The Earth, We humans, and, change is a coming, change is now
Three great examples of our home planet changing, three great voices to tell the stories, NPR Short Wave does it again. one.npr.org/i/795017172:797141313
Get Some: Early Morning Peace
This road, so busy during the day. A road running from the east foothills all the way to what was orchard lands, a hundred years ago. Now home of The Spaceship. I walk this road most mornings, heading west, only a couple of blocks, with a couple dogs. It's the perfect way to start the …
Pantone unveils its Color of the Year for 2020: Classic Blue – CNN
It turns out, Blue is Super Cool. Pantone unveils its Color of the Year for 2020: Classic Blue - CNN — Read on http://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnn.com/style/amp/pantone-color-classic-blue-2020/index.html
Science is Cool
When you have a few minutes, take a listen…this story is FOR SURE worth your time. This is how we learn. There is a story that grabs us, and then the facts, and the data behind it. And thus, the lesson. Very cool. From the intro on the NPR Short Wave website, it reads: "In …
Lyrics Post: “Territories” by RUSH
A bonus second lyrics post today, another from RUSH, another tribute to Drummer and Lyricist, Neil Peart, who passed away last week. These lyrics are from the sam period, same album that “The Big Money” was recorded. The words spoke to me in a special way at the time, when my sense of local and …
Storytelling and the Power of Narrative
"Stories are a mechanism that human beings have evolved to package information, explain who we are, how we survived, how we have coped, sometimes succeeded, sometimes not so much. And then, [S]tories help us in sharing that information across time and space.” Liz Neeley, from the Story Collider. One note, thought on the ethics of …
“The Birth of the New Negro”
Who was this man? What was his time? I didn't know. I didn't know until I listed to this particular Code Switch podcast recently. I didn't even finish it. But I knew I had to share it, capture it, finish it later. And then listen again. And again. Three voices tell the story: the first …
