Do you like to tell stories? Like to listen to them? Both? Listening to my daughter tell a story recently, it occurred to me... If you’re a parent, listening to stories is a key skill for the vocation. The more you listen to your kids, the more stories they tell, the more you learn about …
Category: culture
Thankful For:
Views of the ocean Early Arrivals Extra Food Donations These two playing cards Bandanas Cold Brew Cool trails Cheese Old Things These dogs (image c. 2009) These three having fun
Feed The People
It’s Thanksgiving time here in the US, time to feed the people again. Perhaps the most American of holidays, at least we try to make it that way. Everyone has things to be thankful for, everyone should have the opportunity to feast a little for the holiday.Everyone has things to be thankful for, everyone should …
The Pace
The pace, the race, what does it all mean? What’s the intent, the destination, when does it end? Put ourselves into these conditions, circumstances, situations, often chosen, sometimes not. The very reason, purpose, to move forward, go forward, live, be, do. We only get one go, make the most, mostly in, ready. But times not, …
Lyrics Post: “Better Way”
The first time I heard this song I was inspired. The words encourage, fortify. The music builds, layered, energized. Let it fill you, spur you on. BETTER WAY “I'm a living sunset Lightning in my bones Push me to the edge But my will is stone Fools will be fools And wise will be wise …
Special Post: Hamlet’s Soliloquy, Act I, Scene ii
Written some 500 years ago, learned personally in an English Lit class some 40 years ago. This from none other than William Shakespeare. As profiled in Wikipedia, “An English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet …
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Reset
First a few more headlines from yesterday...then the reset at the bottom. San Franciso New York Philly Miami (FL) Ottawa Winnipeg London And most important...IMMEDIATELY...announcements and initial information regrading the Biden Administration’s priorities. RESET. 1/ COVID-19 2/ Economic Recovery 3/ Racial Equality 4/ Climate Change
One America
Let the healing begin. Let us come together. Let the politics recede and the work continue anew to make these United States of America a better place for ALL to live, in liberty and justice for everyone. EVERYONE.
Special Post: “Closer to Closure”
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Continuum
It's been a tough year. It's been a tough four years. Well that's ok. Sometimes life is more peaches and cream; sometimes life is easy and comfortable. But often times, life is difficult. It's hard. It's tough. And I'll say it again: That's ok. A lot of the policies and attitudes and decisions that have …