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Photo Memory of the Week
Posted: 2025 Mar 21
Poetry of the Week
Peckin'
- by Shel SilversteinThe saddest thing that I ever did see
Was a woodpecker peckin' at a plastic tree.
He looks at me and "Friend," says he
"Things ain't as sweet as they used to be."Posted: 2025 Mar 21
Category Archives: New Perspectives
Lunar Tunes
Happy Lunar New Year! As I write this it started yesterday (Saturday, Feb 10), but celebrants carry on their festivities for 15 days, so we have ample time to get with it. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Mortality, New Perspectives, Through the Calendar
Tagged Aging, Attitudes
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Choice
The grocery store as an embarrassment of riches. And other stuff. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Business, Food & Drink, Miscellany
12 Comments
Another Honours List
Your list may vary. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives, Through the Calendar
Tagged Citizenship, Community, Family
14 Comments
Tubs and Ladders
A little bit like snakes and ladders. Sort of. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, New Perspectives, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Buildings, Miscellany
6 Comments
Creating Crust
Getting the last word in an argument from 40 years ago. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Attitudes, Conversations, Food & Drink
11 Comments
A Photographic History
It’s not just “stuff” – there are too many photos, too. Continue reading
OK, Buttercup: You’re Up
Who knew air took up so much space? Continue reading
An Approximation? Exactly!
A reliable memory? Maybe just the approximation of one. Continue reading
Your Place or Mine?
Thinking about borders: what they matter to, what they don’t. Continue reading