“Rainy days are better days for hanging out inside.” That’s a line from a John Denver song (“Cool An’ Green An’ Shady”) that came to me this morning as I drank my coffee and looked out on a somewhat dark, dreary, and definitely rainy day. The gutters have yet to be cleaned from the winter.Continue reading “Rainy days are better days”
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Birdsong
I have been spending a lot of time lately lying in bed due to ill health. Fortunately the weather right now where I live is beautifully mild and we are able to have the windows wide open. This means as I lay in bed, I can listen to all of the birdsongs. One of myContinue reading “Birdsong”
Beauty in a lamp
There is beauty to be found in many places, including this dragonfly lamp made by Tiffany & Co. that is on display at the Art Institute of Chicago. “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” (Psalm 119:105 KJV)
Distrust and verify
Recent events cause me to think, and then write, about the trustworthiness of what we read or what we are told or what we see. Thus, my post title’s twist on the slogan, “trust but verify.” A simple example is the nonexistent G.K. Chesterton quote I wrote about a few days ago. I read theContinue reading “Distrust and verify”
Snapshots in the brain
On a stormy night, my mother takes a call from my father asking her to pick him up at the farm. He apparently stayed late to get some chores done. I go with her and sit in the far back, in the flat cargo area of a navy blue Ford Galaxy station wagon. When weContinue reading “Snapshots in the brain”
A good quote…or is it?
Recently I read the following quote, attributed to G.K. Chesterton. I thought it a very good one, worth sharing: “To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.” The problem is that so far, I cannot verify that Chesterton everContinue reading “A good quote…or is it?”
Dogs are special gifts
Dogs are special gifts to us humans. Take, for example, the dog shown in the featured photo for this post, a mini Australian Shepherd who happens to be deaf. She is one of three dogs in our household, and my favorite. Although a family dog and one who loves everybody, she seems to enjoy myContinue reading “Dogs are special gifts”
YouTube bingeing
Like many others during this lockdown period, I’ve overdosed a bit on watching YouTube videos on nights and weekends. It turns out, though, that it’s not all a waste of time, of looking at mindless drivel. Some channels are quite interesting and educational. Others, like the seemingly endless number of Carol Burnett Show clips, areContinue reading “YouTube bingeing”
So, what’s next?
After a low key debut a day ago for this latest blog effort, what’s next? Many different thoughts are jumbled together in my head at the moment, and because of COVID-19, each day seems to blend into the next one without a whole lot of variation. I’m thinking, for example, of how my living roomContinue reading “So, what’s next?”
Welcome to a new blog
After a long absence and two previous blogs that I deliberately deleted out of existence (you won’t even find them on the Wayback Machine), here I go again. The About page explains my choice of blog name, so I won’t regurgitate that whole story here. Writing is important, necessary, and sometimes, therapeutic. Doing it wellContinue reading “Welcome to a new blog”
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