Post 46/2021 Saturday 13 November . . . It was mostly a very fine week for walks hither and yon, all within 10 miles of home. Mostly, I say, until the latter part of the week set in with rain, the first snow flurries, and we had errands to run by car. Today (Saturday), we'll …
Post 45/2021 Saturday 6 November . . . "November (Lat. novem, nine) The ninth month in the ancient Roman calendar when the year began in March; now the eleventh. The old Dutch name was Slaght-maand (slaughter-month, the time when the beasts were slain and salted down for winter use); the old Saxon Wind-monath (wind-month, when …
Post 44/2021 Friday 29 October . . . Tuesday, while getting a haircut, the barber asked me what I had planned for the rest of the day. "I'm going to fly a kite," I said. He stopped mid-snip and said, "Really? It's been a long time since I've seen a kite fly." I told him …
Post 43/2021 Saturday 23 October . . . Feeling safe or protected. That makes for peace of mind. Conversely, giving someone a piece of one's mind, even if deserved, can stir up anger and resentment and thwart feelings of safety and protection. This play on words makes me smile. With the second you've gotten something …
Post 42/2021 Friday 15 October . . . "Canadian among trio of Nobel winners," read the headline in the Waterloo Region Record, Tuesday, October 12, page A9. The opening sentence of the Associated Press story, datelined Stockholm, said, "A U.S.-based economist won the Nobel prize in economics Monday for pioneering research that transformed widely held …
Post 41/2021 Saturday 9 October . . . Sometimes the threads that connect lives--past to present, in the moment, present to future--surface in unexpected ways. Here's one: The day after I finished reading The Paris Library I read a column in The Newberry Times, titled "Just Bill," Bill Diem wrote about his recent attendance at …
Post 40/2021 Thursday 30 September . . . Uncle Orie made a successful livelihood from a variety of solo business endeavors. I believe his longest product and service line was in fire protection. He was focused on customer service, on helping a prospective client see the value of the exchange. "I don't sell fire extinguishers," …
Post 39/2021 Thursday 23 September . . . The sky wept a little yesterday. I made coffee. Going outside called for wearing a jacket. It was the last day of summer, the first day of fall. Fall in the northern hemisphere started with the autumnal equinox on Wednesday, September 22 at 3:21 pm Eastern Daylight …
Post 38/2021 Friday 17 September . . . Boxes and boxes of books sit in our garage. They're the remainder of our library already halved over the last dozen years. Our home is plenty roomy, has books on the shelves, but another shelf is not in the offing. I decided this week (Marty having decided …
Post 37/2021 Saturday 11 September . . . The ground we covered on foot and by car this week yielded happy encounters. A perplexing discovery, though, involves the need to correct my blog indexing. Today it's Post 37. Last week I entered the 4 September blog as Post 38. Got ahead of myself. Slowed down …
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