Post 3/2021 Saturday 16 January . . . To think that one has Luddite-like tendencies gives me pause. According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Luddite was a "member of the organized bands of 19th-century English handicraftsmen who rioted for the destruction of the textile machinery that was displacing them." Further, the term "is now used broadly …
Shared Views #2
Post 2/2021 Saturday 9 January . . . Canada geese are my main focus this week. Politics not, other than to note the soul-searching and accountability that must continue in the wake of both the chilling mob response at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, and that of people who know better, all with their election …
Shared Views #1
Post 1/2021 Saturday 2 January . . . I'm testing Shared Views as a new title for posts of It's About Now. Not much should change from Stay-Go-Be-Do; it's just that a new year opens the door for something fresh. Today I'll be brief. We're putting away Christmas decorations. The tree is ready to take …
Stay-Go-Be-Do #12
Post 44/2020 Thursday 31 December 2020 . . . The idiom, "Out with the old, in with the new," gets bandied about at the start of a new year. Leave old things, old ideas, old habits behind; start fresh. It sounds assertive, chirpy, a good thing to do. It also strikes me as choppy, sloganeering, …
Stay-Go-Be-Do #11
Post 43/2020 Saturday 26 December . . . It's Boxing Day today. For us the day includes putting gift boxes in storage for use another time. Our gifts to each other included mostly warm clothing. I look forward to testing our new winter apparel on upcoming walks. We'll keep an eye on the weather to …
Stay-Go-Be-Do #10
Post 42 Tuesday 22 December . . . (Christmas Extra) Lights do it. On Monday evening the word was "Go." Amid occasional rain and finger-numbing cold we walked the trails of Wellfield Botanic Gardens Winter Wonderland Holiday Lights in Elkhart. Wonderful! We wore coats that shed the sprinkles and minimized the shivers, though our hands …
Stay-Go-Be-Do #9
Post 41/2020 Saturday 19 December . . . I've been thinking about garages, of all things. About the place where one parks a vehicle, bicycle, lawnmower, tools. The building that evolved from a stable, from indeed the once stately carriage or coach house for horses and carriages of old. Then came the automobile and soon …
Stay-Go-Be-Do #8
Post 40/2020 Saturday 12 December . . . O Holy Night, a French Christmas carol (1847), resounds through the ages: "A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices, / For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn." What? Where? Really? In 2020? Hope alive for a weary world right now? It's a message Christians take …
Stay-Go-Be-Do #7
Post 39/Saturday 5 December . . . A fresh-cut Fraser fir graces our home. According to the tag, "Christmas trees bring new life to our environment. During its growing years this tree has cleaned the air, provided oxygen, secured the soil against erosion, made a home for wildlife and beautified the land. For every tree …
Stay-Go-Be-Do #6
Post 38/2020 Saturday 28 November . . . Tired of photos of leaves, trees, fields and forests? Ha, ha. I've another batch to make you yawn. Ha, ha. Or wake you up. Ha, ha. A relative often ended his sentences with, "Ha, ha, by golly!" Oh, Clayton, I remember your gregarious and infectious mannerisms well. …
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