Paine in space? Not quite. But these powerful words from the first Latino NASA astronaut, Franklin Chang Diaz sound like Tom’s […]
Mountain Neighbors
Last Sunday, a youthful black bear climbed a walnut tree outside our windows, stretched out and took a long nap […]
Am I Anti-Religious?
Just to call yourself non-religious (secular, humanist, skeptic or atheist) seems to threaten some people who think self-identifying as a […]
Question of the Day: Noah
Maybe it’s all the water … the rains and floods … that got me thinking about this again. Here’s a […]
Freedom and Philadelphia
Images of Freedom, not all the typical ones, from Philadelphia.
Invocations
“Invoke: to call upon; cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support […]
Moon Park?
Somehow 50 years have gone by since the Moon Landing. A truly amazing event in human history. Now it seems […]
Question of the Day
Maybe I’ll make this an ongoing series … I wonder: Since we hear so much from our Pious Preacher Politicians […]
Prayer-able
Found a visitor praying on our deck today. I stopped to pray with them. The prayer had no words … […]
Do You Have a Motto?
Motto: “a short sentence or phrase chosen as encapsulating the beliefs or ideals guiding an individual, family, or institution.” ORIGIN: […]
Noticing the Unnoticed
In some ways I think most of my life has been about noticing things others don’t seem to see. Not […]
A Voice from the Clouds?
If there ever was a voice from the clouds (up there or out there somewhere) I’m guessing it might say […]