This afternoon my wife and I went for a walk up our street, onto a nearby dirt road, and off into a gently sloping field. We took our old Pekingese, Sally, with us. It was about 30 degrees colder than yesterday, but not so cold that the time outside was miserable. Just on the bare-handed …
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Better Angels
History repeated itself this week in an odd and subtle way. On Thursday, March 19, 2020, during a press briefing regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump referred to the novel coronavirus as the “Chinese Virus.” A photograph later revealed that he had crossed out the word “Corona” and replaced it in marker with …
Care Package for Saturday, March 21, 2020
The Care Package has evolved again, this time to throw a little bit of help into the chaos of our new, COVID-19-impacted world. It ain’t much, but hopefully it’ll help somebody. Hang tough, be kind, and take care of each other. Know that you are loved. Information: Data from China shows the majority of people …
Friday Evening
As I write this, it’s a little before 7 p.m. on Friday, March 20, 2020. Today is the first full day of spring, and it’s felt like it, with temperatures in the low 60s, the occasional rain shower, and westerly wind that’s been downright fierce at times. Tomorrow will be in the low 30s. So, …
BONUS Care Package for March 20, 2020
Celebrating the first full day of Spring! We can’t let the good things pass us by during these strange days. Take a moment and enjoy the beauty of this new season. Poetry: Swifts by Anne StevensonSpring comes little, a little. All April it rains.The new leaves stick in their fists; new ferns still fiddleheads.But one …
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