Jan. 21, 2024 Tonight’s song, from the Tragically Hip’s exceptional 2002 album, In Violet Light, is more than just a good song. It’s an important song. It’s a song that reinforces my moral compass, giving me direction when I feel uncertain. Gord Downie’s powerful but quivering voice reminds me through the lyrics that a good …
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Five Bucks, Canadian
One of the great pleasures that comes with living in a small town in northern Vermont is the ability to become an international traveler just by driving a few miles up the road. From where I make my home, there are four border crossings no more than 20 minutes away. The closest is a five …
Care Package for Thursday, June 25, 2020
Who I Am, Day 4There are quite a few new visitors to this blog and the daily Care Package, so I’m spending the next few days dedicating it to some of the pieces of culture that I count among my favorite. I hope you enjoy them. Poetry: This Morning I Pray for My Enemies by …
Care Package for Sunday, May 17, 2020
Poetry: Veils by Witter BynnerThis veilOf lavender and dawnFloats offInvisible,Read more Song In My Head: Today Is the Day by Apollo Sunshine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS4zlK3twfM Naturalism: Marianne North’s Imperial Flower, Coral Snake, and Spider, Brazil Photo credit: arthive.com Self-Care: 35 Self-Care Tips For Thriving Together During Quarantine Photo credit: growthwithchristine.com Recipe: Angel Hair Shrimp Bake Photo credit: …
Shelf Life for April 2020
Books ReadBirds In Fall by Brad KesslerLincoln In the Bardo by George SaundersThe Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White Books Bought/Found/Given to MeNone “How is a story like a bird? It keeps us aloft. It flies. It goes from one place and lands at another, seemingly at random. But its movements are carefully choreographed, …
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