Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Yep

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The world needs curmudgeons

Nowadays, One Must Be "Woke" About...a Virus

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DO - talk about people “acquiring” or “contracting” #COVID19 DON'T - talk about people “transmitting COVID-19” “infecting others” or...

Sojourn #7

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Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. ~ Matsuo Basho

Another Type of Zombie Problem

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Over the past 30 years, NOAA has been rapidly losing US thermometers. In 1989, 1,205 stations reported some daily temperatures, but last yea...
Monday, March 2, 2020

I Try Not to Think of It

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How modern education has destroyed the next generation's soul

Sojourn #6

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It is better to travel than to arrive. ~ Buddha
Sunday, March 1, 2020

Sojourn #5

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 The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page. ~ Saint Augustine
Saturday, February 29, 2020

The Ham-Handed Paneroles of Government Do It Again

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Lake Tahoe Music Festival calling it a "wrap" after this summer; blames AB-5

A Small Portion of Reason

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No, Trump Didn't Cut the CDC's Coronavirus Budget. No, People Aren't Blaming Corona Beer for the Disease.

Sojourn #4

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“I alternate between thinking of the planet as home - dear and familiar stone hearth and garden - and as a hard land of exile in which we...
Friday, February 28, 2020

This is Good News

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The New York Public Library is about to unveil its first-ever permanent exhibition

Back When It was Christian

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Listen: The Sound Of The Hagia Sophia, More Than 500 Years Ago

A Sojourner's Prayer #3

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This day I ask the Lord to bless the journey that I undertake, that it may profit the health of my soul and body; that I may reach its en...
Thursday, February 27, 2020

A Sojourner's Prayer #2

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  O almighty and merciful God, Who hast commissioned Thy angels to guide and protect us, command them to be our assiduous companions fr...

Sojourn

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There is a monastic office known as Diurnum .  The word is Latin for "daily" and is the second office of the organized times of pr...

A Pungent Disappointment

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I rather wish politicians and media would not politicize coronavirus. We need clear statements and clear minds to keep everyone informed and...
Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Some High-Minded Reading

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T.S. Eliot’s Long Lent

A Sojourner's Prayer #1

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O Lord, companion to all who sojourn: Please walk with us on the journey we take. Support us with strength and grace. Help us to be mi...
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

But, But, But...My Moral Superiority

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So it turns out tofu and all these other vegan foods are ruining the planet

It's an Easy Avenue to Moral Superiority, Mostly

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The Perverse Panic over Plastic Why do our political leaders want to take away our plastic bags and straws? This question is even more pu...