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Sunday, July 5, 2026

Under fire...

Clouds are building up to the west and north. They are quite grand, promising most welcome rains to come, though not as clearly etched as they might be were it not for the smoke in the air from the wildfires to the south and west. We were promised such storms yesterday afternoon but they never came. Today looks like a better chance, though. The rains will not only help against the dryness, but will also clear the air and if it falls over the fires, will help contain them. The worst and nearest... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 2, 2026

How about some consideration and common sense?

With July 4th this weekend, most of us in the US are dealing with intense heat and east of the Great Plains, soul-oppressing humidity. Here in Colorado where it's drought-dry and wildfires are already burning, outdoor cooking flames are prohibited in several counties and even fireworks shows, the official ones have been cancelled. Pleas to the people who shoot off their own private shows may or may not have effect, but other than two or three set off in the last week, there have not been many... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Possibly interesting...

It took me many years to arrive at the understanding that I am neuro-divergent and have been dealing with that for my whole life. So many personality traits and reactions I always thought were either normal or just some personal flaw or failing. It's a relief, actually, to discover such oddities are common among ADHD/autistic folk. Some neuro-divergents are hyper-sensitive to light, to sound, to crowded spaces... It turns out as I only lately realized that there is such a thing as... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 28, 2026

This is not good news for any of us:

I found a second vote.gov — and it's registered to the White House I found this document as I scrolled through social media and while it is long and much of it outside my intellectual skill set, the gist of it is that we have here the underpinning of government control and surveillance of everyone using the Internet. In other news, the gods of Meta have restricted me from sharing anything on Facebook for the next several months. I can still share to specific people via Messenger and will do so... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

A Change Is Coming!

I am so excited by the current rising of Indigenous Peoples of the world back into view, taking back the dignity and power that have been held down for so long. Western European/White Supremacy has always been non-sustainable and when its stack of blocks finally tumbles--which has already begun to happen--the Indigenous will still be here with deeper roots in the Earth and a wider understanding of How It Works--the Universe, that is, or Reality, or Life. Besides what they've preserved of their... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 18, 2026

It's time to share this again:

In my opinion, one of the most important poems ever written. It's long, but there are many gems in its matrix, and the final stanza is of the saving grace. September 1, 1939 I sit in one of the dives On Fifty-second Street Uncertain and afraid As the clever hopes expire Of a low dishonest decade: Waves of anger and fear Circulate over the bright And darkened lands of the earth, Obsessing our private lives; The unmentionable odour of death Offends the September night. Accurate scholarship can... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 21, 2026

What's Next?

There are so many absolutely appalling crises going on in the world today... People of normal conscience and intelligence, basic humanity and awareness are appalled, are outraged, are speaking out, protesting and resisting... Most of all, wondering how these things are being permitted to go on happening. Wondering who is going to step in and take whatever steps are necessary to restore sanity and safety and call to account those intent on greed, cruelty, and destruction. Wondering why no one has... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 16, 2026

Back to Normal...?

After all the chaos subsides, after some court cases and sentences, possibly after some funerals and other relocations, life in these United States will not go back to 'normal.' Nor should it: "Normal" was so dysfunctional on so many levels, largely before this country refused to learn from the past or even remember its own history. The silver lining here is our opportunity to make some major changes, to institute some real corrections and improvements. We have before our eyes the results of not... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 12, 2026

The Joy of Reading

I've always been a reader from around 6 years old, finding immersion in other times and lives and worlds such wonderful adventures out of my own reality and whatever its limitations and frustrations. I devoured Laura Ingalls Wilder's 'Little House books,' and read 'ALICE IN WONDERLAND' and '...THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS' and all the Pooh books over and over again. Over the course of childhood I read all the Sherlock Holmes stories, and Nancy Drew, and authors like H. Ryder Haggard--'KING... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 7, 2026

The Reading Room

I've been reading lately... I always read at bedtime to help distract my mind and let the sleep in. Usually, it's something easy and relaxing, like satirist Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, or historical mysteries like the Cadfael series or Didius Falco in Rome. This time, it's actual history: Cicero's Letters to Atticus. It's a translation, of course, as I don't know any but the occasional bits of Latin that have wedged themselves into the English language. Also, punctuation wasn't a thing... Sign in to see full entry.

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