GRIZZLY PEAR
We neglected to take down the nets after harvesting the peaches.
So the tree caught two birds.
Thankfully, we freed them both.
We’ve never been so close to birds before.
It took some unwrapping and untangling to get the hummingbird loose.
He flew up towards the neighbor’s eucalyptus tree.
We had to cut the net to free the little bird with a yellow head.
She raced out into the dense apple tree.
I rolled up the nets.
䷯䷦
the jug is broken and leaks
Nowadays, books advise, report, analyze, or condemn.
But they don’t proselytize.
They don’t announce their beliefs and then push you to agree.
So this was a fun change of pace.
It starts with a biography, and the second half discusses his foundational philosophy.
Aquinas is positioned as the stable centrist in the chaos of modern thought.
Balanced between individuals and ideals.
Respects the object and its perception.
Rooted in realism.
A common sense approach to philosophy.
Is it accurate? Maybe?
This book has survived almost ninety years.
Not that it’ll convert me to Catholicism.
But Chesterton made the religion a lot more attractive than before.
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I listened to it one and a half times, since I went over the second half twice.
Chesterton’s ranging wit in British English was a delight.
It was a joy to hear him wrestling to simplify non-obvious concepts.
He tried to walk the 2×3 balance beam.
He needed a hand.
Then he told me to try.
He gave me a hand.
䷬䷢
sublime and enduring perseverance is needed
then remorse disappears
This afternoon, I asked why he was still wearing his white pajamas with a white t-Shirt.
She explained, he’s a bunny!
(Duh)
He ran off and bounded back wearing a headband with rabbit ears.
䷺䷩
he hurries to that which supports him
We tried playing Tobago.
It’s too advanced for the kids.
But he pulled out the box the next day.
So I set it up on the dining table.
Still too advanced.
But she used it as a springboard to create a treasure hunt.
Now I’m walking around the house with a turtle wearing bunny ears chanting “Koyaanisqatsi” and a shovel made of a ping pong paddle with a roll of paper.
䷼䷇
a crane calling in the shade
its young answers it
This TV program is a collaboration of giants.
What’s there to say?
Lovely performance, well shot.
Of course, this is a must-watch.
In college we watched many dance performances.
This was an exercise in nostalgia.
Thinking of the dancers at Cal.
We’re on the other side of young.
Where are they?
Those dancers on screen are in another world now.
We all are.
There used to be appointment TV, now we watch over breakfast.
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This was my first encounter with Peter Glushanok. His camera was as much a dancer as the eight performers and the stage set. Here is a short biographical blurb and a soundcloud account of his electronic music compositions.
We played Spot It.
She’s still scared of losing, so we each ran through our own decks.
Except for the first round, she won every time.
I’m a little slower.
She’s much faster.
䷏䷡
firm as a rock
not a whole day
I put my feet on the coffee table.
He crawled back and forth on this leg bridge to the sofa.
After last August, my heart skipped whenever he wobbled, but he refused any help.
We’re both growing up.
䷚
at the foot of the mountain thunder
the image of providing nourishment
They tied the plasma car to an office chair.
He put on a backpack and squeezed in amongst the gaggle of animals.
She drove the car, towing them around the house.
School bus.
䷄䷻
clouds rise up to heaven
I walked the boy to sleep in the red wagon.
Every time I do, I wonder if this is the last time.
It will be soon.
Too soon.
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he allows himself to be drawn into returning
good fortune