I’m out sitting in the sun reading a book my wife had left on the tub. Anne Lamott‘s Grace (Eventually). I’m just beginning page twenty when my eyes get pulled off the page by a moving blur coming towards me. It’s two dragonflies; they’re stuck together, and by God, they are going to land on me come hell or …
More galaxies than grains of sand on every beach of this world. Taken with the Hubble Deep Field, January 15, 1996 Since it’s a lovely morning, why don’t we take stock of a few things that most of us take for granted. Let’s start with some practical aspects of “reality.” Here we are— billions of us— whizzing through time and …
Let it load. Use Headphones. Listen to the lyrics. Stare back freely. [quicktime]https://www.urantiansojourn.com/wp-content/uploads/video/McFailin/McFailin-iPhone.m4v[/quicktime] Posted without comment.
Wow. The word “veterans” never made it into McPOW’s acceptance speech; our next “Commander-in-Chief”? But thanks anyway, GI’s— we support the troops! Until you become “veterans” with “problems.” Remember, you’re just damned lucky you get to fight for a country with free speech! But now you’re on your own. Deal with it. The Commander-in-Chief has other things to do. • …
Forty-five years ago . . . A beautiful symphony of brotherhood. Always we may have diversity of intellectual comprehension and interpretation, even varying degrees of socialization, but lack of spiritual brotherhood is both inexcusable and reprehensible. —The Urantia Book H/T to Driftglass; see THIS.
The Middle Class First. Not the Red State Middle Class. Not the Blue State Middle Class. Not the Republican middle Class. Not the Democrat Middle Class. Not the Conservative Middle Class. Not the Liberal Middle Class. Not the Right Wing Middle Class. Not the Left Wing Middle Class. Not the Christian middle Class. Not the Muslim Middle Class. Not the …
Andy: “. . .That’s the beauty of music; they can’t get that from you. Haven’t you ever felt that way about music? Red: I played a mean harmonica as a younger man. Lost interest in it, though. Didn’t make much sense in here. Andy: Here’s where it makes the most sense. You need it so you don’t forget. Red: Forget? …
