Open thread 9/9/2024
The camera’s perspective those last few seconds is daunting:
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Open thread 9/7/2024
This has long been one of my very favorite poems, and recently I stumbled on this haunting musical rendition in song:
Continue reading →Braver Angels: helping loved ones divided by politics
Braver Angels is a group dedicated to helping people from opposite sides of the political spectrum be able to talk rationally and calmly about politics. Good luck. I think it’s a laudable but very difficult goal. I noticed that they … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/6/2024
An answer to a question you never thought to ask:
Continue reading →Open thread 9/5/2024
This little girl is seven. I wish her teacher would restrain her in terms of the exaggeration of her extensions. She’s so naturally flexible that less is more in that regard. But otherwise she has a lovely quality of movement … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/4/2024
Open thread 9/3/2024
Happy Labor Day
[NOTE: This is a slightly edited version of a previous post.] Labor Day is the bookend standing at the opposite end of summer from its holiday beginning, Memorial Day. July Fourth is summer’s early peak, with the promise of long … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/2/24
Open thread 8/31/24
Open thread 8/30/24
I love this couple. And of course, I love this song and I love Mark Knopfler:
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