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with beauty around me When I moved from Lesbos to Crete, I decided to take some 30 large and medium-sized handmade terra cotta pots acquired over the years along with me. As I had been living part-time in Crete for several years, most of the plants had died, but I managed to salvage freesia bulbs, chives, and cuttings from nutmeg-scented geraniums. My friend Mavroudis helped me empty the soil into feed bags provided by a neighbor who keeps sheep. I decided to move the dirt…
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Lady Justice – A Collaborative Poem we keep justice sealed under bell-shaped glass and morality locked in amber on our pristine mantelpieces we dust them off from time to time novelties to be displayed nonchalantly when discerning guests come to call ****Christine E. Ray**** https://braveandrecklessblog.com/ *rest we now on our laurels?* weep, ye lady liberty /blind/ yet she sees scales unbalanced /hang/ justice from the gallows what say ye from the gallery /judge!/ when our…
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good morning Another wonderful sunny morning has arrived. Yesterday was a summer's day with all the good things. Hot, but pleasant, and plenty of sunshine and even a light breeze to make it bearable. I loved it. I was off to town in the afternoon for the week-end shopping, although that is no longer such a big thing as it was. I now plan more ahead, and just had a few veg and salad to pick up and have a look for any special offers. They had reduced the price of filet of pork…
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Caught out Today's guest picture comes from our son Tony who saw this impressive looking boat sailing under the Forth Bridges when he was dropping his partner Marianne off at her work this morning. We had another day of brisk winds and variable weather here. When the sun was out, which it was from time to time, it was a pleasant day. When it rained, it was less fun. Annie, Evie and I took a tour round the town after breakfast while we visited the chemist and the corner shop…
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Is Andrew Sullivan beyond the pale? ort of. We may read him, but we must find him "abhorrent". Or at least so **proclaims Ben Smith** of the *New York Time*s in "I’m Still Reading Andrew Sullivan. But I Can’t Defend Him." The headline condemns Sullivan, in Smith's voice no less, but then opens with Smith visiting Sullivan, apparently late at night, at Sullivan's vacation home on Cape Cod. The whole piece contains this sort of contradiction. Smith presents himself as a…
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Hunter I was born to be a hunter, but that was too much hard work. Now I sit outside the store and wait. I trained the human to do the hunting for me.
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covered Today would have been a good day to go shopping in Bern, the capital of Switzerland, although being a Sunday the stores would be closed. It was raining all day, not really rain, it was almost a deluge, pouring down. However, had it been a normal week day Bern would have been teaming with shoppers, taking their time and there would have been almost no sign of an umbrella. I remember the first time I visited Bern, it was a wonderful experience. You can saunter along…
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Reminder: first MIT coronavirus lecture today at 11:30 Eastern time Just a reminder: **I announced yesterday** a one-hour-a-week "all star" course at MIT on the pandemic and the virus—the first lecture in a course that goes through December 8. There are of guest lecturers, some well known. It starts soon this morning, and note that the starting time (11:30 a.m.) is Eastern US time.…
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Distant horizons Afraid I'm having a bit of a hiatus in inspiration at the moment! It so makes me miss - and appreciate all the more - those times when you can 'see' a painting in just about every scene or every photo that you look at! At the moment, every time I look for inspiration, I just see scenes or images that I don't feel I have anything to add to, or they just don't stir my imagination in any way at all. For those that do, I'm usually overwhelmed by them and don't…
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Gregg Caruso on free will, the justice system, prisons, the meaning of life, and the good life The *New Philosopher* has a long interview, "On Purpose," with Zan Boag speaking to the philosopher **Gregg D. Caruso**, Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Corning, Honorary Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University, and Co-Director of the Justice Without Retribution Network (JWRN) at the University of Aberdeen School of Law. http://www.greggcaruso.com/ Although I've never met…
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RDP Tuesday: Draconic It is not quite draconic Am not being laconic But the Swiss are voting again They opened a store Where we can buy more But our money is on the wane To buy fighter jets As tough as it gets Some say it is luxury We should all say yes If we do it's a guess The jets are not for free The decision is made Decided on our grade We do not need a flying show This choice has no chance Can be seem at a glance The vote will be a mega No. **[sponsors]**
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Uncertain Look what I found on the wall in the kitchen - a moth. The question is it a friendly moth that you ignore until it disappears on its own, or does it have an appetite on food that I might have in the cupboard. I decided it was one of the friendly sort that usually enjoys life outside in the grass and now and again makes an excursion inside. I have had my experience with moths that like to live in my food packets, but this is now a thing of the past. I will not got…
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where am i going? My sense of direction is, at best, poor. In spite of that, I love a road trip. With the advent of affordable GPS (Global Positioning System) devices, driving long distances has become easier. Unfortunately, that tool (GPS) is not always reliable. Sometimes I get lost. I have a hard time figuring out how to get back on track. Like Blanche DuBois in “A Streetcar Named Desire,” I’m forced at times to depend on the “kindness of strangers.” Getting lost, though,…
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Good Morning A cloudy remainder from tne night, but no rain. Cooler than it was, but it is now September, time to think about preparing for Autumn. The leaves are not yet falling, but thinking about it and I notice their colours are no longer such an intensive green. I was in action this morning when my alarm sounded off. Yes, we golden oldies also have an alarm. We cannot just sleep the day away and sometimes there are things to do, but only sometimes. This morning I had to…
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Wednesday: Hili dialogue (and Leon monologue) t's our first Hump Day in September: Wednesday, September 2, 2020, and **National "Grits for Breakfast" Day**. Why the scare quotes, though? Don't be scared of grits! https://foodimentary.com/2016/09/02/september-2-national-grits-for-breakfast-day/ You either love grits with breakfast or you hate them, and I'm in the first class—the *right* class. You can't beat a good Southern breakfast of grits, fried eggs, country ham with…
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Steven Bannon Needs A Defense Not A Conspiracy Theory For His Federal Trial Below is my column on the Steven Bannon case that ran in the Washington Times. Notably, one of the defendants indicted with Bannon is a Andrew Badolato, a person who has **repeatedly assisted the government in prior cases**. While Badolato has pleaded not guilty and has a long association with Bannon, his history could raise a serious threat for defense counsel that he might cut a deal with…
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Referendums and pandemics Yesterday the SNP's Marco Biagi, who hopes to stand as a candidate in next year's Holyrood elections, said that he believes there could be a snap referendum in the autumn of 2021 following a decisive SNP victory in the Scottish elections. **https://www.thenational.scot/news/18686670.former-msp-marco-biagi-forecasts-snap-indyref2-holyrood-poll/** Despite this, it was Marco's belief that it would be foolish to press ahead with a referendum while the…
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Skidmore Students Call For The “Immediate Firing” of Professors Who Attended Pro-Police Rally There is a controversy brewing at Skidmore College where students have demanded the "immediate firing" of three faculty members who were spotted at a "Back The Blue" pro-police rally. It is the latest expression of intolerance for opposing views in higher education. According to **WAMC,** the student group Pass the Mic has made 19 demands of Skidmore after a “Back the Blue” rally…
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good morning I really am late this morning. The cleaning lady arrived and was busy for me and then I realised it would be a good idea to make my monthly large order at the store online. I really had enough time, but I had to concentrate. I like to stock up on supplies at home so that I do not have so much to get during the month. It is now done and will be delivered tomorrow early evening. I also had to start cooking dinner in between. It really became one big stress. And…
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Riotous or Righteous? CNN’s Chris Cillizza Blasts President Trump For Using The Word “Riots” We have **previously discussed** how some media organizations told their journalists not to call violence after the death of George Floyd “riots,” including the recently much mocked headline of CNN calling the looting and violence in Kenosha “**fiery but mostly peaceful.**” Now, Chris Cillizza, an editor-at-large for CNN, is under fire for criticized President Donald Trump for…
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Warning: Contains Tory chicken The leaderette of the Tory branch office in Scotland and the living embodiment of the truth of the principle of nominative determination, DRoss, has promised us this weekend that he'll stand up to the Johnson administration on the issue of chlorinated chicken. "I would have no hesitation in voting against any legislation which would allow chlorinated chicken or hormone-injected beef into this country. That’s a categorical assurance," said DReck…
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How “Silence is Violence” Can Became Compelled Speech “Silence is violence” has everything that you want in a slogan: Alliteration. Brevity. Simplicity. It also can be chilling for some in the academic and free-speech communities. On one level, it conveys a powerful message that people of good faith should not remain silent about great injustices. However, it can have a more menacing meaning to “prove the negative” – demanding that people prove they are not racist. In a…
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Man builds nut bar for squirrels People are going nuts for an Ohio woodworker’s latest creation: A bar that caters to neighborhood squirrels. Michael Dutko, a 35-year-old hobbyist, has been creating art and household items from wood for most of his life, and even chronicles it on his YouTube channel Duke Harmon Woodworking. But it’s his fun twist on a squirrel feeder that’s made him Internet famous. “The Nutty Bar,” which is attached to his backyard fence in Hilliard, looks…
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Herb Talk: Bee Balm by Sara Wright Women’s relationship with plants stretches back to the beginning of humankind. Most of us know that women invented agriculture and became the first healers. I come from a family of women who all had gardens, but no one grew herbs. It interests me in retrospect how I turned to these healing plants. I first used them for culinary purposes as a young mother; but as I approached midlife (mid –thirties) I began to gather herbs for medicinal…
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50 Thoughts XXXIVby Paul **1.** Sometimes all you need is someone to believe in you. **2.** BBM group chats were electric back in 2012. Someone would leave the chat and everyone else would be like, "Wowww, why'd they leave? Invite them back." **3.** Did I not make enough pasta, or is the pot just really big? **4.** The word "harbinger" is only ever used in one context. **5.** Cavan Biggio is turning into my favourite Blue Jay. He plays such an intellectual style of baseball.…
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Salmon of Wisdom by Judith Shaw transformation, has been venerated by humankind since our pre-historic days.There exists one cave painting of a life-sized salmon - most likely part of a more complex composition - in the l’Abri de Poisson cave in the Dordogne, France, dated to 23,000 B.C.E. Perhaps Salmon’s ability to navigate multiple environments - freshwater, saltwater, and even air when considering its amazing leaping abilities - coupled with its homing ability is what…
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Racism or placeism?: Mizzou prof relieved of teaching duties after remark to a student from Wuhan So here's a 1.3-minute video showing a virtual class with Professor **Joel Poor**, who teaches marketing at the University of Missouri at Columbia ("Mizzou"). What he said here led to his being relieved of all of his teaching duties. (He's not fired—at least not yet.) https://business.missouri.edu/departments-faculty/people-directory/joel-poor It’s mind blowing to me that they…
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Abandonment Trauma: Facing the Pandemic With My Fist *Content Warning: Mention of childhood abuse, abandonment, suicide, trauma and death.*I am a successful product of child abandonment. Raised in an abusive home, my mother left when I was in 7th grade. From that point on, I spent an excessive amount of time alone, making decisions that a teenager shouldn’t have to make, making my own dinner, and eating that dinner alone, in deafening silence, time and time again. Doing…
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A few more holiday sketchesby John Haywood A few more holiday sketches http://brusheswithwatercolour.com/2020/08/26/a-few-more-holiday-sketches/ by **John Haywood** http://brusheswithwatercolour.com/author/mrjohnhaywood/ I know I started **last week's post** by professing my love of camping but I had no idea how sorely or how soon this was going to be put to the test! We were hit by the tail end of Storm Ellen and had to endure some torrential rain and some extraordinarily…
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CNN Analyst and Yale Professor Asha Rangappa Under Fire For Doxxing An Journalism Intern Recently, we **discussed a bizarre attack by CNN Legal Analyst and Yale lecturer Asha Rangappa** on former Ambassador Nikki Haley for using her middle name. Rangappa declared that the use of "Nikki" rather than her real first name was proof that America is racist and Haley was yielding to it. Nikki however is Haley's legal middle name and the Hill’s Saagar Enjeti noted it is “a Punjabi…
