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Times Change; Human Nature Remains
Let a man do right, nor trouble himself about worthless opinion; the less he heeds tongues, the less difficult will he find it to love...
sursumcorda, 2 October 2026 |
Welcome, Autumn
Autumn came gently this year. Yes, we have notable seasons in Florida, just not the ones taught to preschool children. (Well I...
Nature and Nurture
Our two-year-old granddaughter is a sweet, tender little girl. With four older brothers. Recently she was overheard crooning this...
Early Morning Sunshine
In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candlelight. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day....
All Is Gift - George MacDonald and C. S. Lewis
If you were reading Lift Up Your Hearts! regularly back in 2020, thank you. The following may consequently sound familiar, but it's...
Apple Hunting
I must share a wonderful article from Yankee Magazine . Many years ago, when we were first married, my in-laws gave us a...
When Did Everything Become Disposable?
When I promised you more Mollie Engelhart , I was anticipating drawing on a backlog of her earlier columns that I've marked for the...
Ancient History, Current Danger
For me, September 11, 2001 might as well be yesterday. But not one of our 13 grandchildren was alive when my generation had its "Pearl...
Debunked by Nature
Debunked by Nature: How a Vegan-Chef-Turned-Regenerative-Farmer Discovered that Mother Nature Is a Conservative by Mollie...
Mentour Pilot
Porter discovered a YouTube channel called Mentour Pilot , and we both quickly became fascinated. Petter Hörnfeldt, a...
The Ghost Wing
Someone on Facebook captured the hippocampe ailé (winged seahorse) in the winglet of an Air France jet. That's what...
Old Glory Is Not an Emoji
It's time to stop half-staff flag abuse. I've nothing in particular against Dolly Parton, but the decision to lower flags to half...
A Cheer for Almond Paste
I love almond paste. It was a late-in-life acquired taste, introduced to me by my mother-in-law, who fed us marzipan in several forms at...
For All My Karen Friends
It hurts to have your name stolen. I'm not talking about identity theft, horrific as that is, but something deeper, more personal. I...
Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? - Inflation Edition
When people call for the Fed to fix housing inflation, I often smile because the Fed is a prime cause of housing inflation (and...
Politics Is Not Always Serious
For most of my voting life I've been reluctant to talk about for whom I have voted. Even when I've discussed politics, I believe so...
The Florida Citrus Tragedy
When we moved to Florida more than 40 years ago, the heavenly smell from an orange juice factory frequenly wafted over our new house. As...
The Italian Accent
When I was young, it was more acceptable than it is today to mimic the speech of people who speak English with a recognizable accent....
Sign Language in the Museo Galileo
On our last day in Florence, Italy, we visted the Museo Galileo , a museum of the history of science. So many amazing...
When the Science-Nature Collaboration Turns Adversarial
When Billboards Are a Pleasure
Buc-ee's not only has low-priced gas, decent food, and the best restrooms on I-95, it also rivals South of the Border for billboard...
A Little Fun with Gemini
Gemini is very good at photo identification, but I wasn't expecting much from this one. I didn't need the identification, but...
Trust, but Verify -- On Using AI in Our Work
Trust, but verify. Wikipedia informs me that President Ronald Reagan's trademark phrase was a Russian proverb (доверяй, но...
Eulogy for a Political Opponent
When God lays his hand on a man, I take mine off. — Thomas H. Benton This . I'm too moved to comment further....
Gemini Rocks Photo Identification
I'm coming to think of Artificial Intelligence as a Swiss Army knife: not one tool but many, our job being to discern the one best...