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Height in Square Meters
Fun fact: Here's part of an AI-generated answer to a question involving the Body Mass Index. Question: If I could figure out how...
sursumcorda, 11 December 2025 |
Hammered Dulcimer, Irish Music, and Les Mis!
A modern song based on a 19th-century French novel played in the style of Irish music on a hammered dulcimer! Unfortunately, it's a...
If I Owned a Honda Odyssey
Heather reported seeing this awesome car/bumper sticker combination in the Walmart parking lot. Who says Walmart customers are...
Thanksgiving Broth Win
This Thanksgiving we did not have turkey. A guest provided a ham, so a turkey would have been 'way too much food. So I...
Autism Is Not a Spectrum
What do you picture when you hear autism called a "spectrum"? I think of a linear scale, the kind you see in so many surveys, such as...
More Generous than God?
Forevergreen
Forevergreen is a new, short, animated film. I know nothing about it except that a friend recommended it, and I found it...
Growing Up with Engineers
I had an idyllic childhood. Not perfect, but as close to that as anyone I know. And one of the best parts, I now realize, was growing up...
Worm Experiment Update
As I wrote in Let the Worms Decide , I decided to do my own experiment on what our composting worms think of junk food. I...
Short Grace Update
Grace is getting an MRI, and ECG, and bloodwork (including thyroid) tomorrow morning at Dartmouth. I'm not sure how much the...
Let the Worms Decide
" Let the Worms Decide " is an Epoch Times article that caught my eye first because of the author, Joel Salatin , and...
As Florida Prepares for a New Influx of Refugees
After spotting this image on Facebook, I tracked it down to (I think) the creator: "Catturd" on X, made using Grok. The...
"Gifted" Is an Understatement
Working my way through my father's vast collection of writings, I occasionally find a gem I wish to share. (Okay, so "vast" is a...
Back in Sync
Ahhhhh. My mind and body are once again aligned with Nature.
Reading 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
It often pays to find the story behind the headline—or the social media post. The Facebook blurb from our local library was...
Another Bizarre Proof-of-Age Story
Although I don't agree completely with the practice, I'm more inclined to keep teens away from alcoholic beverages than from vegetable...
Saint Crispin's Day 2025
On this 610th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, it's time to reprise (again) Kenneth Branagh's version of Henry V's famous...
You Should Smile More
I publish this here because I know there are people with whom it will resonate, although it apparently runs contrary to the experience...
People for the Ethical Treatment of Vegetables?
When was the last time you were threatened by a gang of thugs wielding spiralizers? Apparently that is a danger in the United Kingdom....
Amazon Has Too Much Power
I've been saying for a long time—not that it stops me from using their services—that Amazon has too much power. It has its...
Order of Presidential Succession
Here are the top people in line to succeed to the office if the President is unable to perform his duties. The list goes on for quite a...
Fun News in Our Choir
I'd never heard of the Church Dog books nor the church that they're associated with, but family is family, and our choir family...
I Am Not Charlie Kirk
I see a lot of people—not only in America but from around the world—saying, or displaying on t-shirts, or social media...
Incomplete Work or Unfinished Business?
Charlie died with incomplete work but without unfinished business. — Erika Kirk, 9/22/25 I think that's a great epitaph,...
Be On the Lookout for This Car When Travelling
People in our family will understand how much I like this car (photo found on Facebook). Copilot is sure the license plate is...