Reporter Justine McDaniel talks about air pollution: “A rising number of Americans — nearly 2 in 5 — has been living with unhealthy levels of air pollution, while the United States experienced a record number of days between 2020 and 2022 with very unhealthy or hazardous air, according to a new report … More than […]
Category Archives: happiness
These nice days are really scaring me. It’s spring in Colorado, but we still have plenty of chances for big snow or freezing temperatures. Sure, the bulbs are up, and buds are showing on the shrubs, and we’ve been able to leave the back door open in the afternoons. The dog and cats appreciate the […]
“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, Just like the ones we used to know …” ~ Irving Berlin As a kid, in Texas, I loved singing Christmas carols and could do a particularly superb job with White Christmas, Joy to The World, and the others that required throaty emphasis. (Frank, Bing and I all […]
“All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth.” ~ The Platters Santa’s not the only one making a list and checking it twice. We dragged out the Christmas card and gift lists from last year (well, last several years), and cross-checked with our mostly-current address books. The Christmas card list was relatively […]
In preparation for Christmas, we dug out the previous years’ Christmas gift and Christmas card lists. I also went through the address book, noting any changes due to family situation, moves and death. The listings remind me of those who are gone and raise all kinds of memories from earlier days. It’s interesting to be […]
It’s the season of holidays — Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s — and it always feels too busy and, well, sometimes not so merry. The pressure’s on to entertain family and friends, and obtain appropriate and awesome costumes, holiday cards and gifts. Even though I’m retired, I am conscious of my routines being disrupted, and […]
“In a lifetime of living in this body, I have known no more powerful a homecoming than music — nothing roots us more firmly into the house of being, nothing levitates us more buoyantly to that transcendent place beyond marrow and mind.” ~ Maria Popova I remember being at our grandmother’s house, banished outside […]
It’s getting very cold here — twenties at night and only low 40’s in the day — and we just got about ten inches of snow. I must admit that, mentally, I’m not prepared for winter this year. Maybe it’s my age or too much sitting or just left over inertia from the COVID days, […]
Utopias have always been a part of our human delusion, a product of our constant desire to dream big and win. ~ Ruxandra Guidi I took a walk into our backyard, ostensibly checking the garden for ripe veggies, but really just to chill out in the early fall warmth. Seeing I was not doing […]
“Once upon a time, I was falling in love. Now I’m only falling apart.” ~ Heart I’m still in love, but the falling apart bit rings true for me. The recent eclipse reminded me that time and the universe move on, with or without us. I’ve had various aches and pains for as long […]
Writes of Nature 