Wednesday Wisdom – March 26th, 2025
“Barbecue: It’s not just a meal, it’s a ritual.” – Ed Mitchell
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The Death of Liberalism
During the counter-culture revolution of the 1960s and 70s, I was a liberal in favor of individual freedom and civil liberties. We respected and accepted opinions different from our own and were open to new ideas. On second thought, I was probably a Libertarian, but since they weren’t allowed in the partisan, two-party system, being
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Vernal Equinox
The “Vernal Equinox’ marks the sun’s crossing of the celestial equator. The term “equinox” comes from the Latin “aequus,” meaning equal, and “nox,” meaning night. All around the Great Wide World, on the first day of Spring, night and day are the same length. The Northern Hemisphere’s, “Long night” season is finally over, and we
Monday Morning Murals – March 17th, 2025
We stopped by Galveston Bay Brewing the other day and they had a couple of new murals in the hallway. Thought we would share… Never Stop Exploring!
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Wednesday Wisdom – March 12th, 2025
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” ~ Pablo Picasso
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Time for a Change
Daylight Saving Time (DST) started yesterday at 2:00 AM. The original intent of DST was to save energy by extending the time of day around sunset. Silly, right? I suppose they might have burned less whale oil in the 18th century when Ben Franklin proposed daylight saving time, but it doesn’t make much sense today.
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
We borrowed the title for this article from a Jimmy Buffett song. The chorus always floats around in my mind as we travel south towards Galveston Bay. These changes in latitudes, changes in attitudesNothing remains quite the sameThrough all of the islands and all of the highlandsIf we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane
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Wednesday Wisdom – March 5th, 2025
“Just living is not enough… One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” ~ Hans Christian Andersen
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Chaos & Order
In nature, Chaos and Order perform an intricate dance. Opposing forces coalesce to create balance and harmony. Chaos is the primordial stew from which creativity emerges, and Order is the stabilizing force that reins it in. Cycles and seasons corral the serendipitous dance. “Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.” ~ Maya Angelou
Wednesday Wisdom – February 26th, 2025
“As a dog returns to it’s vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.” ~ Proverbs 26:11 NIV
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The Insanity of War
The depravity and insanity of the neocons have been off the charts lately, the cacophony of their war drums deafening. How confused and insane do you have to be to think that more war, death, and destruction are the way forward? Thankfully, a few of the sane leaders in our world sat down recently in
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Snow Daze
When I was growing up on the flatland black-earth prairie of North Central Illinois, I loved “Snow Days.” We would wake up in the morning to the amazing white snow blanketing everything outside. Mom would have the local radio station on, listening for the school cancellation announcements. We would dance with joy when the expected