A Humanist Concept of Sacred :: Essays On Attention Paid
It is our capacity to violate one another and everything living around us that makes a concept of the sacred important.
A Humanist Concept of Sacred :: Essays On Attention Paid
For each of us there are numerous individuals, places, things, and concepts which we honor and the fabric of our being, both individual and collective, is woven around them. We define ourselves through what we choose to include in and exclude from the realm of the sacred.
From Heather Cox Richardson this morning.
In a sign that the party might be splitting elsewhere, as well, Georgia governor Brian Kemp announced today that he will not attend the Georgia Republican convention this summer, choosing instead to rally supporters in his own new organization.
Tuckered out… wish I could believe we’ve seen the last of him.
From this afternoon…
Odd juxtaposition…
My wife Holly in her happy place…
Chives and Tarragon overwintered so we have an early abundance. Making a classic french omelette with these herbs…
The Spring edition of Shots Magazine, Double Vision theme.
A good, not expensive, photography journal. Always b&w. Accepts submissions from any photographer for free if you subscribe. 4 issues/yr. Three themed, one no theme. Current theme is Love and Truth. Deadline June 1.
From today’s walk…
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Finished Reading: Einstein’s Dreams by Alan P. Lightman 📚
A quick read with an interesting premise, what the world would be like if time were this way or that way, presumably the numerous ways Einstein imagined on the way to settling on the one presented in his theory of relativity.
While there were some good moments there were not enough of them and in the end I felt it lacked imagination and didn’t really deliver on highlighting the ways we do experience time.
Just ate the last of my birthday cake. I guess that means my birthday is over…:-)
Pence: Mass shooters should face execution in ‘months, not years’ - POLITICO
Aren’t most of them expecting to die on site? Don’t most of them, in fact, die on site?
Arrived yesterday… very much looking forward to reading!
The ability to import Kindle book highlights and notes into Obsidian has been a game changer for me…
Startrek, Strange New Worlds… what’s for Sunday eve…
And then I read. :: Essays On Attention Paid
Connecting gun violence in America with the violence of capitalism I wind up asking myself, of what use will gun control legislation of any kind be in a society so dedicated to violence? Can it be anything more than bandaids?
Today I cleaned my bathroom with warm water, vinegar and dish detergent. A revelation!
Outside the public library…
Back from yoga. I love yoga. Yoga is life!
This mock potato salad is made with cauliflower and is remarkably satisfying as a substitute for potato salad. Excellent if you are trying to lower your carbs. Excellent as a way to change thing’s up.
This event was supposed to happen three years ago… I found the short story I wrote, dusted it off, and I am ready to go. Can’t wait.
Working on upping my poached egg game…
I am 70% sea urchin?
our genes are 99 percent the same as those of chimpanzees and bonobos (and are 70 percent the same as those of sea urchins).