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Daily Archives: January 6, 2024
Finding Light in Winter
Claude Monet, “Snow in Argenteuil” (1875).Credit…Erich Lessing/Art Resource, New York By Mary Pipher in the NYT Dr. Pipher is a clinical psychologist and writer in Lincoln, Neb., and the author, most recently, of “A Life in Light: Meditations on Impermanence.” The … Continue reading
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Why?
Thanks to Sybil-Ann You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don’t they make the whole plane out of that stuff? Why don’t sheep shrink when it rains? Why are they called apartments when they are … Continue reading
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AI offers up New Year’s Eve poem
Thanks to Ann M asking (and AI’s rendering) In a quiet retirement haven, a festive New Year’s Eve, Senior citizens gathered, a celebration to weave. The dance floor beckoned, whispers of cheer, A night of merriment, auld lang syne near. … Continue reading
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January 6th Must Be a Federal Holiday — DEMOCRACY DAY — So We Never Forget
by Michael Moore Thanks to Pam P. On this, the third anniversary of that day in 2021, when the then still-President of the United States, who had but just two weeks left in office, having recently been removed by the … Continue reading
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