Messing about with empathy
Happy Star Wars Day. I have talked before about celebrities reading picture books to children on YouTube. This is one of the positives of this weird time. In honor of Star Wars Day, I’m sharing two Star Wars stories. Daisy Ridley (Rey) reads BB8 on the Run. She is the perfect person to read this…
May is here and no matter what happens in society, nature is bursting. I see it every day when I go for a run; the grass is growing, the birds are chattering, and the bunnies are cavorting. It sounds like a poem. As to be expected, most May poems have nothing to do with the…
Today should be Kentucky Derby Day. Like everything else, it has been postponed, and will now happen on September 5, 2020. I’m not a fan of horses or horse racing, but I love hats, especially big ones and the Kentucky Derby is full of them. Why are big hats a tradition at the Kentucky Derby?…
Today is Mother Goose Day. Most children have a book of Mother Goose nursery rhymes on their shelf. I wore mine out, and I have bought at least one copy for my brother’s children. The origin of Mother Goose is murky, and the term “Mother Goose nursery rhymes” is inaccurate. Whoever Mother Goose was, she…
April is over. It’s time to make new goals. I discovered a new writing challenge site. Those who know me know that I love National Novel Writing Month in November. Writing 50,000 words is a lot of fun. StoryADay in May is similar but easier. All you have to do is write a 1,000 word…
Yep, I want to talk about space again. When I was looking for videos on parsec for yesterday’s post, I found a cool video that Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield* did for Wired magazine. Chris is my favorite astronaut (his Masterclass is one of the best), so I wanted to share this video with you. I’ve…
Happy International Astronomy Day. It has been cloudy here in the northwest, so it is hard to do astronomy outside. Instead, I thought I would define two astronomical words that often confuse people, and with good reason. These words are “light-year” and “parsec.” Both of these words have a time word in them, so logic…
I’m trying to write this post with a cat on my lap. I have three cats (technically really big kittens), and they love to sit on me, often two or three at a time. Right now, Hela is gracing me with her presence, and she is my smallest kitty, so I am working…
I can’t believe I wasn’t following this Facebook page before now. My favorite art museum in the country is the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. My dear friend, John Siler, lived in Oklahoma City, and he took us there when we visited him. At first, I thought this would be boring.…
I must be talking about the Smothers Brothers* again. The Smothers Brothers song I added to my Arbor Day post was popular, so I decided to share my favorite (“Chocolate“) and an honorable mention (“Crabs Walk Sideways.”) I hope these make you laugh because laughter is good medicine and it’s Saturday. *It won’t be the…