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He stood in the dust of the market road and looked at the blood drying on his knuckles. The crowd had drawn back from him in a wide and silent ring. He could see it in their eyes. They did not see the boy he was but a thing of violence...
June 25, 2026 - an angel with a big heart and her arms outstretched to hold us.I have a confession. While I was supposed to be writing this post, I was sitting on a stool on my deck watching two ruby-throated hummingbirds chase each...
It's that time again for my weekly update, which includes a short collection of noteworthy finds, posts that inspire, as well as a few reflections from the past week or two. I'll aim to land these in your inbox by the weekend, in time to...
Apple put out a notification on June 15th that soon, the domains for “Hide My Email” and “Sign in with Apple” masked email addresses will be changing.Previously, “Hide My Email” addresses were generated under the default icloud.com Apple...
You’re not going to like it. It has different forms, but here’s one: Do what has to be done, when it has to be done, and do it that way every time. Source: The Answer to Every Problem Avoiding what has to be done feels miserable. The...
In the City of London there is a street still called Old Jewry, currently dominated mostly by financial offices. In 2001 the remains of a mikveh (ritual bath, requiring fresh flowing water) was discovered in the area, attesting to its...
Apparently I Wrote a Book Well… this is weird. After years of writing about Complex PTSD, trauma, healing, emotional chaos, and the occasional story about getting lost in New York despite living here for decades, I’ve somehow become a...
I recently got a traffic ticket for stopping a touch late at a stop sign — missing the line by two feet. Undoubtedly fair by the rule of law, but I felt aggrieved. It was a late brake, a spillover, at 8am on a quiet Sunday street without...
After having watermelon and feta salads at restaurants, Ina said she was never all that impressed by the combination. So, naturally, she went home and started tweaking, which resulted in her Watermelon & Arugula Salad. Rather than just...
Foggy and cool. I sit enjoying the deep stillness, gazing at the wreckage from last night’s storm—two black birches smashed down by the top half of a black locust—and anticipating the chainsaw’s roar.
Half the year has passed. 🫠 I feel like I’ve been through so much already. Not much happened this week, except that I was busy at work. It was very hectic. The theme of it being cloudy outside continued, and at the risk of sounding...
We had a weird 4th of July, and for these times, maybe that's appropriate. We have several groups of visitors arriving today--Music Week at Lutheridge starts today!So part of our 4th of July was getting ready. We did extensive cleaning,...
I have actually still been working on my game all this time, but have been a bit distracted with some technical stuff, and life diversions, and also not feeling there was much of a visual change to show off, but enough is enough, and I...
Welcome to my 200th gems post. This is where I share some of the latest news, ideas and resources for maths teachers.1. MathsPadI missed MathsPad's May update which includes lots of fantastic resources.Their Topics Key Facts Sheets are...
Callooh Callais Social Constructs The Origin of Race The Triangle Oh, Right Post-Racial Society, Though Sabotaged Amendment Vote-Nihilism Back to Callais and Company Content Warning: I need to talk United States politics and a recent...