Posted by Mike
Anna calls her “Sneaky Cat.”
Linda is trying to steal her from the neighbors through tasty delights.
I observe her – as well as give her occasional tasty delights myself. She’s tiny and virtually tailless; calico. A Manx? Not likely.
We all seem to think that young animals are so cute. I suspect that a lot [...]
Entries from September 2009
September 20, 2009
Sneaky Cat
September 19, 2009
People at Last – Chapter 8
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Reading my notebook, I saw that Mr. Davis once again gave me a suggestion:
“The gifts of sustenance lay upon the land for the tribes of the past. Food, clothing, tools and shelter were available everywhere. The generosity was overwhelming.”
I sat staring up at the canopy of leaves overhead and realized that the sun had returned [...]
September 13, 2009
One for the Other – Chapter 7
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It was a good thing I learned about bats that evening for I would have confused all the bats that were feeding on insects in the avalanche chute for night birds. I watched those bats dart and dive back and forth in the clearing from my cozy, log hideaway until I fell asleep.
A mist [...]
September 6, 2009
Harbingers of Hope – Chapter 6
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“Courage will strengthen you.” Mr. Davis had written following his previous entry in my journal.
I glanced around at the old-burned forest. “Courage, huh. I wonder how much courage these pitiful trees had as that fire roared upslope toward them. They couldn’t even….” I stopped myself in the thought. “I suppose, if trees could have [...]
September 3, 2009
Whence Comes Morality?
Posted by Mike
In Take Me to the River (or Somewhere Nearby) [NYTimes.com July 30, 2009], journalist and scholar Robert Wright laments about his continuing to have a well developed – yes perhaps even burdensome – sense of sin and guilt despite his years of having given up on the religion of his youth and now [...]
