Monthly Archives: January 2020

Two Flags: Where I Live

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Seeking the Hidden Treasure in One’s Self

I had another dream last night. It involved the discovery of an error in calculation. Specifically, the over-estimation of a value or quantity in my inventory of assets. Still too oblique? It doesn’t matter, really, because the important point was … Continue reading

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How Humanity Came to Be

Nothing in this book is true, but it’s exactly how things are. I can’t believe that I haven’t quoted from this book before. I found it in the late 1990’s and aside from its jokey title, there is nothing funny … Continue reading

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The Mars and Venus Conjunction

Catullus 85 I attempted to translate this poem while in high school. Not my greatest achievement, but I tried to get into the state of mind of Catullus to do it. It didn’t really work for me. Now, all these … Continue reading

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My Name’s Tufty: Can You See Why?

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News Cluster: Message from the Universe

Corona With all the press coverage about the Coronavirus from China, I was surprised to see a news item about a small plane crash near the Corona airport in California. My ‘spidey’ sense tingled. To see what I mean, Google … Continue reading

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Looking in the Pink of Health

Male house finch

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Panic Attack!

Even the Star of “Arrow” has Them. Today, plastered over most online media outlets, is a story of what happened to Stephen Amell last month. And as January is Mental Wellness month, I’d like to add my two cents’ worth. … Continue reading

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Parliament is in Session

To demonstrate that this was not a ‘one-off’, here’s the 2020 version of the same thing:

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Is This Another UFO?

One year ago, I captured this clear sunset shot. Today, I looked at it more closely. Is that another UFO? At the time, I passed it off as a crescent moon. Now I’m not so sure. Data for picture: January … Continue reading

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