One of the evils of American electoral politics is the failure to speak plainly. By this I do not mean outright lying. We almost all agree that is bad and, generally speaking, politicians try to avoid it. (Generally speaking.) In order to avoid outright lies, politicians take the advice of consultants and marketers, experts in the art of never quite answering any question and twisting facts in a way that benefits them.
Final count of trick or treaters!
If you could see my neighborhood right now, you’d understand why I say Halloween is the best day of the year. Hundred of kids, almost all houses decorated and handing put candy. Amazing.
It continues to be a crazy day with mom stuff but we’re determinedly going ahead with decorating. Nothing stops Halloween in this house! 😄
A reminder to send in your subscription request and (if you want) your letter for The Visitor’s News in the next week if you want to be part of the first issue.
I had no idea the naval base here provides the oak that maintains Old Ironsides
Well the web filter must have finally switched the categorization of micro.blog to social networking because it’s blocked on my work laptop now. Boooo!
My personal definition of animism: the whole dang thing is alive and talking.
Vaclav Havel, via Donny: Being spellbound within me and Being spellbound within the world can join hands anytime, anywhere and in any way: when I look into the crown of a tree or into someone’s eyes, when I succeed in writing you a good letter, when I am moved by an opera on television, when a passage from Levinas sets my thoughts swirling, when our visits work out, when I understand the meaning of my compassion for the weather-woman, when I help someone or when someone helps me, when something important happens, or when nothing in particular happens at all.
Well it’s about time to get ready for work after a week off. It’s been one of the best vacations of my life–and we didn’t go anywhere. Somehow, and unintentionally, it was perfectly paced. It felt like more than a week long. I got a lot done while also having plenty of leisure. I’m very thankful.