THANKFUL EVEN FOR THE SHORT RIDES—7 mountain #bike miles today, running an errand. For health, to jump on a bike & pedal vigorously. For living in a place where paths make possible “bike friendly”—#1 reason we moved to Peachtree City. For the joys I experience #outside in all seasons, all weather. 🚴‍♂️

CHAPTER 6 in TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF is Take Care Of Your World—it’s all about Nature, environmental ethics, sustainability, & immersion in Nature. I’ve spent my life “either outside or looking out the window.” I’m sharing my book THIS SATURDAY at Author Expo at the Peachtree City Library. Stop by!

Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices. n.pr/47QGKwH

‘TWAS ABOUT 39 DEGREES & windy late afternoon when we visited our Braunvieh cow Geneva & friends for #PastureScenes. I was loving every minute. The cows were frisky in the brisk weather.

#BIKED some errands & enjoyed the scenic route including a blazing sunset & winds & swirling leaves & the temp dropped 10 degrees while I was out. 🚴‍♂️

I’ve always wanted to be the opposite of heartless. On even our local streets, people are being “rounded up”, harassed & “disappeared” without due process. Most of us ignore it & even cheer it on. Jesus calls us to have a heart. A warm, strong heart, not heartless.

70% of families are paying more for power while Trump is gutting clean energy and driving up costs in the process.

Haven’t biked AS much as usual this week, BUT it’s been a good variety, with scenic Serenbe, “cow hikes”, home workouts & Onelife workouts. Been fun. #TakeCareOfYourself

NEXT SATURDAY NOVEMBER 15th 10am-3pm, I will be part of the #AUTHOR EXPO at the Peachtree City Library . Current events bring to mind Chapter 4 of my book—Take Care Of Your Community. I talk about involvements we can do to help our communities & help those in need. Timely reading in every chapter.

EVEN WITHOUT finding our Braunvieh #cow Geneva today (she & a group were laying low), my wife & I enjoyed Fall #PastureScenes at Longview Cattle Farm for quite awhile. So nice.

I liked this very much from another post, just didn't like all the extra stuff on the post, so, all nekkid and stuff....

CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @mluckovichajc)

“The story of this country is the story of patience in tribulation, and hope in the face of fear,” Nancy Pelosi argues. “What we choose to do in this hour of our history will determine the shape of America and the world for decades.”

My favorite #Dogwood at our place is a gorgeous red this #Fall. #Birds frequent this tree year round, in Fall especially for the red Dogwood berries.

Fascinating perspective from Braxton Wade shared by Mark Wingfield in Baptist News Global—“Hope looks like refusing to let cynicism have the mic.” Cynicism is one of the worst epidemics of our time. baptistnews.com/article/how-...

From The Selected Poems of Langston Hughes: bookshop.org/a/862/9780679728184 #poem #booksky #writing

"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world: 'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..." chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...

Before & after choir practice tonight, I scrambled around trying to get a good pic of the #BeaverMoon. Before dark, it was big & just over the trees, but I failed to get a good vantage point. In the dark, I eased out on shoreline rocks to the 2nd pic. Well, it was fun. (Jim lassos the Moon. IYKYK) 😎

Day by day. We should all work to “keep the darkness at bay”, everywhere.

14 more mountain bike miles looking for this. 🚴‍♂️

If nothing else, the last nine months should have made it clear that elections matter. But what’s remarkable about America is that we have the power, as citizens, to change this country by voting. Go to IWillVote.com.

Blue Eyed Daisy Burger Night & Scenes At #Serenbe

First Colbert. Then Kimmel. Now he's threatening to go after Seth Meyers? Donald Trump can't take a joke. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-humorless-president

Our house is all quiet now…after WE SO ENJOYED hosting the Youth Group from Peachtree City First Presbyterian Church for dessert on a rainy night for a Progressive Dinner. Impressive young people sat all around our den & indulged in desserts and had a nice chat.

Since early in my spiritual journey as a teen, I’ve sought to understand things deeply. Platitudes don’t satisfy. Grappling with the issues of our day bring struggle & angst, but we must indeed grapple. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social is speaking to the times as well as anyone I’ve seen.

UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF: “These attacks and their mounting human cost are unacceptable…. airstrikes by 🇺🇸 on boats in the Caribbean and in the Pacific violate international human rights law…” apnews.com/article/un-u...

I thought it might be about a week early to visit my favorite #Fall color spot in #PeachtreeCity, & looks like indeed it was a week early. Glad I went. Just a quick 10 mountain #bike miles late afternoon. 🚴‍♂️

2 weeks from today. Stop by with me. #PeachtreeCity

There’s a special place in hell for anyone who can watch this and feel joy. And for the ones just standing there doing nothing, you’re not much better…

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The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me. He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits… …while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.

TOOK IN THE #FALL SCENERY #PastureScenes with our Braunvieh #cow Geneva & friends.

Finding inspiration this morning: My favorite actor Harrison Ford riding at 83 years old. I plan to still be 🚴‍♂️ at 83, by biking right through it. @TheCyclingWeek photo.

The largest war ship in the world has been moved to the Caribbean, along with other ships, bombers, amphibious vehicles and more. That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs. It looks a lot more like preparation for war. Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.

The top three things Jesus was on about were feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and welcoming the stranger. Rich men have convinced so-called Christians to starve the hungry, gut health care, and deport the stranger to enrich themselves. It’s astoundingly anti-Christ.

REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”

“Is it that hard to see that the man who dresses up every day in orange pancake makeup and a contoured swirl of dyed hair to hide his balding head… is not just a clown, he beclowns the whole country on the global stage?” www.americaamerica.news/p/serving-a-...

If @GovBillLee used the billions in reserves to keep hundreds of thousands of Tennesseans from going hungry he wouldn’t be able to use the state site to blame Dems 🤷🏼 (That he calls them “customers” says it all) tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/30/a...

Meanwhile, in beautiful Rabun County, this from friend Anthony Lampros.

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY

Get strong, stay strong. No better time than now: . Because you want to age with mobility. . Because muscles & bones will benefit you over time. . Because brain health is benefited by strength training—especially strong quads, your thighs. . Because exercise helps you fight stress. And much more….

14 damp misty cool mountain #bike miles before lunch. Always good to get out in all seasons & weather. 🚴

My #Granddaughter & I paused to study this Cedar tree at Rocky Hollow Patch. I showed her the Cedar berries & told her how #birds love them & depend on them in Winter.

Colors of Fall — Saturday at Rocky Hollow Patch.

Hugely relevant, indeed.

💨 41,000 Americans are dying yearly from wildfire 🔥 smoke. This isn't just a Western issue anymore—our kids are breathing this air. The tiny particles are linked to asthma, heart issues, and even preterm birth. We need stronger air quality protections NOW! #momsky ca.news.yahoo.com/study-wildfi...

A Prayer we shared together yesterday at Peachtree City First Presbyterian Church.