James Baldwin on how to live through your darkest hour www.themarginalian.org/2020/04/23/j...

Snow totals www.freep.com/story/news/l...

#RECALL: Greatale Recalls Self-Feeding Pillows. The recalled self-feeding pillows hold the bottle at an unsafe angle while keeping it fixed in place so the infant cannot pull away. This can lead to aspiration of milk or formula, posing a risk of suffocation. Get refund. www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...

The music of Philip Glass, visualized in fractals www.themarginalian.org/2011/05/16/t...

RELAX #uglydogs

Here's your favorite easy listening song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PYm...

Some are fast and easy www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking...

Dates, nut butter, chocolate, salt. www.thekitchn.com/date-bark-re...

The Shape of Music – "Wild Things" creator Maurice Sendak on the key to great storytelling www.themarginalian.org/2019/10/17/t...

An inspiring little poem from Kenneth C. Steven accompanied by a beautiful piece of art from Charlotte Strawbridge (@cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social)

St John's church peeping through the mist. Photo taken from Glastonbury Tor yesterday at sunrise.

At an estimated 1k now. Have only $300. Completely freaking out.

Ok never heard of this one www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

If a driver is caught going 10 miles per hour or more over the speed limit, penalties escalate with repeated offenses: the first offense results in a violation notice, the second in a $150 fine, and the third in a $300 ticket. Cameras on when workers are present.

KISS restaurant www.fox2detroit.com/news/rock-br...

Damn salt trucks could make an appearance. Thank you very much

With so much reason for sorrow right now, we could all use a small bright oasis of joy – Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" brought to life by a Spanish flashmob of 100 musicians www.themarginalian.org/2023/05/07/o...

Easy peasy. Feta, cornstarch or potato starch, avocado oil. Minimal prep. kirbiecravings.com/3-ingredient...

Latkes www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ja...

Michigan environmental experts say that the state’s groundwater system is so expansive that it should be treated as a sixth Great Lake. The state’s groundwater network contains as much water as Lake Huron, and more than half of all Michigan residents and businesses rely on groundwater day to day.

"Right now, you are missing the vast majority of what is happening around you." A cognitive scientist's tour of the everyday wonderland your attention is overlooking www.themarginalian.org/2013/08/12/o...

A mystical magical morning here in Glastonbury today.

Sam has been standing at this window all day but still can't think of anything to proclaim.

This is a pattern at the new HHS though: "announcing" a "breakthrough" that has been around forever to create the illusion of progress for the credulous.

“Dawn is like a box of chocolates…you never know what you’re gonna get.” - Forrest Postaah #DawnOfTheDawn

excuse me

"Perhaps somewhere, someplace deep inside your being, you have undergone important changes while you were sad." ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

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Lunch

Breakfast

also someone mentioned kimchi. If you don't make it yourself, this is the brand to get. Not too spicy to burn your face off, and just the best flavor

Winter trees as a portal to aliveness – lovely read from a forgotten visionary www.themarginalian.org/2021/11/29/a...

The emergence of Clem, who will not be playing any toe-tapping dance numbers for his own safety:

I like some of these ... eggplant, spaghetti squash www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking...

The nature and nurture of genius – the sweet illustrated story of how Henri Matisse's childhood (and mom) shaped his creative legacy www.themarginalian.org/2015/02/10/t...

Fixed vs. Growth – the two basic mindsets that shape our lives and the key to the far more fruitful one www.themarginalian.org/2014/01/29/c...

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Dinner!

Thinking of Syvie @muppybean.bsky.social

Christmas tree fires spike in January.

I thought I was just taking a video of how fast these beautiful clouds were moving. You're welcome, I guess, for the bonus Kieran peemail to Lumifox. You're definitely welcome for his relaxed & happy gallop. Because snow! No music. Just wind. #UglyDogs

How to be a good explorer in the lifelong expedition to yourself www.themarginalian.org/2025/10/13/p...

How to live in light – a blind hero of the French resistance on seeing the heart of life www.themarginalian.org/2023/09/06/a...

#booksky 💙📚⚡️

Cottage cheese, dark chocolate, eggs. I so wanted to make the candy I posted yesterday. Git the chios, but store was / is always out of Good Culture cottage cheese, the only one i tolerate. kirbiecravings.com/3-ingredient...

I’m off to do jury duty first thing this morning, so no fresh #OceanDevotion. Maybe later if they let me go in time… But don’t forget I have a whole YouTube channel if you need some peace & calm. youtube.com/@hashtagocea...

How tumbleweed is Made !!

For safety reasons, Clem will not be playing any toe-tapping dance numbers.

Someone the other day was asking about raccoon deterrent. To protect your dogs they need to be up to date on distemper combo. Rabies, and leptospirosis - which is spread through raccoon urine. They also carry nasty parasites to clean poos up asap.