It’s all going too fast.
Tonight is the opening night for Whimsy. The final opening night for Beatrix at Circus Juventas. I’m not nearly as emotional as I will be for the final show on August 9th but close.
She’s been performing there nearly her entire life (since age 3). It’ll be hard to imagine it without her.
Nicholas Bate of Hunter Gatherer 21C with an important reminder:“You were, for long stretches, simply out of reach.”
My sister is doing some research on our family at The Library of Congress and came across some of my Great Grandfather’s papers. Mixed within was this art masterpiece by the famed 3 year old poet and print artist Patrick Rhone.
Things The French Find Completely Bizarre – Kimberly Wheeler
Not every thought needs to be announced.
Not every moment needs to become content.
Not every silence needs to be filled.
I think the French have it right.
Congrats to Manu Moreale on 150 interviews completed for his wonderful People and Blogs series. I was honored to be one of those 150.
We often forget how inexpensive it is (often free, in fact) it is to completely make someone’s day/week/year or, even, give them a memory they will cherish for life.
Beatrix is on the banner for this year’s summer show at Circus Juventas, Whimsy. There are still tickets available. So, if you’re local you should come see Beatrix in her final circus performances before she heads off to college.
How to deal with your kid leaving • Buttondown
Boy did I need to read this.
The Undiscovered Country of Our Declarations
I wrote this five years ago but can’t find where I posted it. It still holds true today so why not post it here, now?
My message for today’s celebration of America’s Independence…
The dream of the United States of America has never aligned with the reality of the United Sates of America. How we imagine ourselves to be has never been who we actually are. Does this mean we should not keep dreaming and striving for those lofty goals? No. And if we were ever to achieve them, we should engage new, more lofty, ones. But, to deny the recognition of these self-evident truths actually undermines our intentions to realize the undiscovered country of our declarations.
For if we declare the job “done”; If we have reached that mountaintop; if freedom for all was truly achieved with the declaration of our intentions and the subsequent amendments to our constitution, then what now should we strive for?
The answer is this: the work towards freedom, justice, and equal rights shall never be done. Even if achieved it requires constant vigilance to maintain. So, as we celebrate what we have, knowing there are those with less, we must re-commit to those values and push further.
— Jul 4, 2021