Tag Archives: Animals

The Annotated Wind in the Willows

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

“The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home.” So begins one of the great literary adventures of my life, The Wind in the Willows, published in 1908 by Kenneth Grahame. I’ve written about The … Continue reading →

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On New Year’s Resolutions…

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

Gotta love this, even if some of the filmmakers have way too much time on their hands… Much better than the Jingle Cats, don’t you think?

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The Life of Pi: A movie review

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

What you’ve heard about this movie is true: it’s the tale of a boy who winds up in a lifeboat in the Pacific with a Bengal tiger. It’s also true that most critics have praised The Life of Pi. I’m … Continue reading →

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Pondering, mulling, musing, and ruminating on the year so far

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

I was looking for just the right word for “think over” and pulled out Webster’s Dictionary to check  precise meanings.  Here are some of the definitions I found: ponder, from the Latin pondare – to weigh, mentally; think deeply about; … Continue reading →

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Everything Changes

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

Lewis Richmond, an ordained Zen priest and author of Aging as a Spiritual Practice, began his studies 40 years ago with the renowned teacher, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi.  Richmond relates that one day, after a talk, a student said, “Suzuki Roshi – … Continue reading →

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Kit

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

She answers to Kit, but her real name is Kitsune, the Japanese word for fox.  That’s because when we adopted her four years ago today, she looked so much like a fox. We’d been looking for a second dog for … Continue reading →

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