Today, August 12 is World Elephant Day, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world’s elephants. There are so many factors endangering the elephant populations, including habitat loss due primarily to deforestation; human-elephant conflict because elephants now must share habitat with humans; and mistreatment in captivity. But by far the greatest danger is due to […]
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Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ve tasked myself with throwing open the cabinet of curiosities and wondrous things I call my brain and leading you on a tour of what actually resides in there – all through the lens of unusual, obscure, or simply charming-to-me words. U is for… umbraculiform – 1. […]
Continue reading »Happy April, and welcome to Day 1 of the month-long A-to-Z Blogging Challenge where hundreds of folks are posting their way through the alphabet. Be sure to check out the myriad of participating blog players here. I’ve tasked myself with throwing open the cabinet of curiosities and wondrous things I call my brain and leading […]
Continue reading »February 13th has been celebrated as Self Love Day for years, thanks mainly to Christine Arylo’s efforts. I think it’s a brilliant, much needed idea to bring the topic into public awareness. I get that Valentine’s Day can be emotionally loaded for an infinite variety of reasons for many people, but the purpose of today’s […]
Continue reading »The last Friday of the month means it’s time once again for one of my favorite days. A day for promoting positive news via We Are the World Blogfest. It delights me to participate as an agent of pronoia along with dozens of other ambassadors highlighting feel-good news stories for us all to celebrate. Cohosting the […]
Continue reading »Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ve tasked myself with exploring the concepts of pronoia (the belief that the universe is conspiring to shower us with blessings), quiety (serenity) and peace – all through the lens of unusual, obscure, or simply delightful-to-me words. F is for…firgun. Firgun is an interesting word – an informal […]
Continue reading »Today our abecedarium wanderings take us into the world of W. Given than August 26 is celebrated as Women’s Equality Day in the United States, that’s what I’m musing about today. Commemorating the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which granted women the right to vote, Women’s Equality Day was proposed by […]
Continue reading »Sauntering through the month, we now find ourselves in the land of S. I was just reading a remark from someone who was bemused by the fact that food inspires so many words that mean a jumble, assortment, or heterogeneous mixture. The person goes on to mention a few such words, one of which I […]
Continue reading »Today’s page in my abecedarium plants us firmly in the land of Q. I am by nature a curious person. My days are filled with questions. But even deeper than that, I think my life is filled with intentional queries. A dictionary definition of query might include: “a question, especially one addressed to an official […]
Continue reading »Today the letter K has me musing about Klimt. I have a hard time imagining someone not loving his art. I suspect he was quite a fascinating man as well. Photographs and portraits of him certainly capture someone who looks intriguing. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession in 1897, which was a […]
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