And I quote: Patti Page

November 28, 2022 · by Lori | in and I quote: | tagged At Last She Said It, blog, Jesse Bowser, Patti Page | Leave a comment

This is not a toss-off phrase, and it’s not meant to be answered with a compendium of facts. [Read more]

A few minutes in Paris

October 27, 2022 · by Lori | in culture, photograph, travel | tagged Alexandre Dumas, architecture, Bois de Boulogne, Europe, France, Kooples, Louis Vuitton, Paris, Sacre-coeur, stained glass | 6 Comments

I’ve been in Paris for the past week, and we have walked and walked and walked, snapping pictures along the way. If you’ve got a few minutes, you can join me to look at some of what we’ve seen. [Read more]

Blackberries and shifting gears

September 14, 2022 · by Lori | in personal development | tagged adaptation, barn dance, blackberries, new direction, planning, priorities | 2 Comments

No longer was I watching for and reaching for the largest, darkest, shiniest berries. [Read more]

Where will babies show up?

August 25, 2022 · by Lori | in map | tagged maps, population growth, Pratap Vardhan, statistics, Visual Capitalist | Leave a comment

Awkward conversations about where babies come from are likely as old as modern civilization, and are not the topic of this post.[Read more]

Happy 600th!

August 8, 2022 · by Lori | in archives | tagged blogs, celebrate, retrospective | Leave a comment

This isn’t really an anniversary collection—can I use the term centiversary? [Read more]

And I quote: Thomas B. Macaulay

July 28, 2022 · by Lori | in and I quote:, music, video | tagged Emily Barker, history, January 6, nostalgia, Thomas Babington Macaulay, War in Ukraine | 4 Comments

For all the challenges we see around us, it can be valuable to call to mind the many, many benefits of our current situation [Read more]

The curiosity cure

June 29, 2022 · by Lori | in mind, personal development, psychology | tagged contemplation, introspection, self-reflection | 1 Comment

It seemed impossible that shifting to turn over could produce as much noise as it did, every single time. [Read more]

Putting the vexill in vexillology

June 14, 2022 · by Lori | in culture, history, humor, video | tagged Artifexian, Drexel University, Flag Day, flags, vexillology, youtube | Leave a comment

If you’ve always wondered why you find a particular flag a little irritating, the video might help you pinpoint the reason. [Read more]

Hand in hand

May 27, 2022 · by Lori | in culture, health, politics, psychology, social issues | tagged congress, gun violence, legislature, mass shooting, responsibility, school shooting, Texas, Uvalde | Leave a comment

By definition, right up until things begin to work, they’re not working. [Read more]

The neighbors are worried.

May 15, 2022 · by Lori | in history, learning, map, politics | tagged EU, Europe, European Union, Finland, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Russia, Ukraine, War | 3 Comments

On Thursday Finland signaled interest in joining NATO [Read more]