The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. — Pablo Picasso (attr.)
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Meaning and Purpose
Posted in Other, tagged creativity, Thoughts, #365Ways, #365Ways2026 on May 10, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Picking and Choosing
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, Thoughts, to do and not to do on May 8, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“The fundamental misunderstanding of humanity is believing that we can achieve all our desires without limitation.” — Momofuku Ando
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Finishing School
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, creativity, lists, Thoughts on May 7, 2026| Leave a Comment »
I have decided that it is time for me to go to finishing school. Not the kind that includes (I assume) lessons in how to curtsy, choose wine for a meal, or keep feuding families from disrupting a wedding.
The kind that helps me tackle the unfinished projects that have been piling up around me.
Perhaps you have this issue too? Fortunately, there is very real joy in crossing things off a list and I intend to dive right in.
I’ll be tackling some writing, some baking, and a bit of art, as well as some house and life maintenance.
And who knows, I might even learn how to curtsy.
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Grand Day for a Grand Prix
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, F1, fun, Thoughts on May 3, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Yay, F1 is back after its war-related hiatus. Weather depending, of course. Maybe you follow the races, maybe you don’t, but I hope that whatever you are doing today, you are able to have some fun.
See you tomorrow!
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Right Time, Right Mood
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, books, libraries, reading, Thoughts on May 2, 2026| Leave a Comment »
I have half a dozen books checked out from the library and I’m pretty sure I single-handedly inspired a reduction in hold limits, but that’s okay. “To be read” is not just an aspiration, it’s a way of life. And while I’m very much a library person, this quote speaks to me:
“Think not of the books you’ve bought as a ‘to be read’ pile. Instead, think of your bookcase as a wine cellar. You collect books to be read at the right time, the right place, and the right mood.” ― Luc van Donkersgoed
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Big Old Grin
Posted in Other, Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, Artemis II, NASA, science, space exploration, Victor Glover, writing on May 1, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Here’s an interesting interview with astronaut and naval aviator Victor Glover, pilot for Artemis II’s Orion spacecraft.
Artemis II pilot talks about what it was really like to fly and land in Orion – Ars Technica
And when those parachutes came out, when the mains came out, it was like God himself led us down to the water. And I had a big old grin on my face. It was intense. It went from intense to pure elation.
If you are curious about what it’s like to pilot in space, the difference between a touchscreen controller and stick-and-throttle hand controllers, or the “very intense” 13 minutes and 36 seconds of reentry, read on.
I was!
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Remember to Keep Laughing
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, birds, nature, the world, Thoughts, wildlife on April 30, 2026| Leave a Comment »
I’m reading the headlines, watching holes being punched in democracy, and I don’t like it.
At the same time, my father is sending nature notes from the beach.
/headline
Pigeons, house finches
/headline
The headlines are important.
/headline
The headlines mark a world changing in ways that will hurt the people and things I care about. That’s… not great.
/headline
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But there is more to the world than just headlines.
Pelicans, herring gulls, terns, mockingbird, starlings, boat-tailed grackles, house sparrows, swallows, dolphins.
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Spill Over
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, community, creativity, Thoughts on April 27, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“Joy is what made our species survive in the first place. If we’re rewarded, reinforced by it, then we continue doing it. We spill over. We become contagious. We get others on board.” — Jiaying Zhao
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Yes! The Violets Are A-Blooming
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, flowers, nature, poetry, Spring, Thoughts on April 23, 2026| Leave a Comment »
The violets, along the river, are opening their blue faces, like
small dark lanterns.
The green mosses, being so many, are as good as brawny.
How important it is to walk along, not in haste but slowly,
looking at everything and calling out
Yes! No!
— Mary Oliver, from the poem “Yes! No!”
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Countervailing Beauty
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, beauty, inspiration, nature, Thoughts on April 20, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Mondays* are not great. (Gross exaggeration, but it feels true. Especially on a Monday.) So here’s a dose of beauty to help balance out the blah.
Recent images of people enjoying themselves on warm spring days, among groves of flowering cherry-blossom trees in cities and parks across the Northern Hemisphere
Even Darth Vader made an appearance!
* Or whichever day marks the start of your work week.
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