Lately we’ve been watching Raising Hope for our highbrow entertainment needs. With this show, it’s the little things you might miss whilst digging for cookie dough in the ice cream bowl that are the funniest. Fortunately Meghan caught this one.

Naomi Shihab Nye:

I have not succeeded this week in having a genuine day of Shabbat. But I did get a good reminder that Good News, in its simplest and everyday form, is also stripped of human elaboration. It’s good to let it be simple.

Quick stop at Broad Arrow Farm • Naturally, their motto “Do you know where your food comes from?” reminds me of this. 🙂

Meghan’s random book grab today. I figure the subtitle could just as well have been “A Brief Jaunt Through Human History.” Or even “A Brief Jaunt Through My Own History.” 🤓

From the epigraph: “To every kid with a little daydream and every grown-up with a big idea …”

“Mournful punditry” — Some thoughts from this week.

📚Happy New Book in the Mail Day! Celebrate accordingly

“This dual commitment to a single origin and a pluralized manifestation of moral living characterizes Bretherton’s approach.”

Werntz’s worthy critique notwithstanding — what, after all, is wrong with “squinting very hard,” and don’t we end up doing that anyway? — I’m definitely ordering Bretherton’s book. And checking out his “Listen, Organize, Act” podcast.

I love Jennifer Roberts’ phrase “the formative powers of delay”.

   …Patience

comes to the bones

before it takes root in the heart
as another good idea.

     — Mary Oliver