SERMONS

Photo by Glacier National Park - HDR

Happy 100th, National Parks!  You don't look a day over ... well, actually, some of you look quite old.  But beautiful!     story

Principle in the type:  Yet is full of charming company, full of God's thoughts, a place of peace and safety amid the most exalted grandeur and eager enthusiastic action, a new song, a lace of beginnings abounding in first lessons of life, mountain-building, eternal, invincible, unbreakable order; with sermons in stones, storms, trees, flowers, and animals brimful of humanity. . . "    John Muir

BEARLY

photo by Dazeys supply

Oh My Gosh I have so many videos in queue Always for your entertainment!  What's a blogger to do?   Well this weekend, I'm pairing Wednesday's "black bear" wandering into a "La Canada Flintridge," California "neighborhood and"  cooling  "off in a swimming pool," with last year's same-neck-of-the-woods video of, well, you'll see.  I mean this is good stuff to us urbanites!   Big city news~        news



                                 

Principle in the type:  "If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else."   Yogi Berra

                                                                                       Happy Weekend Wildlife Lovers!

FLOW

photo by lovelyinlatoo

I don't know what to be:  Thrilled by the volunteers cleaning out the L.A. River, or disgusted by the truck loads of trash and filth pulled from the L.A. River.  You wouldn't believe what I've seen.  The clean-up sponsored by the Friends of the L.A. River is scheduled "over three consecutive Saturdays in the month of April."   Some are mess makers.  Some are mess cleaner uppers.    news        

Principle in the type:  "We may act by giving our time and talents, a kind word, or a strong back.  As we seek and see, we will be placed in circumstances and situations where we can act and bless."     W. Christopher Waddell

HURRY UP AND SLOW DOWN

photo by Ronnie macdonald

If ostriches hailed from Ireland (weaving in yesterday's holiday here), they would always finish St. Patrick's Day parades first.




                                  

Principle in the type:  "But the beauty is in the walking -- we are betrayed by destinations."    Gwyn Thomas

                                                                  Top o' the morning to ya' All Weekend Long, Peeps!

HOLD ON

photo by banoootah_qtr

Had a doozy week, how 'bout you?  It's time for a classic Throw Back Friday, "it's going to be okay," 90's anthem.  I feel better already!



                                  
 

Principle in the type:  "Optimist:  Someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it's a cha-cha."   Robert Brault.    

                                                                          Happy Weekend, Peeps and Peepettes! 

THE BOWIE

photo by Marco Gomes

Albert Brooks Tweeted:  "R.I.P David Bowie.  Took creativity and wrung its neck."   Bowie, 18 months after being diagnosed with cancer, died Sunday at the age of 69.  "The legendary musician known for musical innovation and experimentation with his image," left his mark for sure.  Music wise I'm a fan of Boys Keep Swinging, Oh! You Pretty Things and Space Oddity (below).  Space Oddity overplayed?  Nah.  It's brilliant.   Goodnight, Ziggy.              news     

Principle in the type: "The more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us.  That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world:  the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love.  Because we see things so often, we see them less and less."     Joseph B. Wirthlin     

                                   




(Sidenote:  here's Space Oddity with Kristin Wiig in a so inspiring scene from one of me'all'time favorite movies The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.  Yes, it shows Spanish sub-titles, because A) maybe you speak Spanish? and B) other versions showed too many clips of the movie and it's most important you see it yourself.)