portion of a sermon delivered in 1853 by the abolitionist minister Theodore Parker. Born in Lexington, Massachusetts, in 1810, Parker studied at Harvard Divinity School and eventually became an influential transcendentalist and minister in the Unitarian church. In that sermon, Parker said: “I do not pretend to understand the moral universe. The arc is a long one. My eye reaches but little ways. I cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by experience of sight. I can divine it by conscience. And from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.”A downhome version might be, “What goes around, comes around,” or “The chickens come home to roost.”
As Donald Trump’s presidency flails, and Republicans flee his sinking ship, those of us who’ve watched askance, may feel the blossoming of hope.
Finally! Finally, Trump’s criminality is catching up with him and his enablers.
South Africans viewing Trump through the lens of politics reiterated versions of “trust a businessman, not a politician, to fix politics….”
South Africans viewing Trump through the lens of Christianity have maintained, if not solidified, the view that Trump is heaven-sent, a welcome feature of the End Times… and that opposition to Trump and support of Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci is the devil’s work.
The pandemic and strict lockdown prevented face-to-face conversations to confirm whether this trend held. With Level 2, I hope to explore further.
Meanwhile, goings-on in the United States appear to trend towards accountability, aka “justice.”
Then again, there was zero accountability after the 2008 financial crash.
I planted seeds before the last freeze in the recycled-freezer-as-coldframe and they’re doing well. I plan to transplant them into monkey-proof plots disguised in garden plants over the next few days.
What I appreciate about this batch of seedlings:
Some grow vigorously (peas, pole beans)
Some are slow to germinate (cilantro, basil)
Some perhaps planted out of season (rockette, cucumbers)
One or two show signs of dis-ease (front-left pole bean)
In other words, a metaphor for life….
News blues…
Mueller Prosecutor Calls Senate Intel’s Report On Russian Interference ‘A Remarkable Document’ (7:15 mins)“There clearly was Russian interference in the [2016] election … to help Donald Trump – and it was amply justified to undertake the investigation [despite] AG Barr arguing the opposite. Both Republicans and Democrats agree Paul Manafort was a grave, counterintelligence risk….Living in both South Africa and California over the last few years, I’ve been astonished at South Africans’ views of Trump as “a successful businessman,” a “Christian,” someone “we” can trust.
South Africans viewing Trump through the lens of politics reiterated versions of “trust a businessman, not a politician, to fix politics….”
South Africans viewing Trump through the lens of Christianity have maintained, if not solidified, the view that Trump is heaven-sent, a welcome feature of the End Times… and that opposition to Trump and support of Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci is the devil’s work.
The pandemic and strict lockdown prevented face-to-face conversations to confirm whether this trend held. With Level 2, I hope to explore further.
Meanwhile, goings-on in the United States appear to trend towards accountability, aka “justice.”
Then again, there was zero accountability after the 2008 financial crash.
Time will tell… won’t it?
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Republican Confessions (1:15 mins) “I think my party made a bad mistake, and I’m going to have to vote against that mistake on the 3rd of November.”
Meanwhile, back at the ranch…
Frost covered the lawns here early this morning, as temperature dropped below zero. Temperatures in California spiked: 130 F/ 54 C in Death Valley, 109 F/ 42 C at a friend’s place in Pleasant Hill, and 106 F/ 41 C at my houseboat. And fires…More than 30 wildfires are burning across California, including nearly a dozen that started in the last two days, according to officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and a Times analysis.
While the containment of some fires is increasing, other blazes are being sparked and are growing amid a combination of excessive heat and lightning from thunderstorms induced by a tropical storm in the Pacific Ocean.
Air quality was bad in many parts of the state due to the fires and weather. But the Bay Area and other parts of Northern California were hit particularly hard as winds carried smoke from multiple fires in places such as Marin, Sonoma, San Mateo and Monterey counties into communities. Experts say the air quality could be even worse on Wednesday.
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Seedlings as metaphor for growth, new beginnings, implicit trust in life continuing….  |
| Foreground left to right: beets, zucchini, cucumbers, beans Background right: peas Inbetween: chard, onions, No shows: rockette, basil, cilantro Click to enlarge. |
I planted seeds before the last freeze in the recycled-freezer-as-coldframe and they’re doing well. I plan to transplant them into monkey-proof plots disguised in garden plants over the next few days.
What I appreciate about this batch of seedlings:
Some grow vigorously (peas, pole beans)
Some are slow to germinate (cilantro, basil)
Some perhaps planted out of season (rockette, cucumbers)
One or two show signs of dis-ease (front-left pole bean)
In other words, a metaphor for life….
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