Author Archives: Naomi

The awful photo of a huge tree chopped down…

Posted on October 14, 2026 by Naomi

Almost immediately, I thought of Saruman wrecking the beautiful gardens of Isengard. And then I thought, Ents. The Ents will come. What a wayward, destructive bad seed Trump is! His only  monuments will be these photos of deliberate physical damage … Continue reading →

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Human nature is well disposed to laugh at this line…

Posted on October 14, 2026 by Naomi

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of. –Jane Austen, in Emma

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Animal news: Who’s the fattest of the Fat Bears?

Posted on October 2, 2026 by Naomi

Backpack! That’s his name. He’s a brown bear who was a candidate in the 2026 Alaska Fattest Bear competition. I’m not going to copy and paste in a compelling photo of Backpack from the New York Times, lest I get … Continue reading →

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