Table of Contents
In the Beginning...
...as it was at the End...This is all that you need to know...
...It's also the final test question
Welcome to our planet...Third ROCK from the sun...
Baby Apparel...Paraphrenalia
Chillin'...nap time...bed time...any time...
School Daze
Hopefully, your caregivers will include musical education.
Here's why...
Sports
FYI - "27" is a significant number..."27 Club"...
BTW - Today - 4/27 - Witches Brew Coffee House is celebrating its 27th year...YAY!!!
Who said history is a DEAD subject?...
Creative ways to learn days of the week
Grateful Care of Animals
If she/he gets an indoor pet...
...or keeps one in the yard...
Saturday Morning CarTUNES...
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Goldilocks and the dancing bears
Seems nobody's yet combined these two in a meme...but I did locate Goldie (or a piece of her)...
Magic School Bus: Retro/Update
Enhanced Cartoon Characters
Re-imagining other children's classics...
Play Dates
Gnarly Marley 2023 Earth Day Celebrations
Holidaze Safety
Let your little ones safely enjoy Halloween candies like Gummy Bears by making them at home…
When they get older, take them into NYC for this annual scarefest
--I went with a friend in 2018. To bring some balance to the Forces of Darkness, I dressed as St. Francis of Assisi, complete with a bird's nest atop my head.
--at one point in the evening, they show a classic horror film on a big screen...
...in the sanctuary above the altar
And a little child shall lead us…
When you get older...but not losing your hair...
Church & State
State
Get involved in voting...and despite what some adults might tell you...you have choices:
--Bob Weir is a national spokesperson. Headcount volunteers set up stations at shows and concerts where they encourage folks to register to vote.
Church
Another area where you'll be asked to choose is spirituality...don't settle for religion...despite it's Latin root ("re-ligio" - to join together)...most are simply saying "Hooray for OUR side" or "My way or the highway"
Atheists Don't Have No Songs - Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers feat. Edie Brickell (03:03)
Aging with Grace...
"Every summer we can rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight
If it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
Grandchildren on your knee
Vera, Chuck and Dave"
Mindful Self Care: Tye Die...Tai Chi...
--Coincidentally, three of the greatest loves of my life, Tai Chi, Green Building and The Grateful Dead all embody elements of Integration, Synergy and Collaboration. It is through doing Tai Chi, practicing green building and playing Grateful Dead Music, that I weave my thread. And it will be so inspiring to hear how others are doing their weaving and how we can assist one another in this most important personal and collective mission of Sustainable Living, referred to here as The Golden Braid. As it is written in the Dead Song, Terrapin Station:
"I can't figure out
if it's the end or beginning,
but the Train's put its breaks on
and the whistle is screaming."
Practices for martial...marital...balance...
Those were...these are...the good old days...
--Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart has worked for yours with neuroscientists on using music to help people with cognitive impairment. He tells a story that his grandmother was able to remember his name when he played for her...
"Weir" known by the company we keep...
Non-Sequitor (sort of...can you find the thread???)
On my monthly trips to my alternative medicine doc in CT, I pass a town that causes my 5th-grade male mind to chuckle. How 'bout yours???
Plan a Head...Family Planning...for future new lives...
--he recorded his son's heartbeat IN UTERO...and quips that he's the world's YOUNGEST recording artist. : )))
We bid you Good Night...
The Dead like other performers covered Gospel classics like this one.
First, we'll hear from the Motherland...
Next, from the Meadowlands...