U of D green space ... Newark, DE ... No Kings Protest ... thousands came.
On this crystalline, blue, clear day, "No Kings Day", its third iteration after two last year, at some 3,000 locations across the US and the world (at least Canada); the 4th birthday of Michael Monti, the cars parked on Cook Road, the passengers exiting with presents; our Chinese neighbors began planting in the backyard (the flower haven of one Betty Asbell, who to my great upset, we have not stayed in contact as she is in a rest home in Middletown, not far from Lisa and Larry Connor (443-433-8983) with a pile of potting soil on the driveway, Keon's play trucks on the concrete patio in back, he carried a rake toward his father, Alex, who was turning the soil with a spade as mother Sue took photos ... it was such a nice family moment as I took down Peg's laundry from the line, a windy day where we did bedsheets and a load of her stuff, which I brought in too early and had to lay out in Sandra's old room on the wooden rack and on plastic hangars hooked to the door frame to her bedroom, where I made the bed. Earlier, to the sounds of the MET's broadcast of La Traviata (what a tuneful opera by Verdi), I'd made my bed and later dusted my clothes drawer.
Phillies lost in the 10th inning to the Texas Rangers, 5-4; but the Flyers won their 8th road game in a row, in Detroit, by a 5-3 score. A nailbiter as they were up up 4-0 before the Red Wings scored 3 goals in just over 2 minutes late in the 3rd period. Philly scored an EN goal to seal it. Phewwww!!! Owen Tippett, flying on the ice, scored a hat trick, the third of his career. I got the same mention , "Phew!" from when I completed the Connections on the NY Times website. Down to my last chance and I saw the connection and got the 3rd row and solved it. Sometimes it just takes time to see and others, it's too tough to answer.
Brian Price, who worked and retired from SEPTA and who now lives in Portugal, posted on FB from Paris where he's visiting his sister. His photos are b/w and are arresting in their simple beauty and quiet and aloneness. I posted a comment that they reminded be of Eugene Atget.
Brian Price ... Paris, March 2026.
Eugene Atget ... early 1900s (date ?)
Referring to the capitalized "IT" in the blog post header, I am trying to describe, minimally and with a facile acronym, both a pronoun, mostly, and a noun; but its derivation, its etymology, its root source, for me, is the grinding and dispiriting, to say the least, depression that has locked my being in its grasp for well over a year now. Is "IT" moving onward or am I going to be thrown into the manic phase of a "supposed betterment" and wind up not moving forward at all. Time is of essence. My billion heart beats are heading toward its sunset and I have to stop fucking around and hiding behind self-abuse covering as ephemeral pleasure (sure).
Well, today we sang together, working on today's hymns which will be sung as choral leaders of the congregation for our visiting minister today at UUSMC, Rev. Lyn Cox (they, them), Central East Region Field Staff, Unitarian Universalist Association. We Will Carry Each Other and Benediction, both in the online UUA hymnal (Sing Out Love). We rehearsed (Peg is a good piano player) on the Kurzweil RG200 electric and she was direct in her quick corrections of my diction and pitch but we sang, some acapella, and it sounded and felt good. Should do it more often and hopefully we shall just prior to her plane travel to the other side of Earth to an island in the Indian Ocean.
On another neighborly note, walked across the street, hoped not to alarm Kevin who was working on a car to replace a steering strut and another part, an advanced automotive repair job that is right up his alley. Gets his parts from Rock Automotive which sends frig magnets for each purchase. Both, in the garage and kitchen, are covered, he says, with the attractive attachments. He swears by their quality and low cost.
Well, he is an engineer and so is his son, 31, who just graduated with an electrical engineering degree from UD and now with works with his dad, who guaranteed a job at the facility he works, a place that gets a lot of DOD contracts and desires to hire Americans for their open positions due to the sensitive nature of the work intelligence-wise. I queried him on that statement and he said it honestly. But it is revealing to learn about your neighbors when you take the time to talk and ask a few caring questions about family.
Well, today we sang together, working on today's hymns which will be sung as choral leaders of the congregation for our visiting minister today at UUSMC, Rev. Lyn Cox (they, them), Central East Region Field Staff, Unitarian Universalist Association. We Will Carry Each Other and Benediction, both in the online UUA hymnal (Sing Out Love). We rehearsed (Peg is a good piano player) on the Kurzweil RG200 electric and she was direct in her quick corrections of my diction and pitch but we sang, some acapella, and it sounded and felt good. Should do it more often and hopefully we shall just prior to her plane travel to the other side of Earth to an island in the Indian Ocean.
On another neighborly note, walked across the street, hoped not to alarm Kevin who was working on a car to replace a steering strut and another part, an advanced automotive repair job that is right up his alley. Gets his parts from Rock Automotive which sends frig magnets for each purchase. Both, in the garage and kitchen, are covered, he says, with the attractive attachments. He swears by their quality and low cost.
Well, he is an engineer and so is his son, 31, who just graduated with an electrical engineering degree from UD and now with works with his dad, who guaranteed a job at the facility he works, a place that gets a lot of DOD contracts and desires to hire Americans for their open positions due to the sensitive nature of the work intelligence-wise. I queried him on that statement and he said it honestly. But it is revealing to learn about your neighbors when you take the time to talk and ask a few caring questions about family.
