Bodies: Celestial AND Human

Eclipse 2024 Last week began with a total solar eclipse in the US, though we weren't in the path of totality ... and then clouds covered it at the big moment. Well, I can tell the light is diminished in these images, leading up to the moon covering the sun. The light is not quite… Continue reading Bodies: Celestial AND Human

The aegis of the wasp

This is the most sinister photo of the hints of early Spring I have EVER taken Reading Emily Wilson's translation of The Iliad got me talking, out loud, like: "As we know, clever Odysseus was favored by the goddess Athena." I've found that one benefit of marriage no one talks about is: there's always someone… Continue reading The aegis of the wasp

Entanglement in Montana

I had never spent any time in the Great Plains region of the United States. Well, now I can say I've been to Billings, Montana for 36 hours. I was in town to present at a work conference -- I can't even pretend I scratched the surface. I didn't plan this, but I read a… Continue reading Entanglement in Montana