This is very much what the scene looked like. This image, created by Gemini based on my prompt, is preferable to the photo I have of the ginger cat’s broken body and the white cat a short distance away.

On my way home on...

What’s Past is Prologue (W. Shakespeare, The Tempest,1610/11)

I like Heather Cox Richardson’s updates about events from US history. She takes a “just the facts, mam” approach that usually speaks volumes. In this case, the focus is on slavery, the main reason for the US Civil War from 1861-1865. I know this dates me but that was les...

As seen at a Buddhist temple in northern Thailand. Photo by MAA

I asked one of my digital servants this question: What does this message have in common with Islam, Judaism and Christianity? It responded thus:

The sign reads: “The...

Shared by one of my contacts in Gaza. The cause of these horrendous living conditions? ISRAEL. Remember who and what is responsible for this living hell with every death, every pang of hunger, every untreated illness, a...