Why Is This About To Make Me Sob

Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey. Photograph by Daniel Ibanez, 2024

Some ways to honor Terry Pratchett on his death day, march 12th

Strive to understand people you perceive as different from you

Tell a truly outrageous pun

Eat a bacon sandwich

Stand up against an oppressive authority (up to and including punching them)

Sing a bawdy song including wizard’s staffs and/or hedgehogs

Consider the importance of Angels

Demand a free but responsible press

Forge a sword out of a meteorite. If you do not have one on hand, store-bought is fine

Take responsibility for your actions, be they good or bad or neither

Recognize there is injustice in the world, but refuse to accept it

Look Up

If you have the hattitude, doff a nice-looking chapeau of some kind

Make time for the things that matter

Live.

@powerburial

IT’S STILL YOUNG LOVE

Anthony Hurd, 2023

‘May you be surrounded by friends and family, and if this is not your lot, may the blessings find you in your solitude.’

Leonard Cohen ..

Photographed at his home in Montreal by Charla Jones, 2007.

That's because you are amazing dear @cryptotheism

Being self taught and talking to actual academics is so funny. Like I have a deep and practiced knowledge of Plotinus, but I'm still not entirely sure on how Plato and Aristotle conflict.