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Time flows gently, years remain tranquil. Weave tenderness into everyday moments and gather romance from the fabric of life.

Her steps are lighter today as she returns to the creek, following the now-familiar path.

The online trend of young men reading classic works of literature and posting about it continues. ⁦@ChrisKindaReads⁩ was the first I saw do it, but it is spreading. Don’t blackpill on the next generation.

@JoshPhillipsPhD As do I!

@DrTimothyShea I love Baldwin

Now that I’m back and have updated all my security settings, let’s get back to talking about books 📚🙂 Anyone reading anything good at the moment?

Four Old Men. Two Wheelchairs. One Beach. Alan Alda’s 90th Birthday January 28, 2026. Alan Alda turned 90. His family planned a safe celebration at home. Cake. Balloons. Grandkids. Alan said no. “I don’t want a party,” he said. His daughter frowned. “Dad… you’re turning ninety. This is a big deal.” “I know,” Alan said. “But I don’t want to celebrate here.” “Then where?” Alan didn’t hesitate. “I want to go to the beach.” The room went still. “The beach?” “Dad, you’re in a wheelchair.” “You can barely stand.” Alan smiled. That smile. The Hawkeye Pierce smile — the one that always meant something stubborn was coming. “So?” By that afternoon, he had already decided who was coming. “The four of us,” he said. “The last four.” Gary Burghoff. Jamie Farr. Mike Farrell. And himself. The final survivors of the 4077th. “No cameras. No interviews. No speeches,” Alan said. “Just us.” The phone calls began. Gary answered first. “Happy birthday, old man! Ninety!” “Thanks. I need you to drive.” “Drive where?” “To the beach.” A pause. “Alan… you’re in a wheelchair.” “So are facts. They don’t stop me either.” Gary laughed. That Radar laugh Alan had known for over fifty years. “Fine. But I’m not pushing you through sand.” “I’ll crawl if I have to.” “You’re insane.” “I’m Hawkeye. Same thing.” Jamie Farr was next. “The beach?” Jamie said. “I’m ninety-one and in a wheelchair.” “Then we’ll have two wheelchairs at the beach.” “Like a parade?” “Like a victory lap.” Jamie laughed until his voice cracked. “You haven’t changed since 1972.” “And you’re still Klinger.” “Fine. I’m in.” Mike Farrell sighed the moment he answered. “Let me guess,” he said. “You want me to push your wheelchair.” “Yes.” “I’m eighty-six. I use a cane.” “BJ Hunnicutt once saved a man with dental floss,” Alan said. “You’ll manage.” Long pause. “…Fine.” January 28. 6:00 a.m. Gary arrived in a rented van. Two wheelchair spaces. He was wearing a Hawaiian shirt. At Alan’s house, his daughter hovered. “Dad, are you sure?” “I’ve never been more sure of anything.” “What if something happens?” “Something is always about to happen at ninety,” Alan said. “Might as well happen at the beach.” Jamie was waiting outside his house. Wheelchair. Sunglasses. Hawaiian shirt. “You coordinated outfits?” Gary asked. “It’s tradition,” Jamie said. “The 4077th always matched.” Mike showed up next. Also in a Hawaiian shirt. Four old men. One van. Heading west. On the drive, memories filled the air. Harry driving too fast. Larry bringing his own wine. Radar making everyone cry. Klinger never sleeping. When the MASH* theme song came on, no one spoke. After it ended, Alan said quietly, “That song used to annoy me.” “Now?” “Now it just reminds me how lucky we were.” At Malibu, reality hit. Wheelchairs don’t work on sand. Jamie grumbled. Mike rubbed his back. Alan stared at the ocean. Gary disappeared. Fifteen minutes later, he returned with two lifeguards and two beach wheelchairs. One lifeguard whispered, “My grandmother watched MASH* every night.” It took time. Transfers were slow. Hands trembled. Bones protested. But they made it. To the water. Alan closed his eyes. The sound of waves. Salt in the air. Sun on his face. “I forgot what this felt like,” he said. They talked about the ones who weren’t there. McLean. Wayne. Larry. Harry. Bill. David. Loretta. Jamie finally broke the silence. “Let’s race.” Two wheelchairs. Two pushers. One rock. They raced. They tied. People on the beach stared. A teenager asked, “What are those old guys doing?” His mother said, “Living.” As the sun set, Alan spoke. “This might be the last time.” No one argued. “That’s why it matters,” he said. “Because we know.” He made a wish. “One more year.” “One more adventure.” “Korea. Together.” They promised.

@goodreads A Prayer for Owen Meaney

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Things that are true at the same time imho: —The shooting of Alex Pretti was an unjustified tragedy I don’t care what his politics are he is an American with constitutional rights —Walz is a baffoon using his own citizens as pawns in a game of civil war to distract from fraud and other political problems —Noem is incompetent and lied about the shooting to spin a false narrative and should be fired and replaced immediately —ICE needs to level up the professionalism (process, marked uniforms/vehicles, lose the masks) or will lose credibility to do their job —MN mobs following people around accusing them of being ICE, storming church’s and directly antagonizing ICE agents are wrong —Trump admin needs to deescalate and chart a path to cooperation with local MN law enforcement the way they are in other states —Biden admin let 10M+ illegal immigrants in without vetting and now we have a huge mess on our hands and deserve a ton of blame

@anchoredso37497 @conservmillen We still don’t know who killed Charlie Kirk!

The things I and many simultaneously believe to be true: - I wish Renee Good and Alex Pretti were still alive. They were people made in God’s image whose lives had value, and their deaths are tragic - I still am unclear about the true story surrounding Pretti’s killing - I am not sure DHS messaging on Pretti’s death has been completely accurate or helpful - The chaos that led to their deaths is in large part due to local law enforcement refusing keep the public from impeding ICE and local politicians stoking the flames by calling ICE “Gestapo” - ICE and border patrol agents, by and large, do a good, compassionate job that is very difficult. Like any group - teachers, pastors, social workers, etc - there will be those who are corrupt or bad at their jobs, and it’s ok to acknowledge that if apparent - ICE’s job is necessary and good. Removing illegal aliens, including those who have committed heinous crimes against American children, should be able to be done without conflict. This is normal business that has been conducted in similar ways under both R and D administrations. The chaos is not caused by Trump. It is caused by those who hate Trump - America, like every country, has the right and responsibility to defend its borders, protect citizenship, and enforce immigration law. This is necessary for national sovereignty. This is not “kidnapping,” and it’s not just violent criminals who need to be deported. - Lots of overlap between those decrying ICE and those who: never said a word about immigration enforcement under Biden & Obama, have never expressed concern about the lives lost because of illegal immigration, support abortion, or accused Charlie Kirk of racism in the days following his murder. I am 100% uninterested in what these people have to say about morality or justice.

Auld Lang Syne is arguably the most famous piece of work by Robert Burns. A song of friendship and goodwill. It’s worth remembering in an era of increasing division. Happy Burns Night to you all. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Ok. I have seen it all. Where is @LMPD

Maybe in another life, I would run a book shop in Edinburgh that's also an art gallery and a coffee shop.

Amish Donuts...... love it 😂

This seems like a great day to re-read this! Let’s do this!

Drink your coffee. Read your books. It’s chaos out there. Let the pages ground you. Find calm amid the storm.

LOL. Holy shit. Mr. Rogers was extremely political -- subversively and radically so. There's a great, widely watched documentary on Mr. Rogers that focuses on precisely this fact. What this tweet claims is the completely opposite of reality. Watch "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"

@allegiantfaith @conservmillen Whose life though?

@conservmillen We passed from "both/and" to "either/or" a long time ago. The battle is now between life and death, good and evil, and that will not change any time soon. There is no third way.

When one admin imprisons Christians praying outside of buildings in which helpless babies are being murdered And the other admin arrests people who are shutting down worship services We don’t have a “both sides” situation in this country

@Bmmoody @conservmillen What if the embodied human life is Palestinian or a refugee?

@conservmillen This isn’t a “both sides” issue because one side treats worship and prayer as threats, while the other treats the killing of unborn children as morally neutral. A society that downplays embodied human life while policing conscience isn’t neutral — it’s inverted

@ithinkimright15 @megbasham Both men have questionable morals and have espoused evil. Whether or not I believe one is more evil than the other is inconsequential, as both should be called out for the role they play in degrading our great land. We need MUCH better leaders, don't you think?

@DrTimothyShea @megbasham I agree that Trump’s responses in getting to the bottom of what went on Epstein’s island is sketchy at best. I’m sensing a little bit of bias towards Trump from you to say that Biden’s pushing trans ideology, abortion, and the sex trafficking at the open border is less abhorrent

Democrats and the Left are increasingly realizing that rather than simply denigrate Christianity, as they did in the past, they're better off trying to appropriate the language of Christianity and to use Jesus as a mascot for wickedness (as we saw with these protestors who stormed into a St. Paul church and screamed in the faces of innocent children about their white "privilege." They then had the gall to claim they were "turning over tables" like Jesus.) Obviously, there's nothing Christ-like about that, as anyone with even a passing acquaintance with their Bible knows. But the Left is banking on people not being familiar with their Bibles. The same is true with @jamestalarico. What he says about Christianity is heresy. It is anathema to a holy, jealous God who will tolerate the worship of no other gods. What we learned in Ezra Klein's interview with him is that he is no follower of the Way, no follower of Christ. But Christian, you need to know your Bible well enough to be able to expose counterfeits like Talarico. This is where the battleground is now.

@ithinkimright15 @megbasham For starters, by lying about the Epstein Files and covering for himself and his cronies, he minimizes pedophilia and sex trafficking. His conduct in this area is much more abhorrent than Biden’s.

@DrTimothyShea @megbasham Thank God because Trump stopped all of that. Now I agree with you that no politician should use or coop Christianity to push their agenda. But, I’m not sure what you meant by Trump pushing sexual perversion when it was obviously done by Biden(including advocating for abortion).