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Tag Archives: coronavirus
50 Truly Clever Memes
The word meme comes from the same source as the word mime. Both can be clever, or incredibly annoying. Like when a mime starts building an imaginary box around you while you’re hunting for a public restroom. Also, memes don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Quips and Quotes
Tagged 2020, cats, coronavirus, dogs, funny, memes, mime
42 Comments
What Defines Us?
19 years ago, on 9/11/2001, terrorists struck America. And it, or rather how we responded, came to define the first decade of the 21st century. Then, in the 2010s, the world reeled from the Great Recession, and in many ways … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged 2020s, 9/11, community, coronavirus, COVID 19, hope, opinions, terrorism
22 Comments
Images and Words of Hope
“I remember when I started searching, and just in case was constantly rehearsing what I’d say when hope came back again, ‘Hey, what’s the deal, where have you been?’” ~from the song “Paradox,” featured in the motion picture Healing River … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Movies, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Anne Lamott, coronavirus, Covid-19, G.K. Chesterton, hope, J.R.R. Tolkein, pandemic
20 Comments
More Comedy Relief
Last March, I posted a blog entitled Comedy Relief, and felt the need to justify joking about this terrible outbreak. 4 months on I make no excuses. Humor helps us survive! Click on any image to enlarge it, or to … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged cartoons, comics, coronavirus, Covid-19, funy, jokes, pandemic, survive
31 Comments
Independence Day?
Today is Independence Day in my country. Independence seems like an odd thing to celebrate at a time when we feel anything but independent, when so much of our independence is curtailed: The right to choose when and where we … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged 4th of July, coronavirus, Covid-19, freedom, Independence Day, John 8:31-32, St. Francis, Toni Morrison
30 Comments
I Miss the World
I grew up near the beach in Southern California. Honestly, I didn’t go all that often once I grew up. But the moment we moved away, I missed it. I missed knowing I could. This pandemic has made me feel … Continue reading
Posted in Quips and Quotes
Tagged beauty, coronavirus, getaways, longing, pandemic, photoblog, pictures, travel, world
69 Comments
I Hate Masks!
Last Sunday, my wife and I ate in the fabled part of a restaurant known as “Inside.” Except for while we were actually eating (the intake of “food” requiring access to a facial orifice called a “mouth”) we wore our … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged alien, coronavirus, Covid-19, death, facehugger, funny, masks, men, snarky
86 Comments
2020 So Far
So, I saw this on my way to the market this morning, and thought, “Aha, well, that pretty much explains 2020 so far.
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged 2020, coronavirus, Covid-19, funny, pandemic, protests, racism, sad
32 Comments
Experiencing Art – Together
Together. The word literally means “to gather.” A scary thought these days. But that’s what makes public art public: people experiencing art together. All art wants to be seen, of course. It invites us to come and see it. But … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Quips and Quotes
Tagged art, coronavirus, creativity, Lady Gaga, public, scary, street, Vincent van Gogh
22 Comments
While We Were Away
Is this what the world would look like if the pandemic didn’t end? The scientific word is entropy: things crack and crumble, they disintegrate. But they’re also invaded–by water, soil, light, life, transformed from the unnatural into the natural. As … Continue reading
Posted in Quips and Quotes
Tagged abandoned, art, beauty, coronavirus, invaded, life, pandemic, photography, reclaimed
33 Comments