Tag Archives: pandemic

Redeeming Our World

Posted on August 8, 2020 by mitchteemley

“Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to cultivate and watch over it.” ~Genesis 2:15 As we return, post-lockdown, to the world around us, so does the pollution we create. If it … Continue reading →

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Dolls Re-imagined!

Posted on July 24, 2020 by mitchteemley

A post on dolls? Hey, there’s a pandemic out there, and dolls can’t catch it! No, I’m not playing with dolls—yet–but I became utterly fascinated when gathering these images. I discovered that dolls are sculptures-with-attitude, made by humans-with-attitude! Oh, sure, … Continue reading →

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Because, Animals

Posted on July 13, 2020 by mitchteemley

I was going to post something really profound. Really. But then I didn’t. So, here are these, because, well, animals. And, oh, yeah, because… I swear I had another reason, but I can’t seem to remember…I think it had something … Continue reading →

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2020 So Far

Posted on June 13, 2020 by mitchteemley

So, I saw this on my way to the market this morning, and thought, “Aha, well, that pretty much explains 2020 so far.

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While We Were Away

Posted on May 29, 2020 by mitchteemley

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 →

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Imagine Having to Explain to Your Child…

Posted on May 28, 2020 by mitchteemley

Renika Williams, center, in the feature film Healing River. This week in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a black man named George Floyd choked to death while a white police officer knelt on his neck, ignoring his pleas. I am not qualified to … Continue reading →

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The 5 Deadliest Creatures

Posted on May 7, 2020 by mitchteemley

First it’s a worldwide pandemic. Now it’s Giant Murder Hornets. Zombies can’t be far behind. Actually, according to the World Health Organization, the five deadliest creatures (to humans) aren’t giant murder hornets, lions and tigers and bears, or even zombies. … Continue reading →

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The pandemic update from Britain: hope, hype, and a tiger running loose

Posted on May 6, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Ellen Hawley of Notes from the U.K. A New York-born transplant to picturesque Cornwall, England, Ellen is the author of three popular seriocomic novels. The same mix of facts and whimsy shows up in … Continue reading →

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Who’s Benefitting From the Pandemic?

Posted on April 23, 2020 by mitchteemley

Not a conspiracy theory, merely an unforeseen reality. While governments, businesses and workers are ravaged by the pandemic, some sectors are actually flourishing, and some job markets are actually expanding. Here are a few of the benefitees: Online Sales Amazon, … Continue reading →

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Earth Day Lockdown

Posted on April 21, 2020 by mitchteemley

This may be the least celebrated Earth Day ever.* And yet, ironically, our very inattentiveness is giving Earth a long-needed breather: worldwide pollution has plummeted during the lockdown. Why is it our planet needed a global pandemic to catch a … Continue reading →

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