Reading "Native Science" by Gregory Cajete. Two chapters in my mind is already blown. How do we bring our best to the "observation" process in the scientific method? Perception may be much more nuanced than our Western "schooling" allows.

I took a winding trip through the web pages of Harvard Divinity School and ended up here:

cswr.hds.harvard.edu/research-pro...

I want to join! I assume this is only for students, so posting this publicly feels like a big tease, but I'm grateful for the references. @harvarddivinity.bsky.social

Current reading. What's up, 1943? Connecting the Big Ben Minute to the #PlanetMinute app. I haven't been feeling well lately, but reading in bed is ace. Saving the world. Good vs. Evil. Just another night with my feet up chez moi.

@kissinpink.bsky.social Doechii's "rap album of the year" is exactly what I need to be listening to this moment of my life.

I just learned that the philosopher George Ivanovitch #Gurdjieff (1866-1949) composed hundreds of solo #piano pieces between 1918 - 1927, and I am here for it! (His "sound" reminds me a lot of Alan #Hovhanness, of whom I am a big fan.) Check out this #Harvard piano recital: tinyurl.com/mr2prh22

It's my birthday, and I'm fortunate to be able to spend the day doing what I want, but I'm also (due to unavoidable circumstances) spending it alone. So far, I'm enjoying checking in with family, catching up on my favorite shows, and maybe later, some genealogy research and journaling.

"The quill from a buzzard, the blood writes the word
I wanna know am I the sky or a bird?
'Cause hell's boiling over and heaven is full
We're chained to the world and we all gotta pull"

Tom Waits

"skyorbird" has been my handle for decades. settling here seems apropos. we'll see.