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Miksang
Well, Hank’ll be gosh darned. The heck you say! He’s apparently been sort of using an artistic technique all these years. Go figure. Being a dog and whatnot, he tends to see things from a heads-on perspective, a looking-up-and-down perspective, a what-is-this potential … Continue reading
Posted in Worth a Sniff, Woo Woo, Art, Sciencey Stuff, Tom Hardy's Teeth, Critters, Photography
Tagged animal photography, art, Buddhism, Chögyam Trungpa, contemplative photography, critters, dog photography, good eye, Hank, humanity, inspirations, light, Miksang, mysterious things, photography, quirky, Religion and Spirituality, Seattle photography, Tibetan, Tom Hardy's Teeth, urban photography
Sunset on Juneteenth, 2012
Such a day, then and now. For you all outside of the United States (hello, Denmark) you may not know that Juneteenth is June 19th, 1865—Emancipation Day, Freedom Day—commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Well now hang … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Dangerous Babies, Worth a Sniff
Tagged "Reconstruction" book, "This Republic of Suffering" book, Abraham Lincoln, accountability, bravery, Civil War, Drew Gilpin Faust, Emancipation Day, Emancipation Proclamation, Eric Foner, Frederick Douglass quote, Freedom Day, Gordon Granger, Hank's Nightstand, humanity, inspirations, June 19th 1865, Juneteenth, Reconstruction, Texas, United States, West India Emancipation speech
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Things Hank Saw Today
A frolic of Labradors A ray of sunshine A floundering, saffron-sailed junk rig ketch and associated sailor rescued by the Seattle Police boat in the waters off Shilshole: Flashing blue and white lights, siren and everything. Warm sand A brown-robed, rope-belted and Birkenstock-besandaled … Continue reading
Earth Hour tonight
Hey dogs! It’s spring, and that means Hank’s going to participate in Earth Hour tonight—he hopes you will, too. Tonight, at 8:30 PM, folks around the globe will switch off their lights as a symbol of their commitment to solving … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Sciencey Stuff, Woo Woo, Worth a Sniff
Tagged art, Climate change, conservation, documentaries, earth, Earth Hour, education, Environment, family history, hope, humanity, ideas, industrial transformation, light, photography, popular, Social responsibility, uppity recyclers, Western world, World Wide Fund for Nature
The Tides of March
Well, no surprise here. It’s raining in Seattle. Or rather, it’s still raining in Seattle. Months of it now, can’t seem to stop. Lightning flashes punctuate Hank’s thoughts and the intermittent rumble of thunder keeps everything vaguely unsettled. Folks seem … Continue reading
Posted in Critters, Sciencey Stuff, Worth a Sniff
Tagged 1700 Cascadia earthquake & tsunami, bravery, compassion, critters, earthquake, grace, hope, human's best friend, humanity, IFAW, IRC, Japan, Magnitude 9.0, nuclear, Pacific, Pacific Ring of Fire, Red Cross, relief efforts, resiliency, The Big One, tsunami, video, World Vision
憂き節や 竹の子となる 人の果て
憂き節や 竹の子となる 人の果て Sad nodes we’re all the bamboo’s children in the end ~ Basho
This is My Earth, My Country
The supposedly old Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times” makes more and more sense the older Hank gets, even as a fictional phrase. He prefers “It’s better to be a dog in a peaceful time than be a … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, bravery, hope, humanity, integrity, journalism, Middle East, peace & justice
Where Men Win Glory
Hey dogs, Hank here, the day after the Super Bowl. He’s been chewing on John Krakauer’s new book, Where Men Win Glory. He put off reading it for a while because it’s the life story of Pat Tillman, who was … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, bravery, documentaries, humanity, inspirations, integrity, Middle East
Half the Sky
Hey sportsfans! Just a quick Superbowl Sunday post on a topic Hank cares a bunch about: changing the lives of women + girls in the developing world. Lifting the world’s girls out of poverty and lives of servitude with education … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, education, girls+women, humanity, inspirations, peace & justice
Good Dog, Zeb
What a great fellow. This little Aussie captured hearts all over Seattle, not merely for surviving rush hour on 520, but for inspiring folks to do the right thing, watching out for him and reporting sightings via social media. For … Continue reading
Tasty Morsel of the Week: “Chicken Vanishes, Heartbreak Ensues”
“We’re not sure where she’s been, but now she speaks Russian, has a few tattoos, and insists that we call her Kiki…” (Click the chicken below for NYT article):
Posted in Critters
Tagged accountability, chickens, critters, happiness, hope, humanity, peace & justice, schweet
Are you IN or OUT?
Aloha Friday, dogs. As you know, Hank tries to keep it light, and spread light, but lately there have been some serious things on his noggin’. Starting locally, you probably know about the 100 or so Huskies killed by our … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, aloha, bravery, critters, hope, humanity, inspirations, journalism, letter-writing, light, Middle East, peace & justice
