Cara Duley - Noli Timere!
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Logophile & Logos follower, looking for the lovely & true in life. Growing gardens, community, & family in the Blue Mountains of Oregon. #amwriting caraduley.com
This morning's sunrise over frosty grass reminded me of the Robert Frost poem "Fire and Ice"...
Winter is coming soon, bringing a new set of beauties, a new set of challenges, and a slower season filled with new memories to make.
Thank you, #Autumn. You have been lovely.
Winter is coming soon, bringing a new set of beauties, a new set of challenges, and a slower season filled with new memories to make.
Thank you, #Autumn. You have been lovely.
November 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This morning's sunrise over frosty grass reminded me of the Robert Frost poem "Fire and Ice"...
Winter is coming soon, bringing a new set of beauties, a new set of challenges, and a slower season filled with new memories to make.
Thank you, #Autumn. You have been lovely.
Winter is coming soon, bringing a new set of beauties, a new set of challenges, and a slower season filled with new memories to make.
Thank you, #Autumn. You have been lovely.
Who are we as a people when this type of disrespect and dehumanization is both common and commonly accepted from the man holding the highest office in the land?
November 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Who are we as a people when this type of disrespect and dehumanization is both common and commonly accepted from the man holding the highest office in the land?
If you know, you know...
November 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
If you know, you know...
Far too many siding with MAGA on here this morning.
Cheney stood up against Trump after Jan 6, vocal and firm. Today MAGA voices are cheering his death. Don't be MAGA.
RIP Dick Cheney. Prayers for your family today.
Cheney stood up against Trump after Jan 6, vocal and firm. Today MAGA voices are cheering his death. Don't be MAGA.
RIP Dick Cheney. Prayers for your family today.
November 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Far too many siding with MAGA on here this morning.
Cheney stood up against Trump after Jan 6, vocal and firm. Today MAGA voices are cheering his death. Don't be MAGA.
RIP Dick Cheney. Prayers for your family today.
Cheney stood up against Trump after Jan 6, vocal and firm. Today MAGA voices are cheering his death. Don't be MAGA.
RIP Dick Cheney. Prayers for your family today.
THEN. LET'S. DO. IT.
New NBC poll shows there IS something Americans agree on. So, c'mon. Let's get it done.
#OUSTTHEMALL #STARTNOWFINISHIN2026 #KICKOUTCONGRESS #WEAGREEONTHIS #SOMETHINGWEAGREEON #FIRECONGRESSNOW
New NBC poll shows there IS something Americans agree on. So, c'mon. Let's get it done.
#OUSTTHEMALL #STARTNOWFINISHIN2026 #KICKOUTCONGRESS #WEAGREEONTHIS #SOMETHINGWEAGREEON #FIRECONGRESSNOW
November 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
THEN. LET'S. DO. IT.
New NBC poll shows there IS something Americans agree on. So, c'mon. Let's get it done.
#OUSTTHEMALL #STARTNOWFINISHIN2026 #KICKOUTCONGRESS #WEAGREEONTHIS #SOMETHINGWEAGREEON #FIRECONGRESSNOW
New NBC poll shows there IS something Americans agree on. So, c'mon. Let's get it done.
#OUSTTHEMALL #STARTNOWFINISHIN2026 #KICKOUTCONGRESS #WEAGREEONTHIS #SOMETHINGWEAGREEON #FIRECONGRESSNOW
Tell me you haven't shopped for family groceries in 2025, without telling me you haven't shopped for family groceries in 2025.
Unrealistic expectations much?
Unrealistic expectations much?
November 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Tell me you haven't shopped for family groceries in 2025, without telling me you haven't shopped for family groceries in 2025.
Unrealistic expectations much?
Unrealistic expectations much?
Momento Mori, this All Hallow's Eve...
All Saints, by Malcom Guite
Though Satan breaks our dark glass into shards
Each shard still shines with Christ’s reflected light,
It glances from the eyes, kindles the words
Of all his unknown saints. The dark is bright
1/🧵
All Saints, by Malcom Guite
Though Satan breaks our dark glass into shards
Each shard still shines with Christ’s reflected light,
It glances from the eyes, kindles the words
Of all his unknown saints. The dark is bright
1/🧵
November 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Momento Mori, this All Hallow's Eve...
All Saints, by Malcom Guite
Though Satan breaks our dark glass into shards
Each shard still shines with Christ’s reflected light,
It glances from the eyes, kindles the words
Of all his unknown saints. The dark is bright
1/🧵
All Saints, by Malcom Guite
Though Satan breaks our dark glass into shards
Each shard still shines with Christ’s reflected light,
It glances from the eyes, kindles the words
Of all his unknown saints. The dark is bright
1/🧵
So I get a recall notice for peaches I bought on September 16.
In whose house would these still be hanging around? I know I wouldn't eat them at this point if they were!
I guess we survived!
In whose house would these still be hanging around? I know I wouldn't eat them at this point if they were!
I guess we survived!
October 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
So I get a recall notice for peaches I bought on September 16.
In whose house would these still be hanging around? I know I wouldn't eat them at this point if they were!
I guess we survived!
In whose house would these still be hanging around? I know I wouldn't eat them at this point if they were!
I guess we survived!
Well. I'm a dodger fan through and through, trained up right by my mother. But I honestly can say that both the Jays and the Brewers have my total respect.
And this game. A true Dodger cardio workout.
And this game. A true Dodger cardio workout.
October 25, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Well. I'm a dodger fan through and through, trained up right by my mother. But I honestly can say that both the Jays and the Brewers have my total respect.
And this game. A true Dodger cardio workout.
And this game. A true Dodger cardio workout.
My dad worked in the FDR White House while the East Wing was built. He was with the army signal detachment, in charge of communications from wherever FDR was, on railway car #1401 that went with FDR everywhere.
My sister sat on Eleanor Roosevelt's lap there, one Christmas. Sigh.
#EastWing
My sister sat on Eleanor Roosevelt's lap there, one Christmas. Sigh.
#EastWing
October 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My dad worked in the FDR White House while the East Wing was built. He was with the army signal detachment, in charge of communications from wherever FDR was, on railway car #1401 that went with FDR everywhere.
My sister sat on Eleanor Roosevelt's lap there, one Christmas. Sigh.
#EastWing
My sister sat on Eleanor Roosevelt's lap there, one Christmas. Sigh.
#EastWing
3.5 hours after the accident and calling 9-1-1... And having witnessesed 4 other accidents while waiting. 😳
I mean? My experience this weekend says everybody in Tampa and Orlando should have their licenses revoked and they should all have to start over in driver's training.
I mean? My experience this weekend says everybody in Tampa and Orlando should have their licenses revoked and they should all have to start over in driver's training.
October 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
3.5 hours after the accident and calling 9-1-1... And having witnessesed 4 other accidents while waiting. 😳
I mean? My experience this weekend says everybody in Tampa and Orlando should have their licenses revoked and they should all have to start over in driver's training.
I mean? My experience this weekend says everybody in Tampa and Orlando should have their licenses revoked and they should all have to start over in driver's training.
Opinion? Automatically added 20% tip... Plus a 2% "surcharge."
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October 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Opinion? Automatically added 20% tip... Plus a 2% "surcharge."
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Portland getting ready ..
October 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Portland getting ready ..
Just a reminder...
October 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Just a reminder...
IMHO:
*Congress should be in a "without pay" status until they do their job.
While we are at it:
*Reps & Senators should receive Social Security, not pensions, like the Americans for whom they make decisions.
*Likewise, their health insurance should be commensurate with Medicare. Period. 1/🧵
*Congress should be in a "without pay" status until they do their job.
While we are at it:
*Reps & Senators should receive Social Security, not pensions, like the Americans for whom they make decisions.
*Likewise, their health insurance should be commensurate with Medicare. Period. 1/🧵
October 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
IMHO:
*Congress should be in a "without pay" status until they do their job.
While we are at it:
*Reps & Senators should receive Social Security, not pensions, like the Americans for whom they make decisions.
*Likewise, their health insurance should be commensurate with Medicare. Period. 1/🧵
*Congress should be in a "without pay" status until they do their job.
While we are at it:
*Reps & Senators should receive Social Security, not pensions, like the Americans for whom they make decisions.
*Likewise, their health insurance should be commensurate with Medicare. Period. 1/🧵
Yup. I love my PNW.
September 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Yup. I love my PNW.
Aww. I knew Voddie as a fellow speaker at conventions; we chatted over lunch at the speakers' table over the years. He listened. He was teachable and willing to hear.
Did I agree with all he taught? No. But he loved Jesus&was a gentle giant,gracious to all,loved his family fiercely. Praying for them
Did I agree with all he taught? No. But he loved Jesus&was a gentle giant,gracious to all,loved his family fiercely. Praying for them
September 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Aww. I knew Voddie as a fellow speaker at conventions; we chatted over lunch at the speakers' table over the years. He listened. He was teachable and willing to hear.
Did I agree with all he taught? No. But he loved Jesus&was a gentle giant,gracious to all,loved his family fiercely. Praying for them
Did I agree with all he taught? No. But he loved Jesus&was a gentle giant,gracious to all,loved his family fiercely. Praying for them
Laundry leavens life.
Vanity will not survive
The first rinse cycle.
#HaikuSaturday #SaturdayHaiku #Haiku
Image by Liz Toms from Pixabay
Vanity will not survive
The first rinse cycle.
#HaikuSaturday #SaturdayHaiku #Haiku
Image by Liz Toms from Pixabay
September 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Laundry leavens life.
Vanity will not survive
The first rinse cycle.
#HaikuSaturday #SaturdayHaiku #Haiku
Image by Liz Toms from Pixabay
Vanity will not survive
The first rinse cycle.
#HaikuSaturday #SaturdayHaiku #Haiku
Image by Liz Toms from Pixabay
..."Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
-E.Lazarus
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
-E.Lazarus
September 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
..."Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
-E.Lazarus
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
-E.Lazarus
September 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
It does not say he "said" right things. But that he was practicing political dialogue correctly by taking on all comers in debate
You continue to avoid my question: why have we failed to counter effectively?
You continue to avoid my question: why have we failed to counter effectively?
September 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
It does not say he "said" right things. But that he was practicing political dialogue correctly by taking on all comers in debate
You continue to avoid my question: why have we failed to counter effectively?
You continue to avoid my question: why have we failed to counter effectively?
Stars pirouetting
On this sultry summer night.
All creation breathes.
#haiku #Saturdayhaiku #Saturdaysong
On this sultry summer night.
All creation breathes.
#haiku #Saturdayhaiku #Saturdaysong
September 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Stars pirouetting
On this sultry summer night.
All creation breathes.
#haiku #Saturdayhaiku #Saturdaysong
On this sultry summer night.
All creation breathes.
#haiku #Saturdayhaiku #Saturdaysong
No @apnews.com
It really isn't. I do not want to watch a video for something that would take me fifteen seconds to scan for info. I refuse to watch for a minute or more to see if this video contains the info I want.
I just want to read a concise, well written article. I'm not the only one.
It really isn't. I do not want to watch a video for something that would take me fifteen seconds to scan for info. I refuse to watch for a minute or more to see if this video contains the info I want.
I just want to read a concise, well written article. I'm not the only one.
August 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
No @apnews.com
It really isn't. I do not want to watch a video for something that would take me fifteen seconds to scan for info. I refuse to watch for a minute or more to see if this video contains the info I want.
I just want to read a concise, well written article. I'm not the only one.
It really isn't. I do not want to watch a video for something that would take me fifteen seconds to scan for info. I refuse to watch for a minute or more to see if this video contains the info I want.
I just want to read a concise, well written article. I'm not the only one.
Empty words are meaningless.
August 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Empty words are meaningless.
Feeling this today.
August 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Feeling this today.