William M
@playingtothetide.bsky.social
Father, poet, teacher, Mets, Knicks, fishing enthusiast, James Joyce, Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, jazz, rock etc. Nonviolence. Trying to live contemplatively and peacefully with my spirit.
Within the city limits of Springfield, MA.
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Within the city limits of Springfield, MA.
Extraordinary morning light lit up the autumn trees.
October 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Extraordinary morning light lit up the autumn trees.
You know it’s a great fall storm when a giant barge washes up on a beach near your home.
October 31, 2025 at 12:57 AM
You know it’s a great fall storm when a giant barge washes up on a beach near your home.
And this too if I follow your drift.
October 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
And this too if I follow your drift.
I will be reading (and teaching) Ulysses again soon!
October 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I will be reading (and teaching) Ulysses again soon!
"An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, & who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law."
--Dr. King "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
--Dr. King "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
October 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, & who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law."
--Dr. King "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
--Dr. King "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
I heard Ram Dass quote this statement from James Douglass in a talk recorded in 1983. #nonviolence
Today’s protest movements have a great deal to learn from past wisdom figures.
Today’s protest movements have a great deal to learn from past wisdom figures.
September 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I heard Ram Dass quote this statement from James Douglass in a talk recorded in 1983. #nonviolence
Today’s protest movements have a great deal to learn from past wisdom figures.
Today’s protest movements have a great deal to learn from past wisdom figures.
Sunrise with the moon and Venus together again.
September 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Sunrise with the moon and Venus together again.
September 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Today. Monarch on Goldenrod.
#Connecticut
#Connecticut
September 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Today. Monarch on Goldenrod.
#Connecticut
#Connecticut
Saw this sign the other day while listening to that very song.
September 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Saw this sign the other day while listening to that very song.
Yes. Stuff like this, I love. Diaclaimer. These are not mine
September 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Yes. Stuff like this, I love. Diaclaimer. These are not mine
Let’s be clear. We should not put the modifier “political” in front of the word violence. The true visionaries know all violence is a dead end. #nonviolence
September 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Let’s be clear. We should not put the modifier “political” in front of the word violence. The true visionaries know all violence is a dead end. #nonviolence
Was anyone else driving home today, listening to their all-time favorite #Phish show(11/17/97)for the first time in like a decade, listening to one of their favorite songs from that show, and seeing this sign on the side of the road while listening to that song? I love moments of cosmic convergence!
September 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Was anyone else driving home today, listening to their all-time favorite #Phish show(11/17/97)for the first time in like a decade, listening to one of their favorite songs from that show, and seeing this sign on the side of the road while listening to that song? I love moments of cosmic convergence!