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🐸An experimental, wandering, out of synch video I made to accompany the Calefax Reed Quintet's great recording of my piece, Ranae. Taken while listening on my headphones in the brilliance of the afternoon light on a hillside full of wild flowers underneath Fort St. Jean in Villeneuve lez Avignon.🐸
Jeffrey Harrington: Ranae for Reed Quintet Performed by the Calefax Reed Quintet
YouTube video by Jeffrey Harrington
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as these frightening times progress, staying positive at ALL tmes and remembering always that there is absolutely no benefit from harming yourself, or others, is the ONLY way. 🙏🙏
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
revising my ittle song for sop. and sq, El aire se serena, that i wrote for a 1986 tulane req. but was never ultimately premiered. a setting of a 16th c. spanish religious poem celebrating a musician.

A Francisco Salinas by Fray Luis de León

Original text: www.poesi.as/fll03.htm
January 18, 2026 at 2:38 PM
for those that understand, it's enough...
The Followers of the Way are protected...

-Zen Teaching
"My girls protect me, not the cops."
Seen in Paris, France
January 17, 2026 at 2:32 PM
“The aftermath of nonviolence is the creation of the beloved community. The aftermath of nonviolence is redemption."

-- Martin Luther King
January 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
toad sits in water surrounded by hopeful vocalizations... 😎
January 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM
RIP Bela Tarr, w/an extraordinary clarification:

“My opinion is that we were doing comedies. You can laugh a lot. I only ask this, how did you feel when you came out of the movie theatre after watching my film? Did you feel stronger or weaker? That’s the main question. I want you to be stronger."
January 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Been a busy few days of birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries: We celebrated 44 years of marriage yesterday!

Rome restaurant menu gazing w/Elsie in 2005?
January 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Big news for anyone w/MS:

'Scientists have detected two new biological strands of MS using AI, a simple blood test and MRI scans. Experts said the “exciting” breakthrough could revolutionise treatment of the disease worldwide.'
Two new subtypes of MS found in ‘exciting’ breakthrough
Exclusive: Scientists uncovered biological strands using artificial intelligence and hope discovery will revolutionise treatment
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:44 PM
A video of a protester sitting in the street and facing down police on motorbikes during demonstrations that erupted in Tehran in recent days has gone viral on social media, with some observers calling it Iran's "Tiananmen moment".

france24 report:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCyq...
December 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
biggest crowds yet with a new sense of hopeful urgency as the buddhist walk for peace arrives in decatur, georgia. they hope to reach the white house 2/13.

local news report:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvja...
December 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Why are private detecives taught to never stare when following someone? Under surveillance, how do we build a relationship w/the suspected camera locations?

youtu.be/00fj-K2wsos?...
Scopaesthesia challenges the limits of consciousness | Rupert Sheldrake | IAI
YouTube video by The Institute of Art and Ideas
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December 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A pair of colliding spiral galaxies. Here, both spirals are shown face on, with the smaller of the two galaxies, IC 2163, at the upper left of the larger galaxy, NGC 2207, which dominates the center and lower right of the image.
Happy belated birthday to JWST, which was launched on Christmas Day 2021. I hope it has many more years of transformative science ahead of it. 🧪
December 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Reposted by Jeff Harrington
December 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Hey Ronnie, come on in... 😆
December 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"How, then, can we not think of the tents in Gaza, exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold?" he asked.
December 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Nazaré - Lucas Chumbo surfs the mountain while his jetski partner marvels:

youtu.be/-R1bDoKWjsM?...
December 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I worked in the classical basement on 46th St. in '82. Morton Feldman and Bunita Marcus came in looking for the Ruth Crawford Seeger quartet. I was glad to be of assistance. 😉
December 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The #1 movie from when you were 10 is how your 2026 is going to go... 🫣
December 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
December 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Weird way to find your Brass Quintet, used as an example of transposing instruments in a Brazilian harmony textbook:😎
December 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Citizen who presented legal proof transferred to LA deportation camp:

Born in 2003 in Prince George’s County, MD. “It was very random,” Slatton said. “I don’t see any reason why they would have been targeting her, except she was speaking Spanish. Slatton was blunt: “She does not present as White.”
December 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Frogs are our friends!

'Bacterium from the intestines of Japanese tree frogs has "exhibited remarkably potent" tumor-killing abilities when administered intravenously, outperforming current standard therapies and paving the way for an entirely new approach to treating cancer.'
Frog gut bacterium eliminates cancer tumors in mice with a single dose
A bacterium from the intestines of Japanese tree frogs has "exhibited remarkably potent" tumor-killing abilities when administered intravenously, outperforming current standard therapies and paving th...
newatlas.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
French minimalism of a sort, impressive and wondrously orchestrated by Christophe Bertrand (1981-2010):
Christophe Bertrand - Vertigo for 2 pianos and orchestra (2006-07)
YouTube video by Victor Alexander
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December 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Big news about new buildings at Plum Village in France:
MVRDV Receives Approval for Plum Village Buddhist Monastery Renovations in France
MVRDV’s plans for Plum Village Monastery in France are approved, covering new guest houses, a nunnery, and the renovation of an existing bookshop.
www.archdaily.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
2 excellent vids about recent revelations on how we view animal intelligence. From teaching lizards how to open doors w/instructive videos to mourning fish and deceptive spiders, it seems that personal identification is a part of agency, so is sentience and 'person-hood' inherent in all animals?
Researchers discover the surprisingly complex cognitive skills and emotional depth of animals
YouTube video by wocomoWILDLIFE
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December 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM