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and cultural organization established this one in 2011 to unite people globally d michael denny created the first international jazz day in 1991 a statement in the us congressional record officially acknowledges it as a may 30 holiday my musical appetite compares to my culinary choices in that i take spells when i concentrate on a certain food or a certain musical genre i heard on the radio a snippet of the duke ellington composition new world a comin from the 1940 s so i went you tubin to hear more jazz it s awesome and uplifting a perfect pairing with my current peanut butter obsession i ll leave you with the words about new world a comin that ellington shared about his ragtime composition i visualized this new world as a place in the distant future where there would be nor war no greed no categorization no non believers where love was unconditional and no pronoun was good enough for god i heard it paraphrased as a world where there was love for everyone from everyone for the april 30 issue of the prospect news share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook more email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading posted in uncategorized tagged jazz music piano reviews writing leave a comment no two see the same posted on april 10 2026 by teresa pearson lee blame it on ham beans and cornbread seeing a toddler in the family chow down on that meal for the first time i was reminded of my own raising ham beans cornbread and fried potatoes comprised perhaps the most frequent meal at our house nobody complained my early culinary preferences leaned strongly toward farm fare and easy prep considering my parents were born and raised in the bootheel i didn t taste such exotic dishes as chicken livers sauteed mushrooms or toasted ravioli until i was grown and on my own even then it was with great trepidation that i tried anything unrelated to oatmeal pb j tomato soup grilled cheese hot dogs and hamburgers naturally with my biased perceptions of new fangled foods that looked smelled or felt different to my preferred i viewed them as suspicious or inedible tasting them was out of the question for a long time so my perceptions limited as they were directed my perspective toward other foods that perspective was narrow and misguided for decades i missed out on a ton of good food around fun tables of great company before i decided to give my tastebuds a chance to decide for themselves these mind wanderings about perceptions and perspectives opened up a few new paths of informal research there are books on the causes and effects of these two concepts as well as detailed philosophical studies about the ramifications at first to me the two terms seemed almost synonymous then i delved into definitions and studies and confused one for the other for a bit simply quite simply perception is based on what we perceive through our senses it can be an idea or concept we latch onto rightly or wrongly we gravitate toward what we like and know disregarding evidence to the contrary this in turn forms our perspectives loosely defined as stances or outlooks our viewpoints perspectives are unique since we each bring to the table varying perceptions even in what seems to be the exact same scenarios for about sixteen years my younger siblings and i sat around the same kitchen table eating the same foods prepared by the same mother but i guarantee that we do not have identical perspectives about food or much else you ve heard there are three sides to every story your side my side and the truth attributed to movie producer robert evans 1930 2019 perception is subjective and personal and perspective is our attempt at creating order we are humans and we are not infallible the perceptual and cognitive biases inherent in these processes leave ample room for misperception and disagreement maher asad baker from perception and perspective we tend to see what we look for keep this in mind when trying to make sense of news that bombards us daily if you search for the truth share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook more email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading posted in perception perspective tagged consciousness food preferences life maher asad baker mental health perception philosophy prespective robert evans spirituality three sides to every story leave a comment romancing life posted on april 10 2026 by teresa pearson lee stuff happens while squirting ketchup on fried potatoes the lid plopped off creating a red splattered blob and soggy fries a bra underwire worked its way to major discomfort and to an awkward situation to conceal from high school students who would suddenly be attentive a heel came off a shoe during morning duty now what some days it s hard to think on your feet the brake pedal became wedged between the heel and instep of my dressy shoe the left foot was on the clutch and the bus was stopped on a summit st hill in a line of buses whose drivers were eager to get on with afterschool routes same bus bottom of same hill shift in the floor came off in hand parked downtown in a vehicle that wouldn t start and doors wouldn t open neither would the windows aaa to the rescue but not a quick one just this once it would be okay to go down a dark hall in my bare feet nope hairball in the stainless steel wc of a french train station the overhead cleaning system showered down before i could get my jeans up tripped on a crack in the sidewalk fell face first and mashed and skinned only my upper lip swollen for days if you ve seen my nose you wouldn t understand either how that happened during a summer visit with my grandparents i waited almost too long to visit the outhouse while keeping a vigilant watch for granddaddy longlegs and snakes that might try to keep me company the old sow decided to lie down against the door you ve just read a minute sampling of predicaments i ve experienced comical in retrospect but horrific in the moments i m older and ahem wiser but i m still a predicament magnet changing my perspective might help me appreciate them more in real time i came across this oxford dictionary entry for romance that might help me in that objective romance can be defined as a quality or feeling of mystery excitement and remoteness from everyday life i m certainly glad that being barricaded in an outhouse by an old lazy sow was remote unlikely to my 8 year old self were it to occur today i would sense that 8 year old s fear and panic but laughter would ensue from here on i aim to acknowledge the romance in everyday life watching birds build a nest eating raisin bran on the porch driving to a country store for a baloney sandwich watching a one year old enjoy his meals counting dandelions having tea with albert painting sunsets if i m aware the list is infinite this first appeared in close to home in a march 2026 issue of the prospect news my hometown weekly share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook more email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading posted in predicaments tagged bra underwire everyday life fiction life outhouses predicaments romance shoes stepping on a hairball writing leave a comment the pursuit of happiness posted on april 10 2026 by teresa pearson lee when in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth those words are instantly recognizable i hope they are from the 71 word first paragraph of our declaration of independence which has a total word count of 1320 not counting the brief intro and the signatures as an eighth grader i had to memorize paragraph one i recall having great difficulty with recitation after the point where i ended the quote above the second paragraph has wider familiarity so it gets more attention it has 39 more words than the first but it was easier for me to recite we hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness with minimal brush up you might be able to say the rest right along with me if one skips over the 706 words listing the repeated injuries and usurpations allotted to the king of britain back in the day re memorizing the declaration of independence in honor of the 250th anniversary seems manageable even for my 72 year old mind i m skipping the list for memorizing purposes only it s certainly worth the read and contemplation i refer to the declaration because it came to mind while researching the theme of the un s international day of happiness established on march 20 back in 2012 the 2026 theme focuses on physical and mental well being in the digital age the launch date for that report which will take a close look at the association between social media and happiness is tomorrow caring and sharing was the theme of the international march 20 holiday last year i m reading with great interest reports like global analysis of happiness and kindness how sharing meals supports happiness and connections how household size and family bonds relate to happiness how social connections improve the happiness of young adults how prosocial behavior reduces despair how unhappiness and distrust affect politics the un also publishes a ranking of the world s happiest countries finland has been at the top since 2018 the us didn t make the top ten or the top twenty on the 2024 compilations we are 24 between the uk and belize it will be interesting to see the 2025 rankings in the upcoming report update finland is still 1 now 9 years in a row the us went up one to the 23rd spot based on 2025 data march 20 is also the first official spring day spring will come and so will happiness hold on life will get warmer anita krizzan for the march 12th issue of the prospect news my hometown weekly share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook more email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading posted in happiness tagged caring and sharing declaration of independence finland first day of spring happiness health history politics un international day of happinessf happiness writing leave a comment after winter woes posted on april 10 2026 by teresa pearson lee as all know april showers bring may flowers though not the ones i spend hours anticipating after winter cold and snow nature glows in various seasons for a myriad of reasons so it may seem an act of gardening treason to announce i love march s palette so march blooms grow rising from mounds of mud sticks and leaves in vibrant yellows and purples sure to please even if all their names you don t know earth bestows hyacinth crocus jonquil and daffodil forsythia and redbud on roadside and hill a bit of heaven here below share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook more email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading posted in uncategorized leave a comment feathered friends posted on march 12 2026 by teresa pearson lee screenshot avoid this address her carport is a death trap she means well or does she either way you ll likely be a sad statistic that s probably the word that traveled among hummingbirds returning to ripley county each spring after i moved to my current home i loved the random swoop and swish from the infrequent visitors but i wanted more so i added to the number and style of feeders hoping to be a sort of union station for the busy flitterers my hope never materialized which is a good thing those attempts did more harm than good though hummingbirds see more colors than we do they are drawn to red so my feeders were of various red designs and held bright red sugar water that was a big mistake now we know the dye is not good for the birds don t use it also don t use any other sweeteners like fruit juice or honey or brown sugar major no no s if you want to protect hummingbirds the sugar water should be clear add one part granulated sugar not powdered to four parts water that s the only drink they need no need to boil the nectar to dissolve the sugar just shake and or stir to attract the customers if you make big batches the extra can be stored in the fridge for up to a week but keep an eye out for mold and toss if there are any tell tale signs keep the feeders clean smithsonian s national zoo and conservation biology institute recommends changing the water every other day and cleaning the feeders before each filling to deter the growth of mold at the least twice a week in our humid summers and once a week when cooler weather rolls around scientists who study these things know hummingbirds return to popular locations watching favored feeders at happy hours is fascinating the birds even remember the gps of their favorite flowerbeds which means i can have safe feeding stations with the help of mother nature i have noticed hummingbirds darting about spots where i previously had bright flowers in pots but moved the pots around during the summer or the following year i will be more consistent this year since i know they remember them like they do the feeders from a comfy chair on the porch last year i watched hummingbirds feed at the adjacent pots planted just for them it s intriguing to see them fly forward and backward they even hover sometimes i could hear the motion of their wings beating about 70 times per second more when they dive i guess at insects which are also part of a hummingbird s diet if i m really still and wearing bright colors an occasional one will flit about really close communing with hummingbirds makes my list of marvelous ways to enjoy a magnificent mid summer day neither the hummingbird nor the flower wonders how beautiful it is unknown share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook more email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading posted in hummingbirds tagged birding birds hummingbirds nature leave a comment a singular resolution posted on january 9 2026 by teresa pearson lee a twilight zone moment god getting my attention an astonishing coincidence or stunning example of synchronicity my gray matter had a curious time romping in the mental playground i stumbled into the cerebral gymnastics began with a random search for an embroidered gift from my mom one i received back in 1978 i hadn t seen it for some months after i stashed it in a safe place when it slipped from its hanger on the wall to love and be loved is the greatest joy on earth in dainty cross stitch deserves to be hanging in a 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