Musings from Deeptime

  Sunday Meditation June 17th, 2   cog·ni·tive dis·so·nance /ˈkäɡnədiv ˈdisənəns/ noun PSYCHOLOGY the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change. Definition from Oxford Languages.   I'm not sure how to approach this subject, so I'll just kinda throw the bloody carcass on the table and see who grabs a steak knife; In business, periodically The Company sits down and asks itself, "What are we doing right, what are we doing wrong, what are we not seeing?" I think the American christian churches should consider doing the same.  The pandemic is in its second year, and while many consider the battle won, I am aware God has a fondness of forever tinkering with the genes of all living things and I don't dismiss the possibility of a more virulent form showing up.  That said, enough time has passed, we have enough data points we can sit down and look at how we played the cards God dealt u...

  July 4th year 2 Musings of deeptime Meditation; In the Presence of Grandkids bobb The older you get, the faster time seems to fly. This last week just seems to be going by in a wink and a nod. Temps broke and the rain stopped, it was very pleasant working in the yard. I actually did a complete hive inspection of all my hives and I did it all in one day. The good news is - all my hives are going gangbusters. The bad news is - all my hives are going gangbusters. The year I decide to get out of the business, I; a)successfully overwintered more hives than in the last few years, b) successfully split more hives than typical in the past, c) hives rebounded from splits faster than normal, so I did more spits, d) sales of hives were good, but I failed to notice I was making hives faster than than I was selling. e) Stew and I run a line of swarm traps...you guessed it, we are catching more swarms this year than ever...Lord forgive me for complaining about abundance. All whining as...