deliriouslove1970. The life & times of Gary and Denise Flanders. (Free and worth every penny. If you would like to compliment the editor, send to garytheflan@deliriouslove1970.com. If you would like to complain, call your mother.)

“Man cannot at his pleasure command the rain and the sunshine, the wind and frost and snow, yet it is certain that climate itself has in many instances been gradually changed and ameliorated or deteriorated by human action. The draining of swamps and the clearing of forests perceptibly effect the evaporation from the earth […]…

I lived awhile without you, Darn near half my life. I no longer see our unborn children, Born to you my unwed wife. But yesterday I had a vision, Beneath the tree where we once talked, Of an old couple burning Their love letters so their children Won’t be shocked. Love calls like the wild birds It’s another day. A Spring wind blew my list…

Aging is an extraordinary process whereby you become the person that you always should have been. David Bowie

“Ludic describes something playfully spontaneous — imaginative, free-form, and done just for the joy of it. It’s the perfect word for when you’re off-script, letting curiosity take the lead. A little ludic energy can loosen up even the most rigid day.”

“…flags are not just markers of division, but also tools for understanding, respect and shared story.”   Leigh Wetherall CEO of The Flag Institute

https://substack.com/@anchorlightpublications/note/c-202563433?r=72ck5&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action “Every day we are reminded that we live in an era of great power rivalry. That the rules-based order is fading. That the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must. This aphorism of Thucydides is presented as inevitable — the natural logic of international relations reasserting itself.” Mark Carney

“I wish I knew then what I know now. “ By one of my favorite Ronnies…Wood https://youtu.be/5d3jCR24DAs?si=uel3D6qo5camjWK6

Is it a Motorhome or a Museum of Art? Actually it is both. We decided to take a walk at Crystal Cove on a bright sunny day here in SoCal. Our friend knew exactly where to park. We pulled into the State Park lot and saw this amazing motorhome. Open mouthed gawking the three of…

“Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.” Charles Dickens (From his 1864-65 Book ‘Our Mutual Friend’)

Vocatus atque non vocatus, Deus aderit, “Invoked or not invoked, God is still present. C. G. Jung inscribed this over his doorway