Blog archive
March 2024
Addressing The Needs of Older Adults Through Pasadena Village
03/25/2024
Coming Soon: More Resources for Older Americans, Online and in Person
03/25/2024
Community Building Locally and Nationally
03/25/2024
Preparing for the Future with Ready or Not
03/25/2024
Volunteering is at The Heart of the Village
03/25/2024
Women's Liberation: Then and Now
03/25/2024
Writing Memoirs Together
03/25/2024
Current Views on Current Events
03/20/2024
Unchained
03/18/2024
Rumr of Humor issue # 2409
03/10/2024
Blacks Portrayed by European Artists
03/03/2024
Rumor of Humor #2408
03/03/2024
February 2024
Caring for Ourselves and Each Other
02/27/2024
Doug Colliflower Honored
02/27/2024
Great Decisions Connects Us to the Worldwide Community
02/27/2024
Letter from the President
02/27/2024
Pasadena Village's Impact
02/27/2024
The Power of Touch
02/27/2024
Villages as a New Approach to Aging
02/27/2024
Addressing Gang Violence in Pasadena-Altadena
02/21/2024
Rumor of Humor Issue 2407
02/19/2024
Thank You For Caring.
02/12/2024
Rumor of Humor 2405
02/11/2024
Curve Balls
02/10/2024
Sylvan Lane
02/10/2024
Rumor of Humor 2404
02/09/2024
Larry Duplechan, Blacks in Film
02/03/2024
January 2024
Pasadena Village Joins Community Partners in Vaccination Campaign
01/29/2024
Rumor of Humor #2403
01/28/2024
Pasadena Village Joins Two Healthy Aging Resource Projects
01/25/2024
Decluttering: Do It Now
01/24/2024
Village Volunteers Contribute to the Huntington Magic
01/24/2024
Villagers Creating Community
01/24/2024
Villagers Reflect on Black History Month
01/24/2024
Walk With Ease, 2024
01/24/2024
Wide Ranging Discussion on Current Issues
01/22/2024
Wide Ranging Discussion on Current Issues
01/22/2024
Rumor of Humor # 2402
01/21/2024
Rumor of Humor # 2401
01/15/2024
Re- Entry Programs, a Personal Experience
01/08/2024
Wonders and Marvels of Spring on May 4th
By John TuitePosted: 04/29/2021
Hello Gentlemen of the Village! Welcome to May! And flowers galore and night air filled with the aroma of pittosporum and jasmine! And streets and walkways aflutter with fallen blossoms from the trees! And new life all around us!
I’m dying to tell you about a new toy we have, my wife and myself. When we drive through the streets during spring we continually point out the hibiscus, the lilacs, and the roses. And that’s about the conclusion of our knowledge of the wondrous array that surrounds us. But then we discovered an “app”, you know, some software you add to your smart phone. It’s called “Picture This!”
With this app we are able to snap a picture of blossoms, leaves, bark, of plants and trees, and instantly we have encyclopedic information of what we’re enjoying with our eyes….I can’t tell you how much more delight there is.
It’s another wonder of technology. I love carrying around this 25 volume encyclopedia in my shirt pocket!
And this variety of spring has led me to investigate the complexity of the Universe. I love the feeling of wonder I get just from the numbers.
391,000 species of plants and trees, 369,000 flowering!
18,000 species of birds! 100’s of millions of them migrating twice a year!
20,000 species of fish, many we know nothing about!
344 species of dogs! 38 species of cats!
223 nationalities!
100’s of Billions of galaxies! 100 thousand million stars just in the Milky Way!
Stars in the Universe: 10 to the 24th power!
WOW!! So tell us what stimulates your wonder and marvel and awe! Tell us something we don’t know about your inner life of wonder! Please..
John Tuite
PS: Howard Ruffner has posted some of his photography on his Instagram account for everyone's viewing pleasure.
Wayne April has contributed a link to the article from The Atlantic about the information in Ancient Rock Records