grafted in and on the journey

Hello Grafted In Reader, Today is extraordinary in my corner of blog land, February 29, 2024. Tomorrow begins the month of March. I particularly like the month of March for the following noted occurrences: - National Reading Month, U.S., - March Madness Tournament, college basketball, U.S., - Arrival of Spring and the inkling of warmer days and nights, North America. How does March stand in your list of enjoyments? Plans On Moving Since our last visit nearly three weeks ago, I have decided to explore the possibility of moving to SubStack and even changing the title of the blog there to that assigned my most current book, "Human Being Human Doing" Side Note:  https://books2read.com/u/mlqXG9 Back to Visit I will alert you when my first post appears at SubStack, but am tentatively planning on mid April, 2024. Books Being Read My daily trek in life includes a good hour of reading for pleasure, knowledge, and personal sustenance. For pleasure, I am reading a Fantasy novel by well-...

Hello Grafted In Reader, I am glad for your visit be it the first time or a seeming innumerable time. Today is Monday, February 12, 2024 in my corner of blog land. It is also said to be the 100th anniversary for the composition, "Rhapsody In Blue" by the late George Gershwin. Hence, this post is titled to honor this man and his life in music! This is also a planning session for this blog. I request your comments on the following over the next few weeks. I am considering broadening the scope of this blog to include a monthly author update or newsletter. Below, is a sample draft of what is envisioned. Would this be of interest to you, in addition to, or separate from our visits as they have occurred? Proposed Sample Newsletter David C. Russell Welcome  In 1996, John Larson released his musical titled, "Rent." A reflective song within the musical, "Seasons Of Love" points out that one year contains 525600 minutes. Engagement with this newsletter may require a...

Hello Grafted In Readers, Today is February 8, 2023 in my corner of blog land. We are blessed with "mild spring" weather today with temperatures nearing 50 degrees F, or 10 degrees C. As the sun is mostly prominent, it the recipe for spending time outdoors! This morning, someone sent me a post I had applied to a social media site, namely Facebook, from the Union of Reform Judaism, on the day Donald Trump became the forty-fifth President of the United States. The point of this post being, we are to hold our leadership up in prayer regardless our feeling about the one in leadership. It's a lengthy post, but worth reading on occasion, and worth posting here as it is somewhat timely. I will be back with more news in a couple weeks, but hope you will avail yourself the opportunity to read this essay. Post Of January 21, 2017 Hello Facebook Friends and Readers, I am an author and reader by avocation. Living in the USA, today is Inauguration Day of a new national leader, Donald ...