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Community Calendar for Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Island Reflections 2024 - 01 - 19 (2022 And 2020 - 11 - 13 Writing Practice)

Island Reflections 2024 - 02 - 26 (22 And 21 And 2017 - 05 - 29 Present This Day)

Island Reflections 2024 - 02 - 27 (22 And 20 And 2016 - 07 - 22 Trending Up)

Island Reflections- 2024 - 02 - 28 (22 And 20 And 2019 - 7-22 02 - Books - No Season)

Island Reflections - 2024 - 02 - 29 (22 And 20 And 2019 - 7-22 01 - Aim - No Season)

Island Reflections - 2024 - 03 - 01 (22 And 20 And 2019 - 7-22 03 - Cookbooks - No Season)

Island Reflections 2024 - 03 - 04 (22 And 20 And 2016 - 09 - 13 A Trip To The Mainland)

Island Reflections 2024 - 03 - 05 (22 And 20 And 2016 - 09 - 14 Brandon)

Heading For The Couch 2024 - 03 - 15 (Noah)

Island Reflections - 2024 - 03 - 14 (22 And 20 And 2016 - 08 - 02 Grandma Cindy)

A discussion about the recent news with Apple reportedly getting ready to license Google's Gemini AI. Signup for the tech newsletter at https://gregdoig.com

WVBI's Tech Tip with Greg Doig - Apple And Google Gemini

Tom Herbert reviews the series "Derry Girls."

Heading For The Couch 2024 - 04 - 12 (Derry Girls - Series)

Island Reflections 2024 - 04 - 04 (Dilema)

Island Reflections 2024 - 04 - 08 (Sad Days)

Island Reflections 2024 - 04 - 09 (Goodbye To This Girl)

Island Reflections 2024 - 04 - 11 (Where I Left Off)

Tom Herbert reviews the movie "The Foreigner."

Heading For The Couch 2024 - 04 - 26 (The Foreigner)

BIRW

Beaver Island Perspectives 2024-04-24 Paige Hernandez with host Kevin Boyle

Island Reflections 2024 - 05 - 01 (Fashionista)

Island Reflections 2024 - 05 - 02 (Length Backwards)

Island Reflections 2024 - 05 - 03 (This Year So Far)

Heading For The Couch 2024 - 05 - 03 (Yesterday)

This week the merry month of May begins, and while most people are familiar with May Day and the fact that the beginning of May marks the halfway point in the season, not many are as familiar with May Eve, a date which stands exactly opposite Halloween. May Eve is Tuesday, April 30th, and according to poet William Butler Yeats, we do well to beware this night in the turn of the season.

If we count the days between spring equinox and summer solstice, we may not land on May 1st as the exact midpoint. Still, it was always held that the season turned here, and the turning was an act of the divine. It was as if a veil was lifted at such times, to release built-up mischief. So there are always formulae for protection ~ like sprinkling flower petals over the doorstep to ward off evil spirits.

In his play The Land of Hearts Desire, a reference to his home in County Sligo, Yeats describes that on May Eve, if young brides are not protected, they can be carried off by the faerie folk into an eternal neverland. In addition to blessing their thresholds with the flower petals, families were warned to give neither milk nor fire to any who come calling.

In Yeats’ play, a young bride sits languishing in a corner, dreaming herself away from her harsh mother-in-law, her husband, the stern priest. 

Come faeries, take me out of this dull world,
For I would ride with you upon the wind,
Run on the top of the disheveled tide,
And dance upon the mountain like a flame!

It’s a great read for Tuesday night, under waning gibbous Moon as we move closer to summer.

Storyteller's Night Sky 2024 - 05 - 01 (What Rides The Wind On May Eve)

Beaver Island Perspectives 2024-05-03 NI Celebration

A primer for people making the move to Windows 11 for better OS security

WVBI's Tech Tip With Greg Doig - Enhancing Security with Windows 11

Tom Herbert reviews the film "Peanut Butter Falcon"

Heading For The Couch 2024 - 05 - 17 (Peanut Butter Falcon)

THE GUYS DISCUSS "HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS", THE WIFE CARRYING CHAMPIONSHIP, UNUSUAL LIVING ARRANGEMENTS, AND MORE!

MUSIC FROM CHRIS JONES AND THE NIGHT DRIVERS, WAYNE TEWS AND THE SEAFIELD MONSTER SEXTET, THE MILK CARTON KIDS, JOHN LOUIS GOOD, SONIC SMUT, GREY GARDENS, EARTH RADIO, ED PALMER AND THE PALMER SISTERS

SONGS FROM THE TRAIL EPISODE 103 **AVAILABLE UNTIL 5/31/24**

Island Reflections 2024 - 05 - 20  ( 2022 2020  2016 - 11 - 09 (Looking Closely)

Island Reflections 2024 - 05 - 21 (2022 2020  2017 - 09 - 12 Artifacts To Memories - Red Chair)

Island Reflections 2024 - 05 - 22 ( 2022 2020 2017 - 09 - 13 Artifacts To Memories - Bunny Rabbit)

Island Reflections 2024 - 05 - 23 (2022 2020 2017 - 09 - 15 Time Out For Art)

Island Reflections 2024 - 05 - 24 (2021 - 06 - 01 Gratitude)

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