thinking thursday.
mind :: my brain and yours Re-envisioning what life is, through Roger Ebert's story: "When I am writing my problems become invisible and I am the same person I always was. All is well. I am as I should be." What makes you you? (Thanks to Martine Joelle McDonald and …
happy birthday, johnny.
Mr Brilliant, AS OF THIS VERY MOMENT, is a year older. Today. February 16. Here are 54 reasons I love him: 1. He catches me when I'm falling. 2. He makes me laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh some more. 3. He makes good babies. 4. He is the …
mindful monday : be mindful of your treasures
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ~Thornton Wilder My parents, Melvin and Frances, got married 57 years ago today, just one day after a Valentine's day snowstorm in 1953. He would die just 27 years later, in …
Let your heart burst wide open.
"If you're really listening–if you're awake to the poignant beauty of the world, your heart breaks regularly. In fact, your heart is made to break, it's purpose is to burst open again and again so that it can hold evermore wonder." ~Andrew Harvey On this Valentine's Day, and on every …
thinking thursday.
mind :: my brain and yours The beautiful, beautiful brain. Butterflies of the soul. Is the Chicago team sinking the Obama presidency? This is on my must-see list. And no, it's not a Johnny Depp film. Did Malcolm Gladwell hit the sauce and miss? body :: my place and yours …
poetry wednesday : I’m alive, I believe in everything.
I'm Alive, I Believe In Everything Self. Brotherhood. God. Zeus. Communism. Capitalism. Buddha. Vinyl records. Baseball. Ink. Trees. Cures for disease. Saltwater. Literature. Walking. Waking. Arguments. Decisions. Ambiguity. Absolutes. Presence. Absence. Positive and Negative. Empathy. Apathy. Sympathy and entropy. Verbs are necessary. So are nouns. Empty skies. Dark vacuums of …
found-art tuesday : Quick! Grab Your Camera! They’re everywhere!
Quick! Grab Your Camera! They're everywhere! I love found art. My camera is always with me, my beloved Canon S90, the one I bought recently to replace my beloved other much written about Canon Powershot. Always in the front pocket of my Scottevest along with an index card and a …
thinking thursday.
mind :: my brain and yours Self-imposed constraints foster creativity. What is the optimal size of groups? My Bridging Differences book group has begun for 2010. With a Twitter component starting soon. Read with us. Playing to Learn. I like pictures. body :: my place and yours I want to …
poetry wednesday : snow slam
I don’t really do snow. Ask my family. It snows, I stay inside by a DeLonghi portable heater with tiny handwarmers stuck inside the twittens Laurie Foley knitted for me, my neck swathed in the wool/silk blend scarf knitted for me by Aurora Fox. I don’t like to be cold. …
found-art tuesday : snow. light. see.
There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. -Leonard Cohen I love this photo taken by Mr Brilliant after our most recent snowstorm. What does it mean to change our perspective? To see through to something else? To find the opening that allows us to see …
