I haven’t written a blog entry in 4 months.Ā Itās not that Iām undisciplined–not this time.Ā I have a good excuse.
Cynics & Skeptics
Vision. Viewpoint. Perspective. Foresight. Hindsight. I’m curious about the concept of “seeing” as a metaphor for wisdom. Did you know that, according to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word āwiseā originally meant āto see?”
I’m also fascinated by how we see our experiences in the world, how we make decisions and apply what we learn to our lives.
Sunrise, Sunset
āWhen I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator.ā āMahatma Ghandi
East VS West
āEast is East and West is west and never the twain shall meet. Ā Except sometimes in Oklahoma.ā āMe My friends and neighbor Terri and Kevin have gone back to New York for two months as a trial run for a permanent home base. Two years ago, they came to California for an eight-week vacation and never left. I hate you, …
SCORE!
I rifled through my mail and there it was.Ā My self-addressed, stamped envelope from the Southern California Open Regional Art Exhibit.Ā Oh.Ā It was very thin.Ā Was that a bad sign?Ā I felt a CD, possibly the one Iād submitted with digital photos of two pieces. When I got home, I sat at my desk, put the envelope down and …
The Lost Month
I find myself living life in the slow lane these days. āAll that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost…ā āJ.R.R. Tolkien Overnight, the leaves on my Crape Myrtles and Chinese Pistaches are flaming red and orange. December is …
Fowl Play
I have yet to recover from Thanksgiving. Forget for a moment that I donāt eat poultry or meat. Thereās still stuffing, cranberry sauce and all the veggie side dishes. Iāve never gone hungry on the fourth Thursday in November.
It’s Not Funny, It’s Art
I was walking from my car to the Barnes & Noble in the Calabasas Commons and saw a man leaving the store, dragging his wailing daughter behind him.
