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Dec 29 Light is Particle & Wave
“Particles of raw inspiration sleet through the universe all the time. Every once in a while one of them hits a receptive mind, which then invents DNA or the flute sonata form or a way of making light bulbs wear out in half the time.” – Terry Pratchett Dec. 29 2:45...
Obits and Preschools: Life Really is a Wheel
Bruce Weber, a long time New York Times obituary writer, said goodbye in a retirement column today with this observation that rings true even for my work in the much smaller Chilkat Valley News: "...obituary writing is important work. An obituary is, after all, the...
Sunday’s Thought
From Rilke's Book of Hours, shared with you after hearing it read on the radio this morning... I circle around God, around the primordial tower. I've been circling for thousands of years and I still don't know: am I a falcon, a storm, or a great song?
A Couple of Good Obituaries
I realize I might as well still be in Italy for all you have heard from me since I returned. I'm sorry. It's not personal. Rather, I have a house full of family and friends and it's been a tad crazy since I returned. Although I did sit down long enough to write two...
Sunday’s Thought
From E.B. White: "I belong to a small, unconventional school that believes that no rat poison is the correct amount to spread in the kitchen where children and puppies can get at it. I believe that no chemical waste is the correct amount to discharge into the fresh...
Ciao!
My favorite Italian scene took place at a public pool in Florence (it was 99 degrees and we decided to go were the locals do to beat the heat). It was crowded with young people mostly, and a few tourists, actually, maybe two tourists-us- . The life guards were...
So Long ( for 2 1/2 Weeks)
"Travel is fatal to prejudice,bigotry, and narrow-mindedness."-- Mark Twain Oh my gosh. I am off to Italy with my daughter JJ. (What was I thinking?-- Wait-- it will be so fun..once we board the plane I'll be fine...) She planned the whole trip. (Italy!) I assured her...