Monthly Archives: June 2014

Sunday Walk, U of A

I usually park by the president’s house. The last president high-tailed it when the media leaked news that she made more money that the Prime Minister of Canada. She deflected questions when that point was raised, when she was asked … Continue reading

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Trouble in Paradise

Honolulu and Hawaii island. Thinking of moving and retiring there? Think twice. Many homes there cost a million or more, many running to 10 million. It is so expensive living there, that there is now a significant homeless problem, especially … Continue reading

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Peggy’s

He could not feel bad here lying under the good stars. The lighthouse was just visible & tall waves knew grey rock. He recalled other beaches, summers & the taste of strawberries. The guitar of wind kissed skin & hair … Continue reading

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The Irrelevance of Itinerary

There were no more maps just bite-marks and dry lips that bled on their own. Hair that stuck to skin and smells that lingered on like good music. There were no more frontiers, the proper guides left far behind. Previous … Continue reading

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Francis Bacon: Thought du Jour

“Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.”

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Always Nice

to wake up the next day and find no comet or significant meteorite has hit overnight. There are so many things we take for granted such as home safety, workplace stability, known personal service people (in our lives) stability, personal … Continue reading

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Daybreak

There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, And swallows calling with their shimmering sound; And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, Would scarcely know that we were gone. (excerpted from Sara Teasdale’s “There Will Come … Continue reading

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Robin’s Song, 3:30 a.m.

In many ways a welcome mystery and wake-up call to simple beauty, pure music, Nature personified, the simple pleasure of being alive and freely expressing it, the 24 hour presence of Nature, and the many possibilities available for others at … Continue reading

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Process, Context, and Choice

Our lives and any moments or situations you care to name are simply a combination and interaction of three things: process, context, and choice. Life and its many episodes consisting of seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, and months is nothing … Continue reading

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Individual Process, Briefly

Life being largely about the impact of the world on an individual. Beginning with the flow of images, sounds, language, feelings, thoughts–various information via lived experience. Received, filtered, organized, processed by the individual’s senses, body, mind, feelings via imagination, intelligence, … Continue reading

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