Monthly Archives: July 2017

“With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure and a definite hardening of the paragraphs” –James Thurber (a rather good documentary on an eccentric American wit-cartoonist)

The connection process. It is that which makes observing my 18-month-young grandson’s journey so interesting. There was one day a couple of months ago that epitomizes that. It was a windy day outside, trees moving outside. He was sitting on … Continue reading →

(line from a dream last night) “Life is a bit of a gamble.” ………………………………… Well, there you go. The proverbial roll of the dice especially in personal choices and decisions. We do make (up) our own lives as we go. … Continue reading →

Much of our early life consists of following our personal interests, exploring our ruling passions, and seeking the daily information we require as we go. In this, frequently is a desire to control as much of our lives as possible … Continue reading →

(Edison’s phonograph for playing recorded music was one of the 40 most useful, indispensable, beneficial technologies) Medicine -birth control -autopsies -cancer radiation -artificial insulin -penicillin and antibiotics -vaccines -aspirin -Prozac -artificial heart and other organs -syringes -band-aids and bandages Communications … Continue reading →

Smartphones, tablets, and laptops–a neverending black hole into which the hoi-polloi regularly pours money into. The planned obsolescence and the mass’s common denominator desires to own the absolutely latest gadgets, pointed out by Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman in … Continue reading →

and long run, the very best had been the sharing-exchange of our gifts of self to one another with the people closest to us in our lives. (one of many happy moments from the many Scona teacher stags; left to … Continue reading →

“I think I know why the dog howls at the moon.”–Johnny Clegg, “Dela”

(the great English author Aldous Huxley) Happiness is in the imagination. What we perform, is always inferior to what we imagine.–Cyril Connolly, The Unquiet Grave You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.–W. … Continue reading →

“Most women would rather have someone whisper their name at optimum moments than rocket to the moon.”–Merle Shain, Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others “I touch the future. I teach.”–Christa McAuliffe, Aug. 1985 speech “I have everything I need, … Continue reading →