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  (One past place of inner renewal for me: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona) …………………………………………………………….. “Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that’s where you renew your springs that never dry up.”

people wherever you go, wherever you are.

“The quieter you become, the more you can hear.” –Ram Dass

The two-note song of the Black-capped Chickadee greeting me this chilly morning as I put out the garbage.

(a highly recommended Miramax video) There are CVAs and then there are other strokes. There are the ‘lucky’ kind that 100-year-old-and-still-goin’-strong Kirk Douglas had. There are those that kill. And then there are the rare ones called Locked-In Syndrome which … Continue reading →

Note: pictures from this point on are safe to click on. Once any one picture is clicked, all pictures below come up after refreshing the site. (my rare signed Trio book which sold widely on newsstands in 1960 (Random House); … Continue reading →

“There is enchantment right in front of you, waiting for you to notice.” –Janet Luhrs ………………………………. “Life remains a blessing although you cannot bless.”–W.H. Auden (Failing that, maybe reconnect with your Inner Child.)

There are millions of people married to their phones. (‘Forget your phone on Family Day’ hasn’t a prayer of working widely. Phone marriages are hard-wired.)

(a recommended book by his artist-wife about one of the most interesting writers and thinkers who ever lived) ……………………………………. like many great artists, liked to know things and correlate them into patterns. He loved to explore and sought positive ideal … Continue reading →

He keeps things simmering and uses nationalism to express vanity and hatred. He has delusions of greatness and takes a pleasure in nastiness as opposed to kindness, respect, and benevolence. He loathes foreigners and foments jingoistic patriotism. He uses propaganda to create … Continue reading →