Umberto Eco’s How to Travel with a Salmon: And Other Essays is a dazzling showcase of wit, erudition, and an almost surgical observation of the absurdities of modern life. This collection, translated by William Weaver, epitomizes Eco’s ability to oscillate effortlessly between the profound and the comically mundane, proving that even the minutiae of existence can be … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – How to Travel with a Salmon: And Other Essays by Umberto Eco
Friday’s Fiction Review – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Overview The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, written by Douglas Adams, is a seminal work in the science fiction genre. First published in 1979, it began as a radio series on BBC Radio 4 in 1978 before being adapted into a novel. The book has since become a cornerstone of modern science fiction and comedic … Continue reading Friday’s Fiction Review – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Self-Portrait Project Eleven – Inside My Head, I’m Handsome
Ok, I have to laugh at myself sometimes. I feel I've painted a smirk of self-admiration in this portrait. Maybe I catch a different me in my camera lens than in the mirrors I have at home. Maybe I am resisting the reality that I am starting to look my age. Maybe I just like … Continue reading Self-Portrait Project Eleven – Inside My Head, I’m Handsome
It’s Time To Manage Time
To Rest or Not To Rest, That is The Question... I'm about to start a new job and the time commitment is what really has me concerned. To be honest, time to get everything done is always my chief concern. I've learned that just diving in and doing it, gets it done well. It's the … Continue reading It’s Time To Manage Time
Ask And You Shall Receive
The Battle For What I Want Rages On... I'm winning, sort Of... As many of my dear readers know, I often feel I crumble under the perceived weight of the question of what do I really want. The good news is it's getting easier to answer, when I break it down. The question is seldom … Continue reading Ask And You Shall Receive
Over 2 Years On This Journey And The Same Question Comes To Me Daily!
What Do I Really Want To Do? This quote came to me today and it resonated with another part of my soul. It feels like the angel sending me this message understands that I have struggled with answering this question and asked it in a very different way. Starting with a gentle preamble that encourages … Continue reading Over 2 Years On This Journey And The Same Question Comes To Me Daily!
Midweek Poems – Strange Welcoming
Strange Welcoming There’s yellow danger tape across the Church’s front door There are many small signs spread throughout the grounds telling to not walk there There’s a big No Parking sign warning fines if ignored There’s a Wet Paint sign on the bench outside the front door There are words carved and weatherworn into the … Continue reading Midweek Poems – Strange Welcoming
Fun Fotos For Friday – Into The Shadows
I'm having so much fun with light and shadow, that I had to share these little explorations and ectoplasmic emanations. Ghostly Shadows: There were shadows floating all around this area of the Cemetary. It was cool and damp, and very, very quiet. A David Lynch Intermission: There always seems to be a mid-point in Lynch's … Continue reading Fun Fotos For Friday – Into The Shadows
Fun Fotos For Friday – In The Burial Grounds
Hidden ghosts and imaginings at the St-James Cemetary Cemeteries are wonderfully peaceful places to reflect and let our imaginations run wild. On this partially cloudy day, I wandered about and took dozens of pictures. Some obviously creepy, others creepy with some help. This is a little collection of creepy imaginings. Enjoy. Dandelion: The little bug clinging to … Continue reading Fun Fotos For Friday – In The Burial Grounds
The Hudson UFO!?! (Fun Fotos for Friday)
What the heck was this? I was sitting outside the creepy old St-James Cemetery in Hudson, minding my own damn business when all of a sudden this damn thing flew across the sky! It must have flown right over my car because the radio stopped. I remember because I was singing along with Heart of Soul by … Continue reading The Hudson UFO!?! (Fun Fotos for Friday)
The New Renaissance Mindset 