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Microcosmic

January 16, 2015

“As is the human body, So is the cosmic body. As is the human mind, So is the common mind, As is the microcosm, So is the macrocosm. As is the atom, So is the universe.” ~ The Upanishads Whether you believe in an omnipotent power called God or Love, a Universal Consciousness or Soul […]

3D is for Derby

January 7, 2015

“And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke In December of 2014, Derby the dog ran down the sidewalk for the very first time. Due to a congenital deformity, Derby was born with tiny forearms and no front paws, preventing him from moving himself along […]

A Never Ending Story

January 1, 2015

“Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.” ~ Jean Anouilh I’ve known Wilma since I was 14 years old, when she, our friend Francesca and I worked at the local mall.  We came of age together, going through teenage years and young adulthood, with all of the triumphs, mistakes and memories that come with […]

Do the Opposite

December 24, 2014

“If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right.” ~ From the TV show Seinfeld, “The Opposite” episode (1994) This last Sunday marked the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere.  The exact opposite happens during the Summer Solstice, when […]

Miracle on 58th Street

December 17, 2014

“Yeah, there’s a lot of bad ‘isms’ floating around this world, but one of the worst is commercialism.  Make a buck, make a buck.  Even in Brooklyn it’s the same – don’t care what Christmas stands for, just make a buck, make a buck.” ~ From Miracle on 34th Street (1947) In Brooklyn, it’s not […]

Out of Thin Air

December 5, 2014

“There is something of the marvelous in all things of nature.” ~ Aristotle Philosophers, mystics and poets throughout time have likened the element of fire to creativity.  Now the “spark” of creative genius is being used to discover and develop ground-breaking new technologies that create fuel out of the other elements: air, water and earth. […]

The First Time

November 26, 2014

“…Outdoors we are confronted everyday with wonders; we see that the miraculous is not extraordinary but the common mode of existence.  It is our daily bread.  Whoever really has considered the lilies of the field or the birds of the air and pondered the improbability of their existence in this warm world within the cold […]

A Wing and a Prayer

November 19, 2014

“We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another.” ~ Luciano De Crescenzo I recently became aware of the story of an American bald eagle named Osceolo who lost one of his wings when he was hit by a hunter’s bullet in 1983, when he […]

Time Signature

November 10, 2014

“I will love the light, for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness, for it shows me the stars.” ~ Augustine “Og” Mandino Photo courtesy of ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)   I enjoy all of the seasons, but fall is one of my favorites, partly because we return to Standard Time.  After the […]

Flying Selfie

October 31, 2014

“The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating.  The paths are not found, but made, and the activity of making them changes both the maker and the destination.” ~ John H. Schaar Flying saucers are real and NASA is launching them. On June 28th, NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator […]