“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night.” ~ Edgar Allen Poe Thursday, October 23rd, North Americans will watch the Moon take a bite from the Sun. A partial solar eclipse in the late afternoon will occur when a portion of the Moon moves in […]
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This Too Shall Pass
October 22, 2014
Bee is for Ballare
October 17, 2014
“Everything in the Universe has rhythm. Everything dances.” ~ Maya Angelou Most people know that honey bees pollinate plants and crops, build houses out of wax and produce honey. But did you know that honey bees communicate to each other by dancing? Honey bee colonies typically contain one queen bee (a fertile female), thousands of […]
Oki Doki Carciofi
October 7, 2014
“Silly is you in a natural state, and serious is something you have to do until you can get silly again.” ~ Mike Myers A friend of mine who lives in Italy once asked me to explain the meaning of “okey-dokey”, the colloquial English language expression for “o.k.”. I told him the term is similar […]
See the Light
October 1, 2014
“Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.” ~ Walt Whitman A new sunrise is on the horizon. A company co-founded by former engineers at Tesla and Nasa has developed a new smart light bulb. Called the Alba (the Italian word for “sunrise”), the bulb contains sensors that track motion, room occupancy and ambient […]
Equal Day for Equal Night
September 22, 2014
“The length of a man’s outspread arms is equal to his height.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci Fall, also known as autumn, the season of apples, falling leaves and all things pumpkin spice, has arrived. As I look out of my window, the battle between those falling leaves and the cleanliness of my backyard seems far […]
Sheer Energy
September 15, 2014
“Sunlight fell upon the wall; the wall received a borrowed splendor. Why set your heart on a piece of earth, O simple one? Seek out the source which shines forever.” ~ Rumi Here in California, where September and October are often our hottest months, the fact that the summer season is a week away from […]
Street Heart
September 6, 2014
“The bread that you store up belongs to the hungry; the coat that lies in your chest belongs to the naked; the gold that you have hidden in the ground belongs to the poor.” ~ St. Basil The Street Store is a one day, rent-free, open space pop-up clothing store designed as a new way […]
By the People
August 28, 2014
“When you skip voting, it’s not rebellion; it’s surrender.” ~ Leah M. Reynolds (PACE voter registration campaign) The First Vote (A.R. Waud) Cover of Harper’s Weekly From the November 16, 1867 article: “First Black Vote: Though there would be still so many rivers to cross and mountains to climb, this was indeed a glorious, inspiring, […]
Alla Famiglia
August 20, 2014
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ~ Anatole France As I sit writing this week’s post, my cat Folsterman relaxes on top of the desk, next to my computer. He likes to rest his paw on top of my left arm as I type. He occasionally looks up […]
Love the One You’re With
August 12, 2014
A note about this week’s post: I wrote this week’s blog post yesterday afternoon. Just before posting, I read about the death of actor/comedian Robin Williams from an apparent suicide. He had recently been suffering from severe depression and had struggled with alcoholism and drug abuse for many years. I lost a dear friend to […]
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