It is 3:45 AM and I’m feeling a little grumpy. I did not want to feel grumpy, I wanted to be in a holiday mood! So perhaps this post will let me release a bit of grumpiness and then perhaps if I concentrate I can switch my mood. The reason I’m a bit sour is…… Continue reading Politics, Religion and getting into the holiday spirit
Winter Solstice 2016
Happy Winter Solstice! The reason for the season. The Winter Solstice heralds the symbolic rebirth of the Sun, the lengthening of days, and the promise of renewed life. I would have liked to appreciate the winter solstice sunset from somewhere cold and with snow. But here in Pacifica it was a warm 61 degrees and…… Continue reading Winter Solstice 2016
An ancient homeland
“Here is our long-forgotten family home.And, having heard now and then the voice of ancestors calling,Like a grey little forest bird, from far-away centuries,I fly to you, Belovezhskaya Pushcha.”Aleksandra Pakhmutova – Russian ballad by Aleksandra Pakhmutova, 1975 which celebrates the Białowieża Primeval Forest. Bialowieza Primeval Forest I came across this quote in my Lapham’s Quarterly -…… Continue reading An ancient homeland
Journal Entry 12.18.2016
It is 3:24 AM. It is a chilly 39 degrees outside and although there is a beautiful waning gibbous moon it remains very dark on the ground. When I step outside to look at the stars I see Orion, faithfully in the southern hemisphere confirming that it is the latter half of the year. There…… Continue reading Journal Entry 12.18.2016
Gran cita
Uno no es lo que es por lo que escribe, sino por lo que ha leído. – Jorge Luis Borges
Journal Entry 12.13.2016 – Memories of Christmas lights
It is 5:55 AM. I woke up around 4:30, drank a shot of wheatgrass, put away dry dishes and washed the dirty ones, made coffee, meditated, added to a post about my Grandpa and wished my childhood friend Ryan a happy 40th birthday. Still left to do are: write this post, study Japanese, put Sega…… Continue reading Journal Entry 12.13.2016 – Memories of Christmas lights
Frosty the Snowman’s route to North Pole
Since it is near Christmas we’ve been watching a lot of Christmas specials. As almost everyone in the USA knows, the main Christmas specials are the 60s versions of Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Frosty the Snowman 1969 Frosty the Snowman Ticket Booth In Frosty the Snowman, Karen and Frosty try…… Continue reading Frosty the Snowman’s route to North Pole
