+++ first swim of the season on the last day of the month
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the me of now
+++ a survey of present interests, curiosities, recurring themes … a short list of current fascinations books on writing. like truth & beauty and still writing european paper wasps the inevitability and intimacy of sand the way the ocean seduces all my senses the dialogue that’s only made possible through solitude (inspired by the moon […]
hello. I type that word and the cursor blinks, waiting for my next instruction. What is it that draws us here, out into the virtual “open”? What is it that draws me here? This place, where readers come and go, friends have been made and unmade, subscriber numbers ebb and flow, and blog commenters grow […]
today’s permission slips
you don’t have to read (or like) any of the booker prize winning novels you don’t have to talk about politics. or make any excuses whatsoever for not talking about politics you don’t have to give a reason for saying no you get to decide what’s important for you. give yourself permission to do that […]
+++ i’ve read about the cyanometer in three places recently. this fabulous invention is attributed to Horace-Bénédict de Saussure who is credited with inventing this in 1789. made from squares of paper dyed in graduated shades of blue and arranged in an open circle or square, cyanometers are used for easy comparison with the sky’s […]