Worrying is like a rocking chair
Sometimes you just have to let go and trust that everything will work out. Even if it's scary. Even if there's a risk. Even if the future is hazy. More on this later. And also to come: stories from our recent trip to England!
Contemporary art sometime escapes me!--October 2014 newsletter
I'm sorry to say that sometimes contemporary art escapes me. Almost always if I can get an explanation of what I'm viewing, it usually makes sense. Unfortunately, in museums, magazines or even on the Internet you don't always get the straight scoop. This leads me to the question: "How am I supposed ...
Up in Smoke Again
What's It Wednesday #135 Every once in a while, blog life requires a repost. In this case a partial repost from one of my favorite fall posts. SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and may complicate pregnancy. Ok now that that is out of the way, let's look ...
Foo Fighters and Rain
The rain has come once again. Its been cloudy and rainy for the last three days, and I am awaiting winter's onset once again. This time around, I am prepared. Well. Not really. But I can sure as hell try. I find myself listening to "Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day. I don't know why. Jus ...
Book review: The Sociopath Next Door
The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout The introduction of this book annoyed and frustrated me. There was an emotional void being attributed to sociopaths that didn’t match up with my understanding of them. I have assumed that my ex was a sociopath, and probably my sister. Possibly myself. All of u ...
A Mainely Good Weekend
We turned last weekend into a long one and spent it mostly in Maine. Saw lots of stuff and took lots of pictures. Don't know when or if I'll process those, so here's the "summary": Thursday night: Hit the road, got poutine and a panino for dinner at Duckfat, and spent the night in Waterville. Sadly, ...
UK hospital demands Royal Show pull 'offensive' ride
The Bethlem Royal Hospital in England has asked the Perth Royal Show to withdraw a controversial attraction based on the mental health institution, claiming it is "deeply offensive".
On the BBC’s Make It Digital campaign (2015)
The BBC has announced its “Make It Digital” campaign – including a series of TV programs supported by online content to educate young people on coding. The campaign coincides with the new computing curriculum’s introduction in England. The broadcaster is also moving into programming-themed children’ ...
Survival of the Fittest: Week 4
Week 3 was decidedly closer than it had any right being, with the New England Patriots just barely getting by in the field goal war that was their (home) game against the Oakland Raiders, one of the consensus three worst teams in the league. On paper it should have been a blowout, and it had the sta ...
A Treasure Trove of Moa in Whanganui
Last week the Moa Gallery opened at the Whanganui Regional Museum in Stage I of a visible-storage project that sees the entire moa bone collection out of boxes in the basement to where people can see it, both in display cases and on the internet. But why is the moa collection so important? Why put i ...
Alastair Cook to lead England at World Cup
ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook will lead the side at next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after being named as skipper for an upcoming one-day international series in Sri Lanka. “He will be our leader at the World Cup,” selector James ...
Cook set to lead England at World Cup
LONDON: England captain Alastair Cook will lead the side at next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after being named yesterday as skipper for an upcoming one-day international series in Sri Lanka. "He (Cook) will be our leader at the World Cup ...
