crates | February 21, 2007
There I was, sitting in the bright sunlight, reading my biography of Darwin at Cutter’s Point. I happened to look down and noticed my hand that was exposed to the sun. On my hand were innumerable bright points of light that were going on and off. I looked closer at what appeared to be a [...]
crates | February 17, 2007
A pretty day today, after a week with no time off. I might get next Thursday off, but none scheduled for the week after next. Another birthday today, and I wonder how long the old bod will hold out. I saw Jes yesterday and gave her my digital Mavica CD for her to take to [...]
crates | February 9, 2007
Yes, I really should…but sometimes it is so hard! Sitting here in Cutter’s Point, I have been subjected to this unrelenting account by a woman who went into excruciating detail about: her family and how they are buying a new dog which is by far the best breed there is; her daughter’s dealings with the [...]
crates | February 7, 2007
Do you ever have times when you become intensely aware of your existence? When your senses seem to awaken, and you become aware of the breaths that you draw, the feel of the clothes on your body, the small subtle sensations, the tiny messages that your body sends you, telling you where all the parts [...]
crates | February 6, 2007
I’m reading a couple of interesting books (actually I have about 11 that I am currently reading): one about Synchronicity (Synchronicity: Science, Myth, and the Trickster by Allan Combs and Mark Holland) and one is a biography of Mark Twain. This is in itself a case of synchronicity since Mark Twain wrote about incredible coincidences [...]
crates | February 4, 2007
I am looking at a small leafless Japanese Maple in a large planter outside the window where I am sitting and drinking coffee. It appears to be covered in tiny sparkling jewels, shimmering drops of water from the heavy fog that shrouds everything. As I walked to my car last night, sheets of mist fell [...]