Autumn reminds me of change and passing time. My acquaintance with this season is a pleasant, calm sort of familiarity. As the saying goes, “This is not my first rodeo.” I am growing into a contentment in this time of life that matches this season perfectly. As a creative spirit trained in scientific method, I […]
Launching Amid the Chaos of Creativity
We’re launching! Does that mean everything works well on the site. Nope. Please, please, please let me know if you encounter a sign-up that doesn’t work or a link that leads to no where. I am setting up this site myself, because, well, that is just how I do things. I fully plan to have […]
They Could Not Have Known
Today America remembers attacks on our eastern shores that transpired 9/11/2001. This anniversary in 2015, the 14th anniversary, has many people focusing on children who were born on that day. On Sept. 11, 2001, 13,238 children were born in the United States, according to the Division of Vital Statistics. Today one of those children, Emily […]
A Simple Life Truth
The Quote I ran across a variation of this quote this morning on Pinterest attributed to Shakespeare. The quote is not by William Shakespeare. It is by David Viscott from a 1993 publication Finding Your Strength in Difficult Times: A Book of Meditations, as best as I can tell after researching it without having a copy of […]
Security Recommendations for Blogging
Here a Hack, There a Hack, Everywhere a Hack, Hack (Updated 2015 version) In this world where hacking seems to be de rigueur, it is becoming more and more difficult and important to have a secure blog. The attacks that began a couple years ago on WordPress sites left an especially sinister taste in my mouth. […]
Aloneness and Memory
BEING AND BELONGING I am alone. I always have been alone. This aloneness is different. Ultimately it is the state we all are in all of the time. Consciousness is isolated inside our biological bodies. I have friends who would argue that our core essence can travel beyond our bodies, but for most people, this […]