REVIVAL: BREAKING THE ICE again
UNFROZEN It wasn’t my idea to get back on the ice, But I did my best and learned something nice. In the back of the closet, found old skates hiding, Fitted them over double socks for proper sizing....
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“This is temptation calling,” is a friend’s way of roping me from work and persuading me to joining him for some boating. Even though it’s not either of our nature to abandon responsibility, on a...
View ArticleStep Lively
Staten Island FerryBrooklyn and Manhattan Bridges Leaving our homes, crossing bridges or stepping onto a ferry, and we’re transported to another shore. Likewise, at times we must leave the world of...
View ArticleOld Fashion Summer is a #Phonelesssummer #Screenlesssummer
Old Fashioned Summer The Beatles, Albert Einstein, plus Thomas Edison all didn’t have a certain habit during dinner? These people of achievement, and I’ll include Alexander Graham Bell, didn’t...
View Article3 Creativity Black Holes Everyone Should Avoid
Back from a black hole, here’s some underreported news. It’s unlikely one of the billions of black holes in our universe will consume us, but at this very moment, there are at least three black holes...
View ArticleDEFUSING CRITICS
Treat every finger as loaded Back in grade school, most of us learned the lasting lesson to duck being laughed at by avoiding doing anything new. Once confined to our sticky-fingered little classmates...
View ArticleQUALITY OF LIFE STANDOUTS
Harvest timeI’ve been reflecting on what helps me feel better and more creative. Two quality of life activities come to mind that have high returns without too much effort. Full disclosure: all I...
View ArticleARE WE ALL CREATIVE NOW?
Open Ski and Open Flower We’re all dealing with the threats of Covid-19 in our own ways. Along with the great harm and suffering, our public health crisis has left few bright spots but inadvertently in...
View ArticleSTARTING OVER… again
Reaching up again You’ll soon have a choice! You’ve taken shelter as our ancient forests burned and before long, you can decide how to repopulate your vacant fields. Are you going to select which seeds...
View ArticleBreaking the Bottleneck Economy
Are you old enough to remember going to open registration in the gym during freshman year of college? Waiting in line for a whole day and trying to avoid any unnaturally early 8 AM classes. Such a...
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