This past Wednesday I was out for two errands. After walking out of the second, it was so bright and sunny out that I decided to take a drive. I was headed to my favorite farmer’s market when I thought of a great little thrift shop in Allendale not too far out of the way. …
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essay: Symbiosis in 100 words
“Veins of Life,” by Miroslaw Chelchowski Symbiosis in 100 words Readers subconsciously demand soul ink. Symbiosis is in the writer’s sick need to bleed it, share it, and be rewarded for doing it. Writers who withhold it will never rise above pathetic dreamers with trust issues. Those who pour it out, beware your venue. I’ve…
Favorite TV/Streaming series from 2023
Series, Series, Series! Just like my favorite movies, these are in no particular order and all are recommended as worthy watching material. The title links take you to YouTube trailers. UFOs – French made with subtitles. The French equivalent of NASA’s top aeronautical engineer makes a flub and gets reassigned to the local branch of…
Will the Turkeys Cross the Road parts 2 & 3
Last week I showed you a video from the day before the big Halloween snowstorm when I first asked the question did the turkeys cross the road. This is a play off of “Why did the chicken cross the road?” which is one of the most answered poultry questions of all time. Here are two…
24 SSPC 7 (1st wk) — The Beginning of Winter (Ritto) (Nov 7-21) — Autumn Storm
As November’s globe ticks its way to other orientations, long nights imbalance with ever-shortening light. Today, rain is forecast. Noon’s pregnant clouds occlude what scant light there is; and by five o’clock landscape is but blurry shadow as the temperature drops. Dusk, a dingy blank upon which nothing is writ even crows silent moon feels…
dVerse — Haibun Monday — fall foliage
From my couch observation deck, the slider windows frame a snapshot of the season. Across the field and off to the southwest is a tree that is ahead of its companions in spring and autumn. It is the first tree to show green in spring when green is so desperately craved by grey-weary eyes and…
Tao Talk 