“To see far is one thing; going there is another.” — Brancusi
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Making Conversation
These days, it is not uncommon to see a row of young people sitting next to each other, feverishly texting — and often texting each other despite the fact they are sitting RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER — rather than having (risking?) a conversation. Adults are starting to do the same. Slowly but surely, it seems that texting is replacing conversation– or at least changing the nature of conversation. [Read more…] about Making Conversation
Quote of the Week for September 2
“We can’t direct the wind. We can adjust the sails.” — Seen on the door of a sailing club in Provincetown, MA
The Frantic Days of Summer
I always hope and even expect that summer will move at a slower pace, that I will be refueled and restored, able to face the fall season and my creative work with renewed energy. But alas, once again, time has flown, I’ve worked frantically, and I’m crawling into August exhausted (and way behind on blog posting), hoping I can salvage something of this summer before the hardy mums arrive.
Quote of the Week for August 5
“Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” — Henry James