april 30, 2012
“Life is about using the whole box of crayons.” ~ Unknown Jeff “Little Alvie” Evans was one of the best artists I ever knew. He could have done anything, gone anywhere with his talent. He came home to West Liberty … Continued
april 29, 2012
“Why not go out on a limb? That’s where the fruit is.” ~ Mark Twain I’m severely allergic to mold; I can be the proverbiale canary in a coal mine in some situations. I wear a mask, take an antihistamine, and three … Continued
april 28, 2012
“Never let your past experiences harm your future. Your past can’t be altered and your future doesn’t deserve the punishment.” ~ Unknown Today I got to play Auntie Ko to The Snake Killer, also known as Bianca, also known as Little Dog. … Continued
april 27, 2012
“Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.” ~ Unknown Marie Dale and Reinette Jones. They joke that they must be related, usually when one or the other tells a family story so ridiculous that you just can’t make it up. I … Continued
april 26, 2012
“You must write, and read, as if your life depended on it.” ~ Adrienne Rich I’ve had a writer’s crush on Nikky Finney since I was her student nearly 20 years ago; first in short stories, then poetry, where she was … Continued
april 25, 2012
“Let go or be dragged.” ~ Zen Proverb Last weekend I got my grandmother’s bedroom suit. Like most things she owned, it is not high quality furniture made even less so over time. Nevertheless, it’s an interesting late 40’s/early 50’s … Continued
april 24, 2012
“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in” ~ Leonard Cohen This is the new sculpture installed across from Memorial Coliseum in what’s now called “Alumni Plaza”. Maybe it was called “Alumni Plaza” when it was still … Continued
april 23, 2012
“You will find that you don’t need to trust others as much as you need to trust yourself to make the right choices.” ~ Miguel Ruiz My day started with a room full of people, most of whom I adore. … Continued
april 22, 2012
“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.” ~ Henry David Thoreau Good King Leo admiring the birds from inside the kitchen, his kitteh mind whirling with excitement, and, no doubt, … Continued
april 21, 2012
“I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.” ~ Diane Ackerman My dad loves this dog… … Continued