Another day of fiery destruction in California. When Nature is shoved off balance by the heat sink of increased atmospheric carbon loading, the surface of the land warms without recovery from regular and gentle rains,–then the dry vegetation burns. How many days have the weary fire fighters manned their fire lines while airborne tankers…
Another early morning at Starbucks, Mundelein. By habit I begin my day here to read and to write. The atmosphere is congenial for focus upon the state of my mind and of the world. Contemporary music in the background, plaintive, a male voice celebrating/mourning the state of our lives as mortal. A friendly barista…
I am a native born North Carolinian. I’ve lived in Illinois for over forty years. When asked by anyone if I miss my home state, my answer usually is, “Its a good place to be from.” I grew up in North Carolina, and have fond memories of my teachers, of the pine tree forests…
Visited Kraklauer Creek Park again a few days ago. In fact my first visit on July 28th was followed by another on August 5th. There was much to take in along this waterway that is the centerpiece for Kraklauer Park. Wildflowers are featured in a colorful spectacle on the banks of this little creek….
I want to say more about the principle/law of special relativity. Special Relativity is analogous to gravity. For every living being on the earth, the pull toward the center always must be figured into one’s day to day living. When hiking in the Cascades in an Oregon forest, do not venture too close to…
Sunday was a day of adventure. An adventure happens when one’s plans, actions and experiences which you counted on are thwarted by circumstances. We planned to visit the Morton Arboretum to take in the troll display. The Arboretum has a number of giant trolls constructed of wood placed throughout the grounds. The entrance to…
I remember a visit to a county fair. It happened when I was fourteen or fifteen. The occasion was memorable because I was not accompanied by my parents. I recall the glitter of the midway lights in the dark night, the aroma of cotton candy, and candied apples. Also the smell of sawdust, and…
I stopped in at the Roadster Shop several days ago with my camera. As usual I asked and was given permission to shoot a few photos of their work which is displayed on the showroom lobby of the business. There were a number of interesting, truly amazing works of automotive art on display, but only…
Days end yesterday I read the poem Gerontion by T. S. Eliot. That was my second reading of the poem this week. I was taken by Eliot’s words. Scholarly analysts say Gerontion is one of his most enigmatic works. There is much enigma in all of Eliot’s poems. Yesterday afternoon I heard that Sergio…
The culture of liberalism should be one which was enlightened, secular, through and through. It would be one in which no trace of divinity remained, either in the form of a divinized world or of a divinized self. Such a culture would have no room for the notion that there are nonhuman forces to…
