Category Archives: life around us

All kinds of stuff in progress

I spent part of yesterday and today making stuff with yeast. I spent another part of the days taking care of cats, in particular Gus. I spent another part of the days making my head hurt over PHP/mySQL stuff on artsroundup.com. Continue reading

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Moonscape? Mushroom?

Moonscape or Mushroom, you decide Small rock (diameter about 1″) found alongside road Old Chatham NY area. UPDATE – MARCH 8We have our first knowledgable report in on what the mysterious rock is: fossilized coral! How cool is that? Thanks … Continue reading

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News Flash! I Need A Vacation!

Instead of the winter lull, a moment of surprising personal discovery. I already knew that even though I have travelled a little, travelling isn’t something that I aspire to. I admire my friends who hop on planes and ships and … Continue reading

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Finding Compassion

Since we have a natural compassion in us, and that compassion has to manifest itself, it might be good to awaken it. Violence done to an innocent person, for example, can make us indignant, scandalize us, and in so doing … Continue reading

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Seeing

I am currently working on backings. Let’s just say, I did the first one without trouble and screwed up the second one by not watching what I was cutting. ooops. Nothing major. Just a little more piecing than I’d hoped … Continue reading

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