I want to write about the bug in my salad.
It was ‘boxed’ lettuce, advertised as organic, double-washed and ready to eat. So I opened it up, sliced it into thin shreds, adding tomatoes, cucumbers, dressing, and a bit of chicken salad. Oh my, it would be delicious. I was ready to take my first bite when I saw it: [...]
I stumbled onto this today. I’m not sure what to think, but watching and hearing the bouncing squares was mesmerizing. Do people make music with this? If so, I wonder how?
What have we been up to?
A big art project.
Like a minor talent in a Renaissance atelier, I was conscripted to do easy things like wheels and windows.
Here it is, finished.
My daughter began living with me at just under 3 years of age. Before then, she had lived in a babyhouse with gentle, enlightened, but overworked caregivers. After she came to live with me I was always aware that she had spent most of her life elsewhere, that her tenure with me was relatively short [...]