Although the calendar year is a mere human artifact, it is one that is familiar to me, and so has meaning in my life. It is time to say farewell to 2016. A year in retrospect, the highlights. At the end of the years I always think of A Tale Of Two Cities, “It was… Continue reading 2016 Retrospective
Month: December 2016
Success
Van Gogh was not considered a “success” by the standards of his day. Nor would he be considered a “success”, were he struggling to paint today, by today’s standards. Nor would he be considered an “artist” by the accepted arts communities of the past, or those in the present, if he were painting today. Labels,… Continue reading Success
The Reserve
I have been waking up very early for the last week or so, sometimes as early as 4:00 a.m. I don’t like it much. Once I fell asleep again, which inspired me on subsequent mornings, to roll over and wait for sleep. It hasn’t come again. So now I am getting up when I wake… Continue reading The Reserve
Merry Christmas!
Attila and I are enjoying our day, up at 6:30 a.m., lights on the tree lit, sipping our coffee. It was me, getting us up pre-dawn. My sisters do it too, on Christmas morning. We always have. My Mom says though, that we have mellowed. She remembers us as children, down the stairs on a… Continue reading Merry Christmas!
Attila Ate Ice Cream
Last night Attila ate ice cream. This is significant in my life. Since August I have been eating a low sodium, low sugar diet. It is boring. I have lost a few (and I mean few) pounds because food is so boring that I only eat until my stomach stops hurting. Up until the point… Continue reading Attila Ate Ice Cream