Category Archives: People

Family, friends, people I know, strangers I see on the street or in the news.

Wordless Wednesday: 2013-11-06

Since the last WP update, uploaded photos aren’t displaying on the blog, although they show correctly when I tweet a link to the blog post or post the link to my Facebook timeline. For the time being, until I can … Continue reading

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“Be with those who help your being” – Mindful Monday, 2013-11-04

Be with those who help your being. Don’t sit with indifferent people, whose breath comes cold out of their mouths. ~ Mevlana Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkh aka Rumi Ode 2865 translated by Coleman Barks One of the major influences on my energy level … Continue reading

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Remember my name – Sunday Scribblings 2013-11-03

“If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember their names. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name and you … Continue reading

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Third Sentence Thursday – January 3, 2013

“At home, I lived in brightness.” from People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks I’m near the end of the book, now. The chapters aren’t numbered, and they alternate between points of view of the present-day protagonist—a young woman who … Continue reading

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Drawn to Read

Ward Sutton, whose cartoons and illustrations I first encountered in the pages of The New Yorker, writes a monthly column for the Barnes & Noble Review. His December column was a series of postcards highlighting the most notable books of 2010 … Continue reading

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