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Fire Island sunset

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:39:42 -0400

Fire Island sunset

Fire Island deer.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:32:02 -0400

Fire Island deer.

This is how Starbucks in Michigan does it.

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:37:07 -0400

This is how Starbucks in Michigan does it.

"Aren’t we privileged to live in a time when everything is at stake, and when our efforts make..."

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:58:58 -0400

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Aren’t we privileged to live in a time when everything is at stake, and when our efforts make a difference in the eternal contest between the forces of light and shadow, between togetherness and division, between justice and exploitation? Oh, be joyful that you are a warrior in this great time!

Will we rise to this battle? If so, we cannot lose, for rising up to it is our victory … If we represent love in the world, you see, we have already won.

”

- Doris Haddock from her 93rd birthday speech.

My Inca Trail Trip

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:39:22 -0400

My Inca Trail Trip:

For the past couple of years I have daydreamed of walking along the famous Inca Trail leading directly to the gates of Machu Picchu. Now, I’m finally doing it. This morning I booked by trip with G.A.P. Adventures on a 7 day tour that includes - a guided tour of Sacred Valley, 4-day Inca Trail hike with local guide, cook and porters, and a guided tour of Machu Picchu.

I am making this journey alone and for myself. This will be a personal and spiritual journey for me. A time for growth and reflection. I am both excited and intimidated. I have 88 days to prepare myself.

A regime like Iran’s can only be brought down or changed if...

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:48:00 -0400

A regime like Iran’s can only be brought down or changed if enough Iranians vote as they did in 1979 — in the street. - Thomas Friedman (photo via The Big Picture)

And like Mr. Friedman, I am rooting for them and fearing for them.

Ahh, summer. Where are you? New York has seen enough rain for...

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:38:30 -0400

Ahh, summer. Where are you? New York has seen enough rain for one year.

"If you want what visible reality can give, you’re an employee. If you want the unseen world, you’re..."

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:32:26 -0400

“If you want what visible reality
can give, you’re an employee.
If you want the unseen world,
you’re not living your truth.
Both wishes are foolish,
but you’ll be forgiven for forgetting
that what you really want is
love’s confusing joy.”

- Jalaluddin Rumi

The suburbs. Will they ever go extinct?

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:38:17 -0400

The suburbs. Will they ever go extinct?

Lunch on Lake Nepessing. Beautiful day.

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:23:10 -0400

Lunch on Lake Nepessing. Beautiful day.

Bruno’s idea of going for a walk.

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:53:08 -0400

Bruno’s idea of going for a walk.

"The rise and fall of images of the future precedes or accompanies the rise and fall of cultures. As..."

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:00:58 -0400

“The rise and fall of images of the future precedes or accompanies the rise and fall of cultures. As long as a society’s image is positive and flourishing, the flower of culture is in full bloom. Once the image begins to decay and lose its vitality, however, the culture does not long survive.”

- Fred Polak

Beautiful weekend in New York.

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:11:11 -0400

Beautiful weekend in New York.

To your rescue.

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:00:00 -0400

To your rescue.

I cannot stop watching this amazing animated feature: The...

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:12:00 -0400

I cannot stop watching this amazing animated feature: The Beatles: Rock Band
I am completely enamored with the cinematic depth of field, it’s richness and mesmerizing fluidity.

Stunning.

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:55:07 -0400

Stunning.

“Manhattanhenge” - the solar event where the sunset...

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:54:09 -0400

“Manhattanhenge” - the solar event where the sunset is lined up with the east-west streets on Manhattan’s grid. (via nytimes.com)

The weekend was glorious at Michael Arnone’s Crawfish...

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:41:16 -0400

The weekend was glorious at Michael Arnone’s Crawfish Fest.

Brooklyn brunch. The Farm.

Sun, 31 May 2009 13:08:38 -0400

Brooklyn brunch. The Farm.

"If there is a state where the soul can find a resting-place secure enough to establish itself and..."

Thu, 28 May 2009 08:41:11 -0400

“If there is a state where the soul can find a resting-place secure enough to establish itself and concentrate its entire being there, with no need to remember the past or reach into the future, where time is nothing to it, where the present runs on indefinitely but this duration goes unnoticed, with no sign of the passing of time, and no other feeling of deprivation or enjoyment, pleasure or pain, desire or fear than the simple feeling of existence, a feeling that fills our soul entirely, as long as this state lasts, we can call ourselves happy, not with a poor, incomplete and relative happiness such as we find in the pleasures of life, but with a sufficient, complete and perfect happiness which leaves no emptiness to be filled in the soul.”

- Rousseau (via Happy Days Blog)