A gypsy scribbler's musings & ruminations
I've always loved the game of Hidden Pictures: that corner of the Highlights kids' magazine where you stare at two nearly identical pictures and try to spot all the differences between them. Stained glass is a little like that game - there's always more to see than just the picture. There is the picture of... Continue Reading →
Four months ago today, a doctor looked me in the eye and told me I had cancer. Truthfully, he was looking down at the open file folder on his desk when he said it, but he caught my stunned eyes by the end of the sentence. He didn't seem nervous or sad, nor was he... Continue Reading →
We met them at the airport. It was two o'clock in the afternoon and they had been traveling for twenty-six hours. "You made it! Karibuni! Karibu New York! Sasa? Umeamka? Poa! I'm so glad you all are here!" We gathered the group of twenty-eight travel-weary singers towards one side of the arrivals hall and waited... Continue Reading →
3:05pm. With ten minutes left to the start of a long weekend, the class of ten-year-olds in front of me were getting squirrely. I decided to cut my musical losses and have a group chat. "So what are you guys doing for the long weekend? Their hands shot up in the air and a couple... Continue Reading →
Fact of the day: the earth's geomagnetic fields sometimes change direction. It's true. The current geological powers-that-be haven't quite figured out what causes it, but it does happen. If it changed this year (which is unlikely) and any of you in the US decided to use a hand-bearing compass to go find the cool volcano... Continue Reading →
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