A Dream Come True
I had a dream many years ago. I was looking up a south face, sloping hillside. I stopped to take it in. When I turned 180 degrees, I saw the …
Experiments
Hat of Choice (Had a Choice) How Do You Like to Learn?
There are at least three processes to place concepts/skills into long-term memory where the data explains it is never forgotten. Input Storage Retrieval Which one(s) work for you? They are …
UTV
It’s snowing again—from gentle to purposeful. After all the snows this year, its beauty melted my hardness, so I could slip into delight. For over two days, David and I …
“Shit for Brains”
Everyone was sitting comfortably. He stood up. He was a tall, athletic, good-looking redhead young man of 18. We were discussing parenting and the good and bad we had experienced. …
After Many Years, I’ve Returned Home
I bought 24 acres of Vermont woodland and built a 12X12 cabin with my mate so we could stay warm and dry for the winter. The cabin and an Ashley …
3 The Alien
I’m a contrarian. If someone orders me to move one way, I’ll do the opposite. What’s considered “in” at the moment doesn’t interest me. But being fashionable parades as …
Breaking Spells for Hating School
I couldn’t count all the teens I’ve met who hated “normal” school. In class, many acted out, others were silently defiant, while others played comedian which was often a welcome …
Experimenting with Smiles
A few years ago I fell into an experiment. I was walking to the local library while listening to some favorite tunes. A lyric simultaneously triggered a smile in my …
Bucky Part 2: Operating Manual For Spaceship Earth
Why Humans Are So Lucky? Bucky Fuller explains in his Operating Manual For Spacship Earth All universities have been progressively organized for ever finer specialization. Society assumes that specialization is …
Bucky Fuller, Secular Saint
During these holidays of hope, I am reminded of a secular saint: Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller. Known for geodesic domes, Bucky was all about doing more with less. He showed us …