Monthly Archives: December 2010

It’s About Time

Winter                                                                 Waning Moon of the Winter Solstice “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” – T.S. Eliot Though the calendar, as … Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation

Winter                                                                    Waning Moon of the Winter Solstice   What happens in the act of translation?  After years of reading translated texts and noticing the often wide discrepancies among various translations of the same underlying words, I have wondered how such … Continue reading →

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Listen, This New Year’s Night

Winter                                                                       Waning Moon of the Winter Solstice Have you ever been touched, brushed by a faint wing as it passes?  Perhaps a brief hesitation in an other wise confident progress, or a stutter in your step as you return home?  … Continue reading →

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A Visit From the Goon Squad

Winter                                                               Waning Moon of the Winter Solstice More time with Ovid.  It went slower today, but I’m down to verse 60, at least with my rough draft translation.  Tomorrow Greg and I will go over it, give me a lesson … Continue reading →

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Snow in LA. Earthquake in Indiana. Ice Here. End Times?

Winter                                                                         Waning Moon of the Winter Solstice Headlines you never expected to see: Wind gusts topping 90 mph topple trees in L.A. area, blocking roads; snow closes I-15 Magnitude 3.8 Earthquake Rattles Indiana Whoa.  Earthquake.  Indiana?  What the…   Here’s an … Continue reading →

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Banned Art

Winter                                                             Waning Moon of the Winter Solstice I have now seen “A Fire in My Belly.” What did I think of it?  Much of the movie disturbed me:  scenes of lucha masked wrestlers throwing each other to the mat, a … Continue reading →

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First Amendment

Winter                                                            Waning Moon of the Winter Solstice Walker stands with national peers in support of artistic freedom.  This is a big deal and I’m proud to be part of a community and an artistic/museum community that supports artistic freedom. 54 … Continue reading →

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Grab It, Now!

  Winter                                                      Waning Moon of the Winter Solstice Just back from the former Kinko’s, printing the invitation for Kate’s retirement party, Coming of Age: the Art of Retirement.  We have entered the good-bye phase of life.  Good-bye to work.  Good-bye … Continue reading →

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Good-Bye, Ike

Winter                                                      Waning Moon of the Winter Solstice The oldest cousin on my mother’s side died on Christmas Eve.  Isaac, Ike, Jones always had a special place in the family as the first child of my mom’s five siblings.   The last … Continue reading →

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