Head-dibs

 

Harvested our first cabbage from the Cabbage Patch Sure was good! I love cooking this dish. Special recipe. Here's something cool: when you harvest one cabbage, five more heads form from the same stalk. Here's a family picture of the next batch to come, taken three days after harvesting the main head (above). Four of the five newbies are easily seen.  Look what else we found in the cabbage patch!

So I woke up at 5:45 a.m. to the sound of rushing wind and rain and that dreaded sound that can't be described. A few minutes later, this happened. No damage done to our house, everyone is safe. Just a pile of trees across the rear fence and damages around the neighborhood. Guess who bought a new chain saw today?

A few thoughts and a short reading from Walt Whitman, an early influence on my writing life. "I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass. My tongue, every atom of my blood, form’d from this soil, this air, Born here of parents born here from parents the same, and their parents the same, I, now thirty-seven years old in perfect health begin, Hoping to cease not till death." (Song of Myself, 1, Walt Whitman, 1855)

Mt. Taylor toward ABQ Hog Back in Gallup Overlooking East Gallup Heart-shaped cloud somewhere near Roswell 'cause you gotta love NM

This scene from "Gladiator" acts out with near perfection a section of Seneca's letter. Please watch this before moving ahead to my video: Thank you. Click here for the entirety of Seneca's 7th letter .

Read Seneca's letter on Shared Knowledge here.

Read The Fifth Letter  

Read Seneca's letter online After I made the above-video, I remembered the song Eric Clapton wrote after the death of his four-year-old son, Conor. It's an imaginative piece, a song of a father who not only wants to spend time with his son, but has also reconciled with death: "beyond the door, there's peace, I'm sure."

Read the entirety of this short letter here .

"  . . . restlessness is the sign of a disordered spirit. . . a well-ordered mind is a man’s ability to remain in one place and linger in his own company." (Seneca, Letter 2)

Of all the screen shots in the world, YouTube had to pick that one. smh. Download all three of volumes of The Moral Letters from Tim's site free of charge . "[S]et yourself free for your own sake; gather and save your time, which till lately has been forced from you, or filched away, or has merely slipped from your hands. Make yourself believe the truth of my words—that certain moments are torn from us, that some are gently removed, and that others glide beyond our reach. The most disgraceful kind of loss, however, is that due to carelessness. Furthermore, if you will pay close heed to the problem, you will find that the largest portion of our life passes while we are doing ill, a goodly share while we are doing nothing, and the whole while we are doing that which is not to the purpose."  (Seneca, Letters 1) CORRECTIONS Two errors in the video: 1) I incorrectly stated the letter was written in Greek. After reading Epictetus in Greek last month, my mind di...

Nothing lights up the Fourth like home-made rockets. I could shoot these all day long. Science! And here's the Can-cam:

A man I once knew often said to take a "Gomer Pyle" view of the world, to keep eyes and ears open for things that should make us say "gollllll-ly". Get fascinated with the world and life! This is a moment that happened while I was working in the yard today. In case you didn't know. Consider using headphones or earbuds to hear this well.

Celebrated "Schrodinger Day" today--the University was both open and closed. The whole state shut down for this dusting! Behold: the South Carolina Snowman! ht: MEpps

The final battle scene in "Last Of The Mohicans" was filmed at the top of these falls near Chimney Rock, NC. Enjoyed a nice hike to see the 400+ foot wonder up close, with a nice view back across the valley.