a miracle of starlings
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88UVJpQGi88[/youtube] Actually, it's called a murmuration of starlings. Possibly, as Dylan Winter, the narrator of this amazing clip notes, because of the murmuring of wings. Whatever the source of the name, the actual sight -- even reduced to the size of a

posted 5:36:51pm Mar. 11, 2014 | read full post »

belated thank-yous
I love writing letters. REAL letters, on stationery, with a pen or rollerball, and the (futile) art of keeping my handwriting legible. Thank-you notes are my favourite. Unfortunately, sometimes I'm forgetful (well, actually I'm often forgetful!). And formal thank-yous -- the kind you write higher

posted 8:22:07pm Mar. 09, 2014 | read full post »

blue days and runaways
Do you ever want to run away from your life? Your 'precious, human life,' as the Dalai Lama reminds us...? Leave the whiney dogs that will NOT go outside when it rains, the cats that throw up in front of yo

posted 5:05:16pm Mar. 08, 2014 | read full post »

working back in
The problem with living in the moment is when the moment kind of...well, let's just say some moments are better neighbourhoods than others. Right now, mine is pestilent. As in, still flu-y. So in the spi

posted 6:41:09pm Mar. 07, 2014 | read full post »

on flu break
This message is brought to you by the miracle of modern medicine, and the unfortunate strain of flu NOT covered in the flu shot. And yes, I'll still get the flu shot. The doc swears it would be lots worse if I hadn't taken the shot. How, I'm not sure. Last night my fever was high enough I halluci

posted 12:12:54pm Feb. 28, 2014 | read full post »