June 2012 Blog Posts (23)

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Dance Of Fire » by SarThePhotographer)






« Purposefulness » is the first of a series of short segues that I have put together in the hopes of joining existing compositions into one continuous piece of music.


In order to preserve…

He' All:
As you all probably know we have a situation in the USA in the state of Colorado with wild fires spreading like mad. I've been approached by a fellow Eastern Native American man and his Clan Mother to help them this Friday at 1:00 pm Eastern Standard Time to collectively send our Prayers and thoughts to Creator so he will send the Water Spirits out their way . Your help and Prayers are always greatly appreciated.

Wanishi and Blessings.

(detail from one of my old kindergarten paintings)

The Idler was born of a combination of concepts discovered while exploring various domains of knowledge during the second half of the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s.

« The idler who does not arise when it is time to arise, who is full of sloth though young and strong,…

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Painting of the Zola dam near Aix-en-Provence in France » by Paul Cézanne)






The fourth movement of « The Dam » is entitled simply « Dam. » In the storyline, this is when…

(« Morpho emerging from its chrysalis » by Thomas Bresson)

That which you can't abide

Embrace as if a friend

Once you two have allied

No thing will make you bend



That which you can't escape

Welcome as a teacher

You will never espouse

More talented…

Richard Ramsay is the star of the eighteenth episode of The Threshold Series, the concluding chapter of « 2206 : Window Onto A New World. »

We find the veteran politician staring outwards from a window of the sky lounge of his private yacht, musing about the weather, while on a visit…

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Scylla by William Pye » by mira66)








« In The Vortex » is an energetic instrumental put together while toying with ideas leftover from « Informaëlstrom »…

Los Angeles already has a ban on sodas in school vending machines and cafeterias. Now Councilman Mitchell Englander has proposed putting an end to soda vending machines in Los Angeles parks and libraries, the Los Angeles Times reports.

While the move comes on the tail of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to ban oversize sodas in the city’s restaurants, movie theaters, stadiums and street carts, the LA Times asserts Englander’s proposal is nothing like Bloomberg’s…

Hi everyone, Is there a book out there that explains the Indian culture that would be good to read? I would like to know more about the spirituality part...i also like the Indian art too.
I love nature and find that being in nature is very healing...I appreciate all suggestions!
Peace....Ellen :)

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Stromschnelle » by Gerhard Rießbeck)






In « Rapids, » the third part of « The Dam, » the protagonist/narrator is being carried from a mostly…

(« The Miraculous Draft of Fishes » - Artist Unknown - photography by TTaylor)

« Asking For A Miracle » is a short instrumental arranged for acoustic instruments, and written in a time of…

The central character of this week's instalment of The Threshold Series is Rahu Lüli, the young cenobite from Kõrgus.

At the beginning of the chapter, the teenager is getting ready to leave the monastery, and he ponders the events that have led him to believe that he has found the…






(«
Dante and Beatrice gaze upon the highest Heaven » by Gustave Doré)









« Waking In Heaven » is a short instrumental about learning to trust life and allowing it to do its thing so we can end up…

(«
Source de la Moselle à Bussang » by Didier Misson)






« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process…

(« Tobyo » from the Bakemono-Dukushi - Unknown Artist)…

MY GRANDSON ZAC LOST HIS MOTHER WEDNESDAY. MY SON CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT ZAC'S MOTHER HAD PASSED AWAY. SHE HAD BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A MONTH AND SHE HAD A BLOOD CLOT AND WHEN THEY WENT IN FOR GET IT THE DR FOUND OUT THAT SHE HAD A TEAR IN HER HEART. THEY HAD HER ON LIFE SUPPORT AND ZAC AND HIS BROTHER HAD TO DECIDE TO TURN THE MACHINE OFF. AND SHE PASS AWAY. HER BROTHER TONY POSTED ON HER FB PAGE THAT SHE PASSED AWAY @ 9:57PM. SHE PASS AWAY THE DAY AFTER ZAC'S BIRTHDAY. HIS BIRTHDAY WAS…

The sixteenth chapter of « 2206 : Window Onto A New World » features the scientific facilities of Veshtar, and revolves around Bernard Sturn.

At the end of an all-nighter, weary of responding to video emails, the famous space engineer takes a break to rest his eyes, and…

'Ariana's Curse'

The heaped branches were kindled, and the roar of the flames and sizzle of sap drowned out the sound of all else as the rapt gathering backed away from the raging conflagration to form a six-deep circle. They watched eagerly, as first Ariana’s wet clothing steamed and then ignited.

Twisting and straining, her frantic efforts were ineffectual against the chains that held her pinioned to the green oak stake. Her wailing became a strident inhuman scream as her…

Bird Droppings June 4, 2012

How do we see things?

When I spend time alone with my granddaughter who is now eighteen months old we communicate in a sort of pointing fingers, hand signs, words, facial gestures and occasionally a pop pop I will show you what I want look as she picks up the item. She is learning much like setting a dry sponge on a table with a puddle of water and it is soaking up. I am amazed each time I see her at how much more she has learned in a week. As I sat…

« Reinfused » is basically a rehash of outtakes and already presented material. This comparatively short instrumental piece with an emphasis on shifting time and forward movement is intended to suggest a surge of energy that allows the removal of obstacles which prevent progress, and thus permits a successful completion.


Here is the related poetry…