Almost three years ago, an unhinged Irish gentleman named Andrew Shannon punched a 141-year-old Monet painting hanging in Ireland’s National Gallery. Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat was ruined—or so it seemed. The painting had three jagged rips down its center, twisted outward from where Shannon’s fist hit the canvas. […]
With the 1 year anniversary of Mom’s passing upon us, I’ve been reflecting a lot this week about the last year… heck, the last 32 years. When I get into this type of mood, I often look to distract myself with a lot of things, but typically Ted talks are on […]
Sam Van Aken discovered that an old New York state orchard—with varieties of stone fruit 200 years old—was about to be abandoned in 2008. He bought it to save those species but also to experiment: Grafting from the existing trees he created the magical Tree of 40 Fruit, which produces […]
Lifehouse – “From where you are” So far away from where you areThese miles have torn us worlds apartAnd I miss youYeah, I miss youSo far away from where you areStanding underneath the starsAnd I wish you were hereI miss the years that were erased I miss the way the sunshine […]
This is another piece that I stumbled upon over at Thought Cloud and had to share here. It’s a great reminder for all of us that while we continue to grieve, we must continue to live, love, and be willing to accept the help of others–even when at times we’d […]
This post originally appeared at Thought Catalog and I lifted it from AlterNet Emphasis added… The pros to this temperament are many: we’re great listeners. We give good advice. We’re reflective and observant. We offend few. We usually have fantastic writing skills, and possess a quiet focus. We’re productive. […]
Turns out that a few weeks ago, a seven year old Queensland girl named Sophie inquired to the national science agency CSIRO whether they could “make” her a dragon to keep and play with. She asked… Hello Lovely Scientist My name is Sophie and I am 7 years old. My […]
This might qualify as another “First” had mom been able to see it. I know that in my lifetime, I cannot recall the temperatures dropping to such extremes for such a prolonged period of time as presented itself in the onslaught of this weeks “Polar Vortex” (scary but scientific sounding). […]
One can argue that thanks to technology and industry working hand in hand over the last century, the world is a far smaller place than it once was. But amazingly, that same technology that has made the world feel as though it’s shrunk has also reminded us just how vast […]
There’s a particular somber beauty to America’s ruins. We don’t have the castles or ageless monuments of Europe, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t beauty in our forgotten spaces. Vicki particularly found images of our sprawling urban decay I’d find and share with her fascinating. She felt as I do […]
