Category Archives: make your own world

Year in Review: May 2010

Posted on January 6, 2011 by randomyriad

I the Beginning of the Big Change Last May was, like most other Mays that I can recall, a swaggering, staggering drunk of a month. We look toward the change that summer brings, positive and negative. Our landlord gave us … Continue reading →

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Three Quotes: Art, Music, and Modern Culture

Posted on December 5, 2010 by randomyriad

“The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.” – Frida Kahlo This is what I aspire to in art and music, my ideal. … Continue reading →

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Two Poems by Bukowski: Words for the Long Journey

Posted on September 18, 2010 by randomyriad

Our family is graduating my youngest son from High School as a home schooler (where did those years go?), and I was trying to find words to say that fit what I wanted to tell him about going out in … Continue reading →

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Dream A Big Dream: A Book I Wish I Had Written

Posted on September 10, 2010 by randomyriad

As soon as I saw the illustration and read the words, I loved this book. I haven’t even seen a hard copy yet, but it is the kind of thing the world needs. You can read it here. I think … Continue reading →

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Lighting a Fire for the Future

Posted on September 2, 2010 by randomyriad

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” ~ William Butler Yeats I am done with filling pails. There is no joy in filling pails. Lighting fires is bright work that inspires the teacher … Continue reading →

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