Category Archives: paying attention

Looking Back at The First Half of the First Month of An Already Long Year

Posted on August 6, 2011 by randomyriad

This should be a good starter for writing at least 2 or 3 blogs a week or more. I have the time: all I need is the inspiration and motivation. January 1 Journal Entry: Pat called around 10:00 in the … Continue reading →

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Post Hibernation Thoughts: A Cup of Coffee and A Simpler Plan

Posted on July 31, 2011 by randomyriad

I recently read an article that included the words from a poster. The article was interesting, but these words stuck with me more. THERE ARE THREE KINDS OF PEOPLE, the poster read. Those who MAKE things happen. Those who WATCH … Continue reading →

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Finding a Balance

Posted on July 26, 2011 by randomyriad

“I am . . . what I am at the moment I am that . . . ”    The storyteller, “Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five” By Doris Lessing To know the world one must construct it.– Cesare … Continue reading →

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Each Life a Snowflake in a Blizzard.

Posted on May 18, 2011 by randomyriad

“Politicians and rulers are not the makers of events, but their puppets:” “It seems to me that we do not know nearly enough about ourselves; that we do not often enough wonder if our lives, or some events and times … Continue reading →

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The Death of the Fool: La Strada

Posted on April 17, 2011 by randomyriad

I found him tragically fallen from his perch in this most appropriate of situations. La Strada is a oddly captivating fable that leaves pieces of itself in my dreams. Anthony Quinn‘s brooding brute, Zampano, looming over the elfin waif, and … Continue reading →

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