Category Archives: time travel

Random Thoughts from an Unemployed Mind

Posted on August 15, 2010 by randomyriad

Late in the spring, one of my students set up this scene depicting his interpretation of Lummi Island. I appreciated it because I used to live there.  As I was going through the photos on my camera I found this … Continue reading →

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Doodling Day

Posted on March 29, 2010 by randomyriad

I have been playing with some photos of the wood grain on the walls and ceiling in my bedroom. I get lost in color and form. It is like exploring  the landscape of a new world. I slip into hyperfocus … Continue reading →

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My Movie Friend, Kurosawa and Star Wars

Posted on January 12, 2010 by randomyriad

Watching Movies with a Friend As I was watching Kurosawa’s “The Hidden Fortress” a few days ago, I was thinking how much my friend Pat would have enjoyed the two greedy, disloyal, and weak peasants that are the central characters. … Continue reading →

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“Auschwitz is not only behind us.”

Posted on October 24, 2009 by randomyriad

“Auschwitz must be comprehended in the context of its historical past, be recognized when it happens in the present, and not be ruled out blindly for the future.” Gunter Grass “A Father’s Difficulties in Explaining Auschwitz to His Children” “My … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Have to Date Them to Understand Them

Posted on June 29, 2009 by randomyriad

I remember one of my professors in college trying to explain to a student why we should read about characters we don’t like. It was the main character in Dostoyevski’s  “Notes from the Underground“, or was it one of Saul … Continue reading →

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