Travel
Washington DC
“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.” William Shakespeare This old postcard arrived from Columbus Ohio and since we are going to be in Washington DC I’m hoping to Folger Shakesperian Library and retake the image. We shall see. It appears that the library is closed but we should be able to get near it.
The Road to Hana
I received this postcard from Lilli and Rebecca when they drove to Hana during our December trip to Maui. I supplied the stamps. They said it was “roughly the equivalent of several raccoons.” Driving the Road to Hana is an experience that is not easily illustrated. This card does a pretty good job but it doesn’t get there. A photo of a concert does not give you the experience of going to the concert. The same is true with the Road to Hana. It has… Read More »The Road to Hana
Make a Difference
“Have little interest in what makes no difference.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Tulips at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.
Tuzigoot Postcard
Postcards are one of my hobbies and I participate two ways. One is through Postcrossing.com and the other is by sending postcards to a couple of hundred people who I have come into contact with over the past 20 years. The list includes relatives, friends, friends of friends, and random strangers who have expressed an interest in getting a postcard. I had the honor of sending postcards to the last surviving friend of my wife’s parents and when Fritz died recently his daughter made a… Read More »Tuzigoot Postcard
Words Seldom Seen: Polyamorous
Polyamorous Adjective: To be polyamorous means to have open intimate or romantic relationships with more than one person at a time. Example: “Intimacy and trust are essential to successful polyamorous relationships” Photo is of giant lily pads at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Note the bird. The word polyamorous came up during a grand jury hearing last spring. When I heard it and all of the salacious details I laughed out loud.
Gratitude #4
Focus on what you have rather than what you lack! Photo is water lilies at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St Louis.