tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308312032024-03-12T19:02:38.855-04:00Vana JezebelPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632245438511998562noreply@blogger.comBlogger724125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-77367165149905099842014-11-17T06:38:00.002-05:002014-11-17T06:38:22.581-05:00Good Quote"My hero is always me in ten years. That's who I chase every day."<br />
-- Matthew McConaugheyPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632245438511998562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-313665976743335662014-11-07T07:14:00.001-05:002018-02-17T14:14:22.075-05:00Consciousness"Does the primary visual cortex contribute to conscious experience or not? Are areas of the brain that project directly to the prefrontal cortex more relevant than those that do not? Does only a particular subset of cortical neurons play a role? If so, are these neurons characterized by a special property or location? Do cortical neurons need to oscillate at 40 Hz or fire in bursts to contribute to conscious experience? Do different areas of the brain or groups of neurons generate different conscious fragments - a kind of microconsciousness? ... By what mysterious transformation would the firing of neurons located in a particular place in the brain or endowed with a particular biochemical property become subjective experience, while the firing of other neurons would not?"<br />
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from A Universe of Consciousness, Edelman/Tononi, 2000<br />
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Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632245438511998562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-31317136148286061062014-11-04T16:46:00.000-05:002014-11-04T16:46:31.093-05:00Food For Thought<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">“</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">Don’t lie about yourself. And never lie </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">to</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> yourself. Find the thing in you that is different, that’s as sharp as a diamond and jagged as a razor. Hone that, because that’s the thing with which you’ll cut the world. If you try to stay a safe and soft and average, then you’re going to get lost in the sea of all those other things that look just like you. Find the things about yourself that are weird and cultivate them because, eventually, those are the things the world is going to want to reward you for and that will bring you the most happiness. When you’re young, those are the things that cause you so much pain, but it’s that pain that makes you unique. Own your scars.” - Clayton Cubitt</span>Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632245438511998562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-76253599012549348422013-01-03T13:59:00.000-05:002013-01-03T13:59:02.847-05:00Food for thought"The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do."<br />
- Bill PhillipsPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632245438511998562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-60005825887678593252012-07-12T14:06:00.001-04:002012-07-12T14:06:13.719-04:00Food For Thought<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">“If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.” </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1673.Thomas_Jefferson" style="color: #666600; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Thomas Jefferson</a>Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632245438511998562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-2767326749959826552012-07-09T18:48:00.001-04:002012-07-09T18:48:53.386-04:00Monday's Deep Thought<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">“Forever is composed of nows.”</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">- Emily Dickinson</span></span>Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632245438511998562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-64840887133518927582012-05-12T14:24:00.001-04:002012-05-12T14:32:32.702-04:00Life is super-excellent<br />
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<span class="queryn" id="queryn" style="bottom: 5px; color: black; display: inline; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; position: relative;"><b>good</b></span> <span class="aud" id="aud" style="padding-left: 8px;" title="Listen to the pronunciation of good"><embed align="texttop" flashvars="soundUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsp.dictionary.com%2Fdictstatic%2Fdictionary%2Faudio%2Fluna%2FG02%2FG0255000.mp3&clkLogProxyUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.reference.com%2Fwhatzup.html&t=a&d=d&s=di&c=a&ti=1&ai=51359&l=dir&o=0&sv=00000000&ip=4a471a2a&u=audio" height="15" id="speaker" loop="false" menu="false" quality="high" salign="t" src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/d/g/speaker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="17" wmode="transparent"></embed> </span><span id="pronsetspell" style="bottom: 5px; color: #707070; font-size: 13px; padding-left: 8px; position: relative;"><span class="show_spellpr" style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; position: relative;"><span class="prondelim" style="color: #707070;">[</span><span class="pron" style="color: #707070;">g<span class="ital-inline">oo</span><span class="luna-thinspace"></span>d</span><span class="prondelim" style="color: #707070;">]</span> <a href="http://thesaurus.com/help/luna/Spell_pron_key.html" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img border="0" class="luna-Img" src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; vertical-align: text-top;" /></a> <span class="pron_toggle" style="display: inline;"><a alt="Toggle for IPA" class="pronlink" href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=30831203" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: underline;" title="Click to show IPA">Show IPA</a></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="color: #4d4e51; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">Definition:</span></span></td><td style="color: #4d4e51; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; position: static;">pleasant,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">fine</span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td style="color: #4d4e51; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">Synonyms:</span></span></td><td style="color: #4d4e51; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/acceptable" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">acceptable</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/ace" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">ace</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">*, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/admirable" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">admirable</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/agreeable" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">agreeable</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/bad" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">bad</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/boss" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">boss</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">*, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/bully" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">bully</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/capital" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">capital</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><br />
<span id="hotword" style="position: static;"></span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/choice" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">choice</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/commendable" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">commendable</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/congenial" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">congenial</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/crack" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">crack</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">*, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/deluxe" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">deluxe</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/excellent" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">excellent</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">,</span><br />
<span id="hotword" style="position: static;"></span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/exceptional" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">exceptional</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/favorable" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">favorable</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/first-class" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">first-class</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">first-rate, </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">gnarly,</span> </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/gratifying" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">gratifying</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/great" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">great</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><br />
<span id="hotword" style="position: static;"></span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/honorable" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">honorable</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/marvelous" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">marvelous</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/neat" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">neat</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">*, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/nice" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">nice</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/pleasing" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">pleasing</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/positive" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">positive</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/precious" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">precious</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/prime" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">prime</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><br />
<span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">rad,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">recherché,</span> </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/reputable" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">reputable</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/satisfactory" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">satisfactory</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/satisfying" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">satisfying</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/select" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">select</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; position: static;">shipshape,</span> </span><br />
<span id="hotword" style="position: static;"></span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/sound" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">sound</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">spanking, </span></span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/splendid" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">splendid</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/sterling" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">sterling</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/stupendous" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">stupendous</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/super" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">super</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">super-eminent,</span> </span><br />
<span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">super-excellent,</span> </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/superb" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">superb</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/superior" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">superior</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">tip-top,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">up</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">to</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">snuff,</span> </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/valuable" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">valuable</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><br />
<span id="hotword" style="position: static;"></span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/welcome" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">welcome</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/wonderful" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">wonderful</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/worthy" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; text-decoration: underline;">worthy</a></td></tr>
<tr><td style="color: #4d4e51; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">Notes:</span></span></td><td style="color: #4d4e51; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">using</span> </span><b><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">good</span> </span></b><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">as</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">an</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">adverb</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">in</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">place</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">of</span> </span><b><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; position: static;">well</span> </span></b><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">("she </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">dances</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">real</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">good",</span> </span><br />
<span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">"he</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">did</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">good")</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">is</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; position: static;">nonstandard </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">usage</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">-</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">so,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">it</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">would</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">be</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">best</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">to</span> </span><br />
<span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">say</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; position: static;">"she</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">dances </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">very</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">well",</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">"he</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">did</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">well"</span> </span><br />
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"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."<br />
- - Epicurus<br />Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632245438511998562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-1155958533284105972012-05-04T22:39:00.000-04:002012-05-04T14:07:42.147-04:00Flashback Friday: Why Bugs Bitefrom 2006<br />
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Ever since my friend's husband got really, really sick with what the doctor said could either have been <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_meningitis">spinal meningitis</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_nile_virus">West Nile Virus</a>, I have been really paranoid about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito">mosquito</a> bites. I have them all over my legs and toes because I am also, unfortunately, paranoid about putting chemicals, including insect repellent, on my body. It is hard to say in some cases which is more dangerous, the disease or the cure. However, in the case of mosquito bites, I think the diseases are pretty frightening.<br />
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I have done some reading about mosquitoes recently in a book called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0815605722/sr=8-1/qid=1155955806/ref=sr_1_1/102-2225551-8496103?ie=UTF8">Field Notes from the Northern Forest</a> by Curt Stager in which he pretty thoroughly explains the predicament of biting bugs in a chapter aptly titled, "Why Do Bugs Bite?". He explains that it is only female mosquitoes who bite. Male mosquitoes, who bunch together in clouds at dusk to attract females, don't bite at all. In fact, most of the time, most mosquitoes feed only on sugar water from plants. However, after insemination, <br />
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"[the female mosquito's] reproductive tract is freshly loaded with sperm, and hundreds of fertilized eggs are growing inside her abdomen. Each egg is a living, growing cluster of cells draining her maternal tissues of protein and minerals. She must replace those losses or die, and mere sugar water is not rich enough in the necessary compounds. Only blood will do. This is why biting flies bite, and why it is only the females that do so... It is hard to feel sympathetic about the lot of a female mosquito. But think about it: She is risking her life by approaching you, and she only does so for the sake of her unborn young, albeit instinctively. The risk is more than just a chance of being swatted. From her perspective, we humans are the ones who carry the parasites... If you happen to be suffering from filariasis, a single blood meal from you can send a swarm of nematodes down her throat. Once inside her gut, the worms bite their way out of her stomach and burrow into the fibers of her flight muscles..."<br />
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He further explains that there are many species of mosquitoes that don't bite humans at all. It is unfortunate that they are so tiny we can't tell apart the ones that bite from the ones that don't, but in any case, it's a good idea to make sure there is no standing water near your house, since that is where they breed. It is pretty fascinating to think of things from a bug's point of view, but it is hard to feel sorry for an insect that's been around for 170 million years and spreads disease to 700 million people a year. So maybe they don't *mean* to spread disease, but they are a serious threat to human life, particularly in regions of the world plagued by malaria.Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632245438511998562noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-84899574577332239672012-03-03T10:03:00.001-05:002012-03-03T10:05:30.211-05:00I Love A PianoGrowing up, my family had a baby grand piano in our living room. It was usually cluttered with books and papers on every inch of it and it was not always well-tuned, but it was a constant during my upbringing and a reliable source of good entertainment. My brother and I both took piano lessons, so we practiced our scales, etudes, and solos there. We both enjoyed playing around, sightreading through new songs, and making up our own songs, too. My brother strongly identified as a songwriter/composer at a young age, so he played the piano a lot. My mother double majored in piano and violin in college, so although her main job was playing the violin in a symphony orchestra, she was eager and willing to play piano for me whenever I needed an accompanist, a luxury I've never quite become accustomed to being without. Some of my favorite memories from childhood are the times when she and I would read through books of non-classical songs together at the piano, with me singing and her playing. That's how I learned most of the jazz standards and ballads I know. <br />
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It's not that I didn't watch television or movies as a kid. It's not that I didn't read books or play board and video games or do my school work. I did a lot of other things than play the piano. But, having a piano in my home always was and continues to be a source of great joy to me. I love that I can sit down and play it anytime. It's one of my very favorite things in the world. And, whenever I go to someone's house or to a restaurant or bar or cafe where there is a piano, I feel drawn to it like a squirrel to a birdfeeder. It's hard to believe almost every home had a piano not too long ago, that people played music to entertain each other instead of watching TV, that people felt like music lessons were a necessity in a child's life partly for social reasons. I am always so glad to see pianos. I always want to play them or at the very least touch them gently like I would if saying hello to an old friend.Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632245438511998562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-22879098390978866082012-02-09T15:55:00.001-05:002012-02-09T16:01:08.625-05:00A well-stocked bar...is a good bar.<br />
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And, a good bar is not usually well-lit. But, it may have nice lamps. <br />
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This picture is worth clicking to enlarge. I think there are three juncos and three cardinals in the tree and two more juncos on the ground.<br />
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or wade in the shallow waters...<br />
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A great place to bring your happy dog...<br />
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or just enjoy watching someone else's happy dog...<br />
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A great place to watch people learning to surf...<br />
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or just relax the day away...<br />
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I wish I was still there.Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632245438511998562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-6550639491601204922012-01-05T06:42:00.000-05:002012-01-05T06:42:39.885-05:00SunsetsPacifica, CA - January 4th <br />
This sunset got redder and more dynamic as I drove north into San Francisco. I wanted to stop and take more pictures, but I wasn't able to.<br />
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Denver, CO - December 28th<br />
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A green hillside in the south bay:<br />
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Flowers for sale at the Civic Center Farmer's Market:<br />
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A tree in Golden Gate Park:<br />
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A flowering tree on a city sidewalk in the Inner Richmond:<br />
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A sidewalk succulent garden in NOPA:<br />
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In the Rose Garden at Golden Gate Park:<br />
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"Be prepared to modify your plan. It'll be good for you."Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632245438511998562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-26278272965593130212011-12-02T12:16:00.000-05:002011-12-02T12:16:09.734-05:00Ah... yes."If you follow your heart, you're going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient."<br />
- Pema ChodronPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632245438511998562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-77273323560077205752011-12-02T02:00:00.000-05:002011-12-02T10:57:55.747-05:00Simply..."Since all things are naked, clear from obscurations, there is nothing to attain or realize. The everyday practice is simply to develop complete acceptance and openness to all situations, emotions, and people."<br />
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- Trungpa Rinpoche (via Pema Chodron)Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632245438511998562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-51543814731727683582011-11-30T18:46:00.000-05:002018-02-17T14:29:34.112-05:00Patience"...I want to beg you, as much as I can, dear sir, to be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer."<br />
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- Rainer Maria RilkePamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632245438511998562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831203.post-73518120287065850432011-11-29T16:56:00.000-05:002011-11-29T16:56:05.969-05:00The Fog LiftsIt's amazing what a few hours of sun can do.<br />
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