When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments. Here was a machine of precision and balance for the convenience of man. And (unlike subsequent inventions for man’s convenience) the more he used it, the fitter his body became. Here, for once, was a product of man’s brain that was entirely beneficialContinue reading “Five Quotes about Bicycles”
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Playing with Light
Since recently purchasing a small tripod, and using my bike as a platform, I have been able to take much fuller evening and night pictures with my inexpensive little point-and-shoot camera. I have always found the night to be very spiritual, and taking photos such as this is, to me, a form of contemplative photography.Continue reading “Playing with Light”
Life in Motion
How did it get so late so soon?It’s night before it’s afternoon.December is here before it’s June.My goodness how the time has flewn.How did it get so late so soon?~Dr. Seuss Sometimes I forget about it…or at least refuse to be aware. It has been such a busy year–the past month especially–and now Christmas andContinue reading “Life in Motion”
You’ve Got Mail…
I just thought I’d pass a long a bit of info on a new update to this page (shameless self-promotion is no easy task for me). I’ve recently added a mail widget to this blog…if you enter your email address you will receive an any new posts from via email. And just to let youContinue reading “You’ve Got Mail…”
Five Quotes from Jiddu Krishnamurti
“A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense of fear of any kind is really a free, a peaceful man.” “In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody onContinue reading “Five Quotes from Jiddu Krishnamurti”
Premonition Realized
Well this is interesting, if not a bit odd….but without doubt a premonition or at least a foreshadow of what was to come. But I’m getting ahead of myself as I often do…my mind usually thinks faster than my fingers can peck the words out. I’ll start over. Last week I was cleaning out aContinue reading “Premonition Realized”
Life Has Changed
Sometimes–I believe–I can get a bit self-righteous with all my talk of riding and walking more than I use my small, late-model truck…yet I own a small fleet of bicycles. Then I see videos like this where a bicycle–a single bicycle–can change an entire family’s life. Very moving, I feel. I came upon the videoContinue reading “Life Has Changed”
John Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980)
I distinctively remember where I was when I heard the news of John Lennon’s death; I was driving my truck at the time, and I was 19 years old. I had to pull over. And I’m not sure if I’m fabricating it in my memory from 31 years ago, but I recall weeping. His musicContinue reading “John Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980)”
I Can Finally Name It
For many years I have enjoyed taking pictures. First with a 35mm camera (never did learn to develop them myself) and more recently with digital. What is truly awesome about digital cameras is that–because there is no developing involved–you are able to take multiple pictures of the same thing, upload them, and pick-and-choose which youContinue reading “I Can Finally Name It”
Blessed Are The Peacemakers (Five Quotes on Non-Violence)
(To read about Sister Karen Klimczak, the originator of the peaceprints signs, click here.) This is in response to the horrific incident that happened at the University of California at Davis very recently (to see videos and photos, click here or here). It is inconceivable to me that this actually happened. Whatever side of theContinue reading “Blessed Are The Peacemakers (Five Quotes on Non-Violence)”
The Holstee Manifesto
I love this. I printed it out and placed it on my refrigerator door. I’ve also posted about it before, but just came across the below video and thought I’d do so again. Makes you think doesn’t it? It does me.
A Few Images Through an Inexpensive Lense
This post is twofold. Firstly, it is another in the theme that when you walk or ride a bike you witness so much more than when in a car (yes, I know I’ve been harping on this lately but it is important in my daily life), and in the case of myself–or anyone–it offers near-countlessContinue reading “A Few Images Through an Inexpensive Lense”
Interfaith Occupation
I hadn’t been to Occupy Buffalo for a couple weeks but heard that this evening they were having an interfaith service and candlelight vigil so I went down. I was impressed with the occupation for a few reasons today. The first is that they are still there…we have had some foul weather and they haveContinue reading “Interfaith Occupation”
A Mid-Autumn Surprise
I found the above berry (and two others) growing in my front yard this morning. Yup, even on this chilly autumn day (big difference in temperature today…feels more like autumn or early winter). I had planted a strawberry plant this past spring and didn’t expect any fruit until next spring. And as I was wheelingContinue reading “A Mid-Autumn Surprise”
Five Quotes from Abraham Lincoln
Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable – a most sacred right – a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world. America willContinue reading “Five Quotes from Abraham Lincoln”
Five Quotes From Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) “America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.” “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”Continue reading “Five Quotes From Oscar Wilde”
Occupied
Like a lot of cities the one in which I live is occupied…and it makes me proud. Proud that people are standing up for something as a national (and now international) community. In our city the protesters are gathering in the shadow of city hall with the American flag within view. I, unfortunately, have notContinue reading “Occupied”
Five Quotes from John Lennon
John Lennon (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) “It doesn’t matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether I’m a woman or a man.” “I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call GodContinue reading “Five Quotes from John Lennon”
The Theology of Steve Jobs
Image found here. I wasn’t going to write or post anything about Steve Jobs for a few reasons. One is that info regarding him, his life, and his recent transition, is currently proliferating not only the Internet but all forms of media. The other reason is that I didn’t know him personally. But the moreContinue reading “The Theology of Steve Jobs”
More Fortune Cookie Philosophy…and Five Quotes Regarding the Effect of Thought
“The mind is everything. What you think you become.” —The Buddha “Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.” —Henry David Thoreau “The ancestor of every action is a thought.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson “A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.”Continue reading “More Fortune Cookie Philosophy…and Five Quotes Regarding the Effect of Thought”
Urban Simplicty 