Monthly Archives: April 2014

Play is the highest form of research. —Albert Einstein Do you agree with Einstein at all? How important is play to your learning something new? April 10, 2014  

Color is a power which directly influences the soul. —Wassily Kandinsky Color touches the emotions. More than rigid rules and theories govern its use. But beautiful color is no happy accident —– in order to use color effectively, you must … Continue reading →

Brassau paints with powerful strokes, but also with clear determination. His brush strokes twist with furious fastidiousness. Pierre is an artist who performs with the delicacy of a ballet dancer. —Art critic Rolf Anderberg, 1964 When he found out the … Continue reading →

I think the American people should know that the members of Congress are underpaid. I understand that it’s widely felt that they underperform, but the fact is that this is the board of directors for the largest economic entity in … Continue reading →

Some days are better than others. It was a great afternoon here — bikehikebabe phoned! It’s been about 10 days now, and she says progress is slow but she’s getting slightly better everyday. I told her you all sent her … Continue reading →

I came across this quote yesterday: The art of living is to deal with problems as they arise, rather than destroy one’s spirit by worrying about them too far in advance. Amen to that. I assume that most readers here … Continue reading →

The purpose of life is to fight maturity. —Title of yesterday’s post at Bob and Sophie’s French Adventure Do you agree with that? I sure do. I’ve been spending a lot of time the past few days playing with magic … Continue reading →

Feel free to skip this post. It’s about solving a problem I would rather have avoided, but it did take a lot of my time the past couple of days. After I finished the income tax I was planning to … Continue reading →

Dogs don’t understand magic, so the disappearing treat was a dirty trick to play on them. But we assume they were rewarded at the end. The dogs were very well behaved. Kaitlin’s gerbil would have nipped your hand if you … Continue reading →

The secret of happiness is to ask yourself every day:   (1) What’s good about my life?   (2) What needs to be done?   (3) How can I get this done and      enjoy the process? As I’ve mentioned before, I use those … Continue reading →