To Gyre and Gambol

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The Vast Temptation To Cheat

Classes begin this week, and I post again my traditional admonition. Sorry, but you're getting this one for the last time. (Cheers) Here...
{this memory} 47

This is the story behind last Monday's {this moment}. You're in North Carolina - on the Outer Banks, to be precise. You're in ...
Alice Doesn't Bank Here Anymore

A while back I was reading a post on another blog that described a very frustrating encounter with the author's bank. It reminded me of ...
Nyhavn Harbor, København

Wednesdays Without Words Digital scan of a color photograph. ©Amy Elizabeth Brown, 2003. Used with permission.
The Thought That Counts?

Well, I tried to do something really special. I should at least get some credit for that. My former job as Vice-President for Academic Aff...
Tree

Almost every day I photograph this tree near my office window - always from the same angle and about the same time of day. This is my favori...
Nine 1/2 Bees

The author is taking a break from the keyboard as he visits with his mother. This post was originally published on October 11, 2010. ------...
The Bucket List, Part I

Several of my blogging colleagues have been writing about "bucket lists" - those lists of things you want to do at least once befo...
{this memory} 39

This is the story behind last Monday's {this moment}. You're in Virginia - as was I when I shot this image. More specifically you...

Three Faces Of Tut

In January of 1977 I went to see King Tut. Sometimes referred to as the Boy Pharaoh, Tutankhamun was born in 1341 BCE and ruled from 1333 BC...
There Will Be Bread

Two weeks ago, I baked bread. I didn't make what you see in this image, but certainly I did bake bread. "Big deal," you say....
There's Something About Hands

Hands – what incredible symbolism they possess! They truly amaze. The laying on of hands can symbolize the giving of a blessing or perhaps a...
Nine 1/2 Bees

The author is taking a break from the keyboard as he visits with his mother. This post was originally published on October 11, 2010. ------...
The Bucket List, Part I

Several of my blogging colleagues have been writing about "bucket lists" - those lists of things you want to do at least once befo...
My Seven Links

It's Hajra's fault - piling the work on, but it had to be done, I suppose. Janine made her do it, after all. The challenge was to ...