We are officially green. After what seemed an eternity, the crabapple trees are blossoming (white! pink! red!), and we’re seeing the fresh, lime green leaves uncurl on the branches. Such a happy color—green. Don’t you think? Thought I’d share a couple of projects Liliana has been working on. First, her fairy garden. A […]
What Your Brain Does (and Doesn’t) Perceive
Stephen Hawking offered up a great analogy in his newest book, The Grand Design. You start with a goldfish in a bowl and a person outside the bowl. The person walks in a straight line, but the goldfish, because of its perspective, sees the person walk in a curved line. Whose reality is correct? Well, […]
Death Visions
I realize I’m trampling on “sacred” ground here. As you may or may not know, I’m doing research for a completely different novel (than the planned Noah novel, which sadly, I’ve put on the back burner for now). Recently, I had to read David Kessler’s Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms: Who and What You See […]
I Think You’ll Like These
I’ve been saving these goodies up for you…yep…just for you. How ’bout let’s start with the munchies, because, well, you know, if we don’t, we’ll get kinda cranky. Grrr…. Cue French café music. You have to try the Crème Brûlée French Toasts on Smitten Kitchen. They are…mmm…hold on a minute…another bite…let’s see, what was I saying, […]
For My Fellow Math Geeks
Secret: I was a math major for two years. Well, that’s how long I lasted anyway… I began to crave live things (or at least things that had been living). I guess dead turtles and frogs and sharks, deep in the bowels of dissection labs, don’t count. But look! Isn’t it amazing how nature and numbers […]