February 2010
54 posts
January 2010
77 posts
Excellence: No Standards but Your Own
Seth in Class, December 18, 1973
Jean read a poem she had written about Seth. Seth joined the conversation to comment:
I have never pretended to be such an awesome thing as a poet or an artist, and so I make no effort to judge your work on its aesthetic values: only on its intent — an intent that sought artistic expression; an intent that found itself surging for expression beyond what you...
Three cheetahs spare tiny antelope's life... and... →
“Photography is not an art. Neither is painting, nor sculpture, literature or...”
– Alfred Stieglitz
“Allow yourself to relax. You are striving. That generates tension, and that...”
– Elias Session 1832
“Not that the flower expects the honeybee, but that the flower appreciates its...”
– Elias Session 1639
Adventure Altruism All-Stars →
“We didn’t get the Civil Rights Act because the last bigot in Mississippi stopped being racist,” says DeChristopher, an economics student at the University of Utah and climate-change activist. “It was because people stood up and were willing to go to jail.”
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than...”
– Anais Nin
The Owl
There are approximately 135 species of Owl, seventeen which are found in North America. Their secretive habits, quiet flight and various calls from whistles, screeches and hoots, have made them objects of superstition and even fear in some parts of the world. Some native tribes see the owl as a symbol of death while other tribes believe they embody the mysteries of shamanism and...
“Center of all centers, core of cores,
almond self-enclosed and growing sweet-...”
– rainer maria rilke
The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating →
A lot of these I do eat.. but this one might be tough to incorporate:
Sardines: Dr. Bowden calls them “health food in a can.” They are high in omega-3’s, contain virtually no mercury and are loaded with calcium. They also contain iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper and manganese as well as a full complement of B vitamins. How to eat: Choose sardines packed in olive or sardine oil....
Devendra Banhart – Baby
