What a Relief!
This image is a direct retort to yesterday’s award-winning photograph by Mircea Cantor. And it accurately mirrors the roller coaster in my head. One moment, anxious uncertainity, and the next – confidence and hope. It feels like I’m responding to external events, but who knows, maybe it’s just the see-saw rhythm of life.
Serenity in Uncertainty. Or At Least a Hot Shower
Minutes ago, the plumber replaced a faulty cartridge, which was preventing the water from getting beyond lukewarm. Finally, I can steam up and be prepared to greet a winter’s day.
Photo by Mircea Cantor
Down is Up
A prominent story in today’s Washington Post is about the plunge in numbers of people getting married. According to statistics released by the Pew Research Center, married couples are barely hanging on to the majority, weighing in at a little over 50%. It makes me feel positively on trend.
Photo by Carl Kleiner
Obsessed with the News
I can’t stop checking – online, offline, old media, social media. Especially when it comes to politics. Does this reflect anything about my personal life?
Image: Jesse Draxler
Foot Print
Foot in the Door, 2011, by Julie VonDerVellen made of paper, acrylic paint and inkjet print.
Ah, the Fifties
http://youtu.be/BtTb_r85maU
On Sunday, while cooking a tasty recipe from Emeril Lagasse for chicken and andouille sausage gumbo, I had the TV on. I got mesmerized by The Tender Trap, released in 1955, the haloed years of marriage. There’s a stunning monologue in the film by Celeste Holm about why she bothers with bad boys (which I’ll post later this week). This clip is from another scene, and though it feels archaic, there’s some truth here.
Archive for December, 2011
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