
Apprenticeships…or Life Swaps?
Over 500 years ago, Leonardo daVinci spent six years of his life as an apprentice to Veracchio who was an experienced sculptor, painter and goldsmith. Veracchio had many students whose ...
Read More Romancing the Ski Train
When I was a kid growing up in a small Michigan farming community, I used to love the sound of the train running through town. You could hear the whistle ...
Read More A Love Letter to Rivers Everywhere
The image of the river has assumed a sacred and spiritual effect to many cultures throughout time, from the Euphrates in the story of Adam and Eve, to the Ganges, ...
Read More Silence Spoken Here
I read a fascinating article recently by Gordon Hempton, an "acoustic ecologist" who for the past 25 years, has studied and recorded the vanishing sounds of nature. He says there ...
Read More Ice skating….and good food
Rather than watch the Super Bowl yesterday, Nicole (and baby Torq) and I skiied the river, and found a good stretch perfect for ice skating. Trouble is, we have to ...
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