Curiosities

Free Library

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Being the kind of place that Portland is, there are lots of Free Library sites around. They are on the edge of the lawn, homemade, and filled with a variety of books. One problem with them are the people who drive around, grab the good stuff, and sell them. I don’t know if they stock their stores or take them in for sale. But, unfortunately, this happens.

Rather than getting disappointed one local free librarian has taken the matter into their hands. They had a stamp made. And a warning sign for the outside of their library. The would be reseller is warned.

Once Upon A Time

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We went and saw a movie last night. Yeah, it was good. The film is “a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age.” This movie is set in 1969. Most (all?) movie critics consider the Golden Age for movies to have ended in the 1950s. Which raises the question, “what is a golden age?”

I tried to find it on Wikipedia. Which leads you to a disambiguation page. “Golden Age refers to a mythological period of primeval human existence perceived as an ideal state when human beings were pure and free from suffering. ” The lead article is about a time in Greek mythology that was the first of five great times for humans. The lead article also lists Golden Ages for Hindu, Bramha Kumaris, Norse, Bible, Fantasy, and Present-day usage.

It seems the term golden age is being applied to many things. If you’re looking for a rabbit hole to disappear into, this one is ready.

2019 Aug 1

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In early July I read, or saw, a post from Angela Fehr celebrating World Watercolor Month. It seems most (every?) activity has a month. 30 Days of Biking in April. November is National Novel Writing Month. There’s Inktober, for those that draw. A Ukulele group went beyond with 100 Days of Ukulele. And there are start anytime 30 Day Challenges, for example for fitness.

“Yes! I’ll do that,” I thought. And I started. Doing Angel-esque free things that didn’t look like anything, even the ones that started out intending to look like something. As a month of watercolor, it was kind of bumpy, I hadn’t gotten started. But August, it is here for a new adventure.

Somewhere in mid month I decided to do something each month. Writing, or playing an instrument, or riding my bike, or some new thing to try out. Now that it’s August, I’m free to choose something else. Well, I’m new at this and haven’t chosen something yet.

I’ll let you know in September.

Practice of Watercolor

Dog Bowl

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Our dog has floppy ears and a habit of pushing her bowl around the floor. We don’t know why. She just does it. This morning I watched her eating with her ears spread out over the breeze.

Dog Bowl
Dog Bowl