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Pow-Wow Trail Dates and Aboriginal Annual Festival and Celebration Dates and Events 2008. If you have never ever been to a Pow-Wow you should try and attend one. The experience alone will be greatly appreciated. Everyone is most WELCOME. Some Restrictions May Apply. Safe to Call [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Sensing Art and Music
Posted in Art and Media, Connections, Music, Reflections on a theme, science, tagged art, biology, creativity, Elisabeth Sulser, fusion, genetic, hear, learn, life, memory, Music, politics, sci-fi, science, see, sense, synaesthete, taste, thoughts on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944)
Transverse Line, 1923
141 x 202 cm
Oil on canvas
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dusseldorf
With fused senses Elisabeth Sulser has an amazing gift to see words and hear sounds with colors, shapes and tastes. She is called a Synaesthete. There are others, like her, who see colors and shapes, but not tastes when they hear music or words. [...]
Real Superhumans
Posted in Art and Media, Connections, Music, Reflections on a theme, tagged Discovery Channel, game, life, memory, mind, Real Superhumans, superhuman, talent on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone has a special talent, but some have extraordinary talents. I always believed there were people walking among us that understand their world differently. These people have special abilities to use their minds to adapt and interpret their environment differently than most people. Discovery Channel has produced a show called “The Real Superhumans” –
http://www.discoverychannel.ca/shows/castlist.aspx?sid=4399
The show follows [...]
Fruits of labour
Posted in Connections, Reflections on a theme, Seasons, tagged harvest, journey, life, Seasons, strawberries, summer, summer solstice, sun, weather on June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The longest day of the year- Summer Solstice. I always celebrate with fresh picked strawberries from the valley. It is truly the start of summer. Because it is the longest day of the year, it is also the day the sun stands still. It then begins the journey to the most southern extremes. The days [...]
Spanish Influence
Posted in Music, Reflections on a theme, tagged dance, flamenco, Jesse Cook, Latin, Music, Spanish dance, Spanish guitar, workout on June 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Latin and Flamenco music lifts my soul to dance til dawn. The strong strumming, intricate rhythms, and powerful drums are electrifying. The music of Jesse Cook tells stories of passion and hardship. There is a range of emotion captured in his music. He is one of my favorite Flamenco guitar musicians. While attending a performance, [...]
A Bird in the Hand
Posted in Connections, Reflections on a theme, tagged biology, birds, creature, life on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As I returned from the café, I took a shortcut to my office. As I looked down the forested driveway, there were three students and a Biology professor huddled together near a stand of trees. I know the Biology professor through the Forensic Executive Committee. She waved me over. I wasn’t sure why they were there [...]
Northern Sky
Posted in Music, Poetry, Reflections on a theme, tagged connection, fate, life, lyrics, magical, Music, Nick Drake, Northern Sky, Poetry, reflection, serendipity, video on June 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Mornings are my favorite time of the day. The day is fresh and magical. Serendipity came to visit yesterday morning. I finally heard the name of a song I’ve been searching for. Nick Drake recorded the song “Northern Sky” in 1970. His melancholy life produced beautiful melodies and lyrics. As I listen to his songs, [...]
Through the looking glass
Posted in Connections, Reflections on a theme, tagged Photography on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The packaged arrived partially opened with elastic wrapped around it. I was worried the contents may have been tampered with, but alas all parts were accounted for. My new camera lenses were here. In the beginning my photography hobby was a visual expression of special occasions and events. It has evolved. Through each lens I see simple [...]
University or College?
Posted in Reflections on a theme, tagged Benjamin Bolger, college, dream, education, inspiration, life, success, support, university on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A story of perseverance and intellect has motivated Benjamin B. Bolger to excel in many disciplines. His exceptional story is one of grace and opportunity that is well rounded in character and modesty. We, as a society, often wonder what university education offers as compared to college and trade schools. Simply, university education offers a deeper understanding of [...]
