Quote for Today: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
Quote for Today: Joseph Campbell
They thought that it would be a disgrace to go forth as a group. Each entered the forest at a point that he himself had chosen, where it was darkest …
Quote for Today: Walt Whitman
Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on …
Quote for Today: Charles M. Schulz
“Aren’t the clouds beautiful? They look like big balls of cotton… I could just lie here all day, and watch them drift by… If you use your imagination, you can …
Quote for Today: Jeanette Winterson
Walls protect and walls limit. It is in the nature of walls that they should fall. That walls should fall is the consequence of blowing your own trumpet. ―Jeanette Winterson, Oranges …
Quote for Today: Jay Leno
I also tend to like cars that need me. To me, cars are like old screen doors. I know that if I jiggle the latch and move it this way, …
Creativity from the Storm: The Flood of 2009
In late April 2009, after days of rain, our neighborhood flooded during a heavy storm. Construction in our area had created vulnerabilities that had not existed in the area before …
Not Your Average Game of Cat and Mouse: Armor by Jeff de Boer
Multi-media visual artist Jeff de Boer is famous for bringing together things that aren’t often associated with one another: cats, mice, and armor. That’s right, he builds small suits of …
Quote for Today: Garth Stein
I’m a writer because I love reading. I love the conversation between a reader and a writer, and that it all takes place in a book-sort of a neutral ground. …
Outsider Art Challenges Convention: BBC Culture
Outsider Art Challenges Convention: BBC Culture This is an interesting piece by Alistair Sooke about the Venice Biennale which has chosen outsider art for a theme this year. The exhibition, …