I live in the tiny City by the Sea that many of you, some across the oceans, have read about here. Yes, Long Beach, NY is small, about 36 thousand salty souls. […]
Together, and Splashing It
Of Lifeguards and Life
I had to put my camera down. I sat in my sand chair watching the young family in the surf, a vignette of laughter in white spray. I want to capture such […]
Footprints by the Sea
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a dream.” William Shakespeare’s The Tempest At the end of my blog’s last beach trek: http://tinyurl.com/Dome-Love I […]
Wrapping Presence
The clock on the wall held meaningless symbols. I was reading, “Einstein and the Poet” when Cheryl walked in. She came for a coffee break from her work studio down the hall; […]
Chestnuts of Joy
We went into Manhattan recently and saw the Rockefeller Center tree, the colored lights, the ice skaters. But it was the aroma that got me. There was a spot near Rockefeller Center […]
The Horny Creatives
“I can always be distracted by love, but eventually I get horny for my creativity.” Gilda Radner Gilda must have been pretty damned horny to utter that creative quote. I’ve been exposed […]
The Treasurists
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” Thornton Wilder Thornton Wilder, a favorite author, gives an example of his insight […]
Innocence
“The child’s naive dream of life is the only one worth having.” Marty Rubin I was standing in the coffee line when the girl from Ipanema’s son gave me a cheerful, “Hi”. […]
Leap to Death…or Stand for Life
Some of us are drowning on this sea of life. She was pretty much following the example of her good friend Miriam when she jumped in front of the train…Miriam hung herself. […]
Compassion on the Sand
We are…to a degree… one in life. Every spring they come. They come to propagate, sure. But they come to bring a bit of happiness to those who await them. That’s us, […]
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