Flying Dad

A  L  O  H  A !be sure to click on photos

" Basic research

 is what I am doing 

when I don't know

 what I am doing."

        Wernher von Braun

 " If you can find

 something 

everyone agrees on, 

it's wrong."

        Mo Udall

"  Henceforth

 I ask not

 good fortune. 

I myself 

am 

good fortune. "

Walt Whitman

 “Nimble thought

 can jump

 both sea and land”

 William Shakespeare 

" Happiness is

 excitement that has found 

a settling down place.  

But there is always 

a little corner 

that keeps

 flapping around.  "

E.L. Konigsburg

Landing Mom

Some parents

have more fun

than the children!

I enjoyed watching

this family's

flying lessons.

It's good

to teach your children

to try their wings!

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Back Streets

A     L     O     H     A    !

" Not by appointment 

do we meet delight

 Or joy; 

they heed not 

our expectancy; 

But round some corner

 of the streets 

of life 

they of a sudden 

greet us 

with a 

smile. "

Gerald Massey

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Soulful Eyes

A  L  O  H  A !

“ We are mortals 

all, human 

and nonhuman, 

bound in one fellowship 

of love and travail. 

 No one escapes

 the fate of death. 

But we can, 

with caring, 

make our good-byes

 less tormented.

 If we broaden the circle

 of our compassion,

 life can be less cruel.” 

 Gary Kowalski,

 The Souls of Animals

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Summer Blossoms

Summer Fruits -    A  L   O   H   A !

" The afternoon

 of summer folds

Its warm arms 

round the marigolds, "

James Whitcomb Riley, 

A Fruit Piece

" Yet come I 

as I came of old,

From out the heart 

of Summer's joy. "

 William Morris,

 Pomona

" Your beauty is your life and my content,

And I will liken you to an apple-tree,

Mary and Margaret playing under the branches,

And everywhere soft shadows like your eyes,

And scattered blossom like your little smiles. "

William Kerr,
 The Apple Tree

Jacaranda Tree

" Life

has it's own

Hidden Forces

which you can

only discover

by living. "

Kierkegaard

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In Summer, 

little happens.

Right?

WRONG!

Official business,

education,

government,

& media

can all relax.

Perhaps

that is why

Summer is the 

Greatest Times

of Your Life!

Dare to wonder

if perhaps

the "lazy days"

are the 

Human Days.

Try a cure

of daffodils,

of quiet breezes

(when's the last time

you HEARD

a breeze?)

A cure of

solitude,

away from the e-world,

away from the phone.

Be at the ballpark.

Eat some happy junk food.
Be entranced by
carnival lights
in the dark.

Smell the French Fries.

Waste some time,

my Friend.

Do it TODAY!

Summer Afternoons

meld into Summer Nights.

And isn't that

W O N D E R F U L !

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Fun, Smart Summer Reading: "Monsters"

Vortex is a non-fiction book, and it is Dunbar's personal exploration of the roots of many of contemporary horror's best known beasts, plus a few lesser known ones as well. From the Jersey Devil to vampires, from sirens and mermaids to were-creatures of all kinds, Dunbar examines the roots behind these legends - how the stories have changed over time, and how they have remained the same. There are also some chapters on film, the most interesting being the one about the theme of 'the other' in horror movies - which groups society marks out as its 'monsters'.

Regular readers will know that Dunbar is one of the favourite horror authors I've discovered in recent years, so I wasn't surprised to discover how well written Vortex is. However, the tone is very different to his dense, thoughtful fiction, being a witty and frequently self-mocking read. It's certainly no dry-as-dust academic piece;


James Everington - Scattershot Writing: Vortex by Robert Dunbar

What a Difference

A   L   O   H   A  !

Did you notice, they both have portable music devices?

" Young people don't know

 what age is, 

and old people

 forget 

what youth was."

Annonymous

" The great person

 is one who does not 

lose a child's-heart. "

Mencius

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When I Was 21

Back in Philly . . . . When I was 21. . . . The World sounded like this. . . or was it just every radio
 in every car. . .  from every window?



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