Literally. Despite the headline hots, I’m no fan of hot weather. Summer is only one letter removed from simmer. Even so, there’s something about the arrival of summer that calls for celebration. Maybe it’s the vacationy feel of this season and the resulting outdoorsiness of summer; maybe it’s the long days; maybe it’s all the food we love to eat …
Take a Hump Day Break
This is a little thing we do every Wednesday in this spot called the Hump Day Hiatus. It’s a completely different excursion every week: it might be a journey to Nepal one week, Borneo the next, then a visit to an abandoned building in Detroit or, as in the case of today’s adventure, a refreshing jaunt to Missouri. Granted, travel …
Last night
LAST NIGHT I THOUGHT ABOUT the fireworks going off like crazy in my neighborhood and I wondered how the birds and the outdoor cats were coping with it. I wondered about the owls that live in my neighborhood and I hoped they wouldn’t leave permanently and go elsewhere. (I confess I hoped the squirrels would.) LAST NIGHT I THOUGHT ABOUT …
Wednesday: Hump Day
It’s time, therefore, for the world-renowned Hump Day Hiatus! We’re spanning the globe in search of brief interludes that will take you out of your cubicle (figurative or otherwise) for a few moments. Sometimes they’ll make you laugh, sometimes they’ll make you cry; sometimes they’re awe-inspiring, sometimes they’re just simple amusement. Sometimes they have a vital, possibly life-changing message; sometimes …
The first day of school
Hidden camera video of a mom whose child goes back to school in the morning. Can you relate? Cosmic Bokeh from Tom Lowe on Vimeo.
July 4 Hump Day Hiatus
Didn’t get enough fireworks? Or you got a lot, but now you’re having fireworks withdrawals? Fear not. Just click here for a generous second or third helping for your relaxation and armchair vacationing, the occasion being the recent 75th Anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge. The Golden Gate Way from The Seventh Movement on Vimeo.