had a very pleasant xgiving w/ richard debbie tom erin. spectacular easy walk. black friday at home, snug, evening visions. sat i discovered that there was no heat, and as the day grew darker and colder with the help of dave established some mechanical malfunction (you could hear it click and clack) (it's natural gas.) anyway it's fixed and i hope i can - finally - get to chatham county for a visit. 

another one from the archives believe it was shot in RAW format. had a spectacular black friday ensconced at home talking to dreams. today and tomorrow bustling around preparing for trip to chapel hill monday. reworking my online presence beginning with picture gallery, got lots of new ones, but it's proving to involve a bit too many tweaks so will not be up until i get back.

nicely written piece by a subject of study. it is  encouraging that that this domain is beginning to be taken as legitimate material by the scientific, medical and academic institutions:

High Light: When a Psilocybin Study Leads to Spiritual Realization: Scientific American

one of the longest string of beautiful days i can remember. of course i can't remember much.

haven't got in it though, except for quick steps ou the door. took the above shot yesterday across the street.

i used to feel frustrated at not being outdoors. still do i guess. but i've been busy puttering inside, still groping my way towards the state where i can quickly locate anything in the house and use it without stumbling around wondering what happened to it.

veteran's day somewhere near south toe river, nc

much to do about nothing list from sunday.

‘Infinity of Nations’ - Slide Show - NYTimes.com

the good, the true, the beautiful

‘Infinity of Nations’ - Slide Show - NYTimes.com

Aquarius

By Rick Levine

Your key planet Uranus will keep you excited all day today, even if you have unexciting responsibilities to handle. The most mundane tasks can become fun if you change your perspective. Being focused helps you to get your work out of the way quickly so you have time to expand your horizons pursuing other interests that bring you even more satisfaction.


perspective
True understanding of the relative importance of things; a sense of proportion

first pass at grand-daughter natalie's photo. gotta warm it up.

picture taken this morning at charlie and myria's.

heard the first christmas jingle of the year this week on the radio.

i think i will begin to insert these daily pix on facebook. why not. i have repaired camera in hand after missing out on fall color, but may get some today when i visit myria and charlie in hendersonville. cousin bob & susie flew in yesterday to visit them and new grandson.

Right Wing Radio Duck

thanks and a tip of the hat to scrutiny hooligans.

take a look. BBC video.

coming soon: got my dropped camera back after 4 weeks in the shop, so look out there will be a freshly taken visual soon in this space.

rainy this morning, nice. today is my big push to organize all papers, manuals, billz, i put up a painting station, building up an appetite for large acrylics, still modifying or thinking about modifying pc system so all audio outputs thru soundcard, get packages together to send, working on end of life paperwork - ie DNR stuff. by end of week intention is to have this stuff done and move on.