Muses and Meanderings is a self-published book of charming and evocative poems by the poet Dottie Metzler of Phoenix, Arizona. Just awhile back we posted about the beautiful clouds we sometimes get here in Phoenix. Here are a two of Dottie’s cloud poems : Continue Reading
Is it starting to get to you yet? If not, it will. The Holiday Rush! It just started hitting me this week – had to work at work on Saturday, did 12 hours today, driving home, of course it’s dark, it’s December 16th in the Northern Hemisphere. Accidents on the Freeway all the way home, plenty still to do tonight…got a big party at work on Friday; later that night a big party at my place; Sunday a show we are producing at a local church. Yeah. The Rush. The Holiday Rush. Continue Reading
I owe the inspiration for this post to Gizmag – an awesome site:
http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-most-valuable-barnfind/35178/
Delahaye 135 Cabriolet Faget Varnet – just one of the rare cars (this one nicely restored…) found in a barn in France earlier this year. Continue Reading
We were treated to a veritable light show at sundown yesterday due to a marvelous riot of clouds we had here in Arizona. I finally got out and took a few pictures:
Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere,
I’ve looked at clouds that way.
The flowers of the flags
Are like yellow birds, hanging
Over the secret pool. Continue Reading
As a contrast to the rain, sleet, snow, and hail we are getting around the country this winter, here are some photos of Sunny California to warm you up!
Santa Cruz, California – Christina Halpain Photography
Readers unfamiliar with this area, Santa Cruz is here: Continue Reading
This is hilarious – to an engineer anyway! A You -Tube video of government specs for rivets and such-like hardware fasteners that views like an action-movie: Continue Reading
Back to Herodotus and it’s just about time! When we last left good King Croesus, his name was synonymous with extreme wealth and power Continue Reading
Before the Law stands a doorkeeper. To this doorkeeper there comes a man from the country and prays for admittance to the Law. Continue Reading
https://str.llnl.gov/June10/evans.html
At 1.4 million atmospheres
xenon, a gas, goes metallic. Continue Reading
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