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Reabsorbed
I sleep deeply, unaware of who or what I am.
I sleep strongly, wandering far off places.
I sleep soundly, with no model or perception of your world.
I sleep silently, and none from your world remember me.
I sleep sweetly, happy, content. -
Old Ladies and Trolls
Sorry to those of you who get this twice.
There are now two weeks worth of strips published of The Old Lady and the Troll. Here's a list of the strips so far (excluding today's, which is on the main page):
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Help With Experiment
Hi all -- For those of you who don't read my sequentialscott account, I'm reposting this here. I'm transitioning over to that account more completely these days, btw, so this one will mainly be a letterboxing journal.
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Hi all,
I'd like to ask your help with something. A while back I asked people what their favorite web comics were. I'm researching them ( Read more... ) -
First Letterbox!
I finally planted my first letterbox yesterday at a church off of Old Georgetown Rd. that has an outdoor labyrinth. I first mentioned it here. The clue is at letterboxing.org. The stamp is about two inches in diameter and is a negative image of the labyrinth at the cathedral at Chartres ( Read more... ) -
Controlling the Frame: The Story of the World
The stories we believe to be true are the most powerful. Some of them even are true ( Read more... ) -
Speech, the Klan, and the Police
While the next in the stories line is struggling to be born, I thought I'd make a quick note.
A police officer in Nebraska was recently fired for belonging to the Klan. An arbitrator recently ruled that he is to be reinstated with back pay:
He said Henderson was entitled to his First Amendment rights of free speech and that the state violated the ( Read more... ) -
Controlling the Frame: Getting Lost in a Good Story
While individual words have power - especially as labels - stories dwarf mere words with what they accomplish. The weakest stories, in terms of influence, are those we know to be fiction. Those we believe to be true are the most powerful. That leaves the ones in between, which are often nearly as powerful as those we believe to be true. Stories ( Read more... ) -
Controlling the Frame: I'll Take Sticks And Stones, Thanks
There is magic in this world. When we think of the magic we see in Lord of the Rings, Dungeons and Dragons, Harry Potter, or even Fantasia, we think of the supernatural - bolts of green light or objects coming to life and moving by themselves. But, if magic exists and works in a consistent way, then why would it be called supernatural? Magic ( Read more... ) -
NASA, Climate Change, and a Horror Flick
I saw Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" the other day, and while not completely free from politics it does give a clear, down-to-earth overview of the global warming issues facing us. (pun intended) I've felt for a number of years that climate change is one of the two or three most important issues facing us as a people. It burns me up that the ( Read more... ) -
Letterboxing
I've managed to collect several new letterbox stamps over the last few weekends. (http://www.letterboxing.org) One was a stamp of the Redskins logo, and there have been a few others. It's been nice to get out and find some ( Read more... )