The Many Faces of Time
My grandfather clock (not my grandfather’s, but named for the technology of another era) has stopped working well. It runs for a while and...
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A Fable
Who knows the sea best, they all wondered. Is it the tugboat, ready to pull beyond her weight, courageous, always helpful, volunteering herself for...
Pendulums in the Sky with Diamonds
“Leave them alone and they’ll come home, wagging their tails behind them.”–From the writings of 16th century shepherdess, Little Bo Peep. This morning, I...
Mr. Quantum and Ms. Universe
Imagine that there is a massive body (Earth) orbiting a more massive body (Sun) and orbited by a smaller body (Moon); and that, strange...
In the Flow
Have you ever wondered how you fit in with everything in your experienced world? Or course, we all have. Another, more subtle question is:...
A Tree Knows.
“It’s time,” says the tree and proceeds to drop its leaves–no church bells needed to ring the congregation to prayer. I sit with a...
Looking Back, Ahead, and in Between.
I sit cross-legged on a couch, a blanket on my lap, a desk lamp standing on a book case to my left, and an...
Telling Time
It’s already past midnight and I lie awake counting: (1-1-1-2). “What will come next?” could be a test question, but a wider perspective tells...
Moon River Running
Tides rise and fall in their ocean basins, as Earth turns under the steady pull of the Moon. Times of prosperity and of famine...