If a tree falls, do you notice it? Have you been asked, “if a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound?” In a philosophy class, the question elicits consideration of the nature…
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Travel is Supposed to Be Luxury? Right? Or maybe not. Maybe business travel is more like space travel than we usually admit. Maybe it’s like heading off for the moon and then standing there, at the edge of a crater.…
This Change: The Seasons Bring Change, Right? Here in the northern hemisphere, this weekend was the official start of autumn. The change of seasons is almost palpable in the air. Our family spent an afternoon at a local park trail…
The Echo of the Real Thing While not being truly abstract, Alexandra Exter’s Landscape with Houses and Trees, is a type of art I’m always drawn to: non-realistic verging on non-objective. The curves of green trees lean out from…
Time and Mortality Time and mortality: it’s not that we don’t realize we’re all mortal, it’s that the reminder comes as a surprise. A glance in the mirror that reminds us, only vaguely, of a relative or long gone friend.…