Photo Memories of the Week
Clouds of the Week
Quote of the Week
Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.
- Ed ViestursEd Viesturs reached the summits of all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen, an 18 year project. And got back down.
Posted: Oct 29
Music of the Week
Author Archives: Isabel Gibson
Mid-Week Movie #21: Christmas 2018
#Christmasclassic meets my own way of living in Ottawa. Continue reading
Does the Music in My Head Bother You?
An idiosyncratic musical mystery tour of America. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Through Space
Tagged Culture, Musicians
12 Comments
Huron Carol: Redux
History: never simple, never easy. Continue reading
Mission Update #1
My solar probe reports in. Continue reading
Clumsy on Land
Laughable and marvel-able. Continue reading
Glasgow Central Station, Glasgow
Early morning at Britain’s 11th busiest train station. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff
Tagged Buildings, Trains & Boats & Planes
8 Comments
Some Power
Was Robert Burns a Flat-Earther, do you suppose? Continue reading
Upon Reflection
Plans and surprises in Ottawa’s downtown. Continue reading
Shingles? Shit.
The odds are good. They’d better be. Continue reading