Knowing there is no subject about which reams haven’t already been written, writers are always looking for new approaches to transform old ideas. Creativity infers a process of “thinking outside the box”… looking at things from a new or different perspective. But Brian Clark, founding editor of the Copyblogger website, says ,“You need to realize [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Myths About Creativity and Thinking Outside the Box
Posted in Life, Writing, tagged Brian Clark, Copyblogger, Creativity, Outside the Box, Thinking, Writing on May 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A Humbling Encounter
Posted in Canadian Space Program, Life, tagged Astronaut, Expedition 20/21, International Space Station, Life Encounters, Robert Thirsk, Russian Rocket Launch, Space Flight on May 27, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Throughout my life I have encountered a great many people but I’ve rarely stopped to consider the possible effects of those encounters. Today I am reminiscing about one of them.
On April 1, 1996 I received a letter that would have been easy to disregard as an April Fool’s joke. It began, “I was a student [...]
It seems that Susan Boyle has done it again
Posted in Music, tagged Britain's Got Talent, Singing, Susan Boyle on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After a slightly timid start Susan Boyle has done it again, and in the doing she evoked both an apology and a compliment from Simon!
Singing en masse
Posted in Music, Worship, tagged Choirs, Festival of Praise, Possibilities, Praise, Singing, Together, Worship on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This afternoon we attended a “Festival of Praise”, a gathering of church choirs and musicians. It was an event I initiated ten years ago but when I retired as music director in our church I also passed the Festival reins along to someone else. It was lovely to be able to take part today sans [...]
Cool Bookshelves
Posted in Home, Reading, tagged Bookchair, Bookshelves, Oddee on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The creative mind of an artist manifests itself in many ways. Check out this page on the Oddee website that displays fifteen very cool bookshelves. I think #1, The Infinity is conceptual genius, where the shape represents “the notion of the infinite potential and everlasting power of books”. But my practical favourite is #7, the Chair [...]
Remembering the Midnight Sun
Posted in Nature, Summer, tagged Alaska, Midnight Sun, Yukon, Yukon River on May 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
As this evening’s sky darkened towards nightfall, fading away behind the trees, I found myself remembering a late night on the Yukon River several years ago. We had attended a floorshow at Diamond Tooth Gertie’s in Dawson City and were returning to the government campground across the river via a small ferry. The ferry runs [...]
Held Hostage by a Robin
Posted in Nature, Spring, tagged Bird Behavior, birds, Robins on May 18, 2009 | 5 Comments »
On May 12th I commented on the annoying antics of a resident robin. Six days later he is no longer “fluttering at” our windows, but throwing himself against them! One by one I have closed every blind in the house.
This morning resounding thumps wakened us at 6:30 a.m. He had found the only window that [...]
Promises, Promises
Posted in Environment, Nature, Religion, Seasons, Spring, tagged Flowers, New Life, Promises, Spring on May 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My camera and I took an early morning wander around Wildwood. Sunshine glistened on last night’s leftover raindrops and the air was crisp. There’s little that can outdo a walk on a freshly laundered spring day. Among my discoveries were promises emerging in the garden – spiky swirls of hosta, new buds displaying hints of [...]
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