Brain Gains

Let’s call it the ancient brain. That part of us that keeps vital bodily systems functioning day in and day out. Making adjustments to our heart rate and our breathing to keep us upright. I actually think it is much more than that. It is probably aware of our surroundings and can warn us of

A Conversation with the Last Week of September 2021.

I never saw you coming.It’s not like I wasn’t paying attention.You just appeared like you expected me to know just what to say.So, what did you do with my summer anyway?Really?How interesting, I said you could have a sip, but you’ve gone and drunk the whole thing.Waiter, can I have another one of these?So, what

Yes, No, Maybe So.

Coulda, shoulda, woulda. I can’t dwell on that too much — but I think I could have been a pretty good documentary filmmaker. Of course, I hadn’t thought about that until this very morning. I was sitting in my studio plundering my brain for something to write about. While considering the nuanced differences and existential

It Takes One to Draw One

idiom: phrases that say one thing but mean another. They sometimes come across as backward-speak. A quite a complicated segment of the confusing English language.  ‘Face the music’ is an idiom that connotes something you might not want to look at directly, yet I find music always sounds better when you face it. ‘Dime a dozen’:

If I Were King of the Forest

“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing.  Making your unknown known is the important thing.” – Georgia O’Keeffe “Creativity takes courage.” – Henri Matisse What Georgia states as important, takes as Henri says, courage.Take heart, and worry less about success, since there is no such thing. RoyceDeans.com