Photographs of unearthly places nearly always capture my attention—especially when they’re of earthly places. It’s not hard to understand why storytelling is such an integral part of our culture when you see pictures like these. Even the names of these places evoke tales of wonder. The Door to Hell Also known as the Gates ofContinueContinue reading “Unearthly Places”
Category Archives: Rambles
Reading Resolutions
I call myself a book collector, but for the past couple of years, the growing ‘collection’ behind me and the number of unread titles lurking in my online libraries has started to make me feel just a little uncomfortable. “I can stop anytime,” I say. Thing is, I can’t. I see a book I wantContinueContinue reading “Reading Resolutions”
What Are You Afraid Of?
(Part two of a series of rambles dreamed up at four a.m. on the imperfections of self) We all have fears, many of them quite reasonable. For the purpose of this ramble, however, I’m going to share my most ridiculous terrors. The things that might (probably will) never happen, yet still cause me to pauseContinueContinue reading “What Are You Afraid Of?”
Let’s Talk About Science!
The fact the phrase “Let’s Talk about Science” is running through my head to the tune of Salt-N-Pepa’s “Let’s Talk about Sex” is probably a fair indicator I’m not qualified to talk about science. But, you know what? Science is the new sexy. It’s hot. And I’m going to talk about it. At the moment,ContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk About Science!”
Stories Waiting to Be Told
Have you ever browsed stock photo sites? There are some ridiculous pictures posted there and I often wonder what the photographer was thinking. Obviously, they were setting a scene with the hope it matched a story waiting to be told – probably by an advertising company or a journalist. Because nuns praying to fish isContinueContinue reading “Stories Waiting to Be Told”