Skye Suite
“Skye Suite” is an album of piano improvisations to honor the dog, Skye. From Stan Stewart.
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maximize creativity: get outside into nature
I swear I thought of it first. But I’ll never be able to prove it. Well, actually, I don’t think I thought of it first. I just had it as an idea for a blog and didn’t act on it. In the meantime, there’s been another ground-swell of interest. In what? In getting into nature
Scout (the Wonder PlayDog)
This is Scout. He’s a dog that we adopted several years ago. These days, he is aging alongside us. Which is wonderful. He has some idiosyncrasies. So do Anita and I. And like most pets, Scout thinks he’s the master. Some days, he is. To me, in certain regards, he’s a sort of mentor monk or
Poem 0141: wet dog
Coming in from the rain, My dog shakes himself in His all-too-familiar, dog-like way. His soaked hair flings droplets Of the fresh-fallen moisture Everywhere! I imagine the thrill of being able To shake my body incrementally, From head to toe to tail with Seeming ease. And as I imagine This, I notice a shimmer run
#Poem – zen and the art of walking the dog
I’ve been so distracted lately. I was laid off in September. Now it’s December and I’m Looking for my new livelihood Still. Since I have no job, I’ve been commissioned with Walking the dog three times a day. I like that I used the word Livelihood. So much more true-to-form than “Job” or “Work” or