Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science (YouTube )
A pretty name as one would wish to read, must perch harmonious on my tuneful quill.
There’s music in the sighing of a reed; there’s music in the gushing of a rill; there’s music in all things, if men had ears: their Earth is but an echo of the spheres.
Don Juan by Lord Byron
Though tonight she’s made me sad.
If I find her I’ll be glad.
I still love her.I don’t wanna spoil the party so I’ll go.
I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party by The Beatles (1964)
I would hate my disappointment to show.
There’s nothing for me here, so I will disappear.
If she turns up while I’m gone, please let me know.
There’s no fun in what I do, if she’s not there.
But I think I’ll take a walk and look for her.
Mark Singer: Is there anything you’ve been able to draw upon, David? Is there comfort in the past?
David Milch : I feel the past falling away and the attachments of regret for what wasn’t done or was done badly or was done without sufficient sympathy, and it was for that reason that our granddaughter’s visit was such a redemptive and compelling occurrence. Everything is an adventure for her and a delight and a surprise, an opening up, and that’s a big gratification.
Mark Singer: I’ve never thought of you as a sentimental person, but maybe I misread that. How would you characterize yourself?
David Milch: As an unsentimental person.
Third Act by Mark Singer (New Yorker May 20, 2019)
Downtown in the last century was characterized as an industry hub. Since the pandemic, remote work has isolated people.
New lure for cities are the central social districts. Restaurants, coffee shops, and coworking spaces add robust connectivity to a city’s economy.
Waiting for the Train, Marlene Amerian – April 29, 2007
Absurdism is profoundly human. Camus says it urges us to revolt against meaninglessness by creating our own values. Choosing presence in a harsh universe affirms that optimistic defiance. The cosmos may be indifferent, yet our capacity for wonder makes staying worthwhile.
–Grok
Abstraction indicates a departure from reality, existing along a continuum.
Total abstraction bears no trace of any reference to anything recognizable.
Figurative art and total abstraction are almost mutually exclusive. But figurative and realistic art often contain partial abstraction.
A photograph can show a physical image in which time is static, and a mirror can show a physical image in which time is dynamic.
What he saw on the mountain was another kind of image altogether which was not physical and did not exist in time at all. It was an image nevertheless, and that is why he felt recognition.
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig