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Sunday, February 23, 2014

How to write good

1.  Avoid Alliteration.   Always

2.  Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.

3.  Avoid cliches like the plague.  They're old hat.

4.  Comparisons are as bad as cliches.

5.  Be more or less specific.

6.  Writers should never generalize.

Seven:  Be consistent!

8.  Don't be redundant; don't use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous.

9.  Who needs rhetorical questions?

10.  Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.

2Cellos Thunderstruck

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

The Whole World is YOU


The whole world is you, yet you keep thinking there is something else.
~ Hsueh Feng ~ — at Rocky Mountain National Park.
photo by Julia

Two Ways to Live


There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.~Albert Einstein~
On the trail to Long's Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
photo by Keith

Living Poetry


Let yourself become living poetry.~Rumi~
photo by Keith at Ankgor Wat, Cambodia

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

There is Magic in YOU


There is Magic in You, so LET IT OUT. — with Julia . photo by Keith

Saturday, February 15, 2014

A Good Life......


A good life.....
is when you assume nothing,
do more, need less,
smile often,
dream big,
laugh a lot,
and realize how blessed you really are. — with Keith Stretchko at Ollys in Kampot, Cambodia. photo by Juliahee

Thursday, February 13, 2014

You Belong Among The Wildflowers


You belong among the Wildflowers — with Juliahee Stretchko in Bend, OR.
photo by Keith S

L'amour déplace les montagnes


Magnifique......"L'amour déplace les montagnes" — in Bend, OR.
photo by Keith

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Así que hoy nos reímos


Sabemos que un día vendrá, pero nunca sabemos lo que es; Así que hoy nos reímos. — with Julia Hee Stretchko in Tucson, AZ.  photo by Keith

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

The TimeBeing


For the time being, the entire earth and the boundless sky. 
photo by Julia at Miller Peak, Arizona

Monday, February 10, 2014

Curiosity and Restlessness


"If an urge to explore rises in us innately, perhaps its foundation lies within our genome. In fact there is a mutation that pops up frequently in such discussions: a variant of a gene called DRD4, which helps control dopamine, a chemical brain messenger important in learning and reward. Researchers have repeatedly tied the variant, known as DRD4-7R and carried by roughly 20 percent of all humans, to curiosity and restlessness. Dozens of human studies have found that 7R makes people more likely to take risks; explore new places, ideas, foods, relationships, drugs, or sexual opportunities; and generally embrace movement, change, and adventure. Studies in animals simulating 7R’s actions suggest it increases their taste for both movement and novelty. (Not incidentally, it is also closely associated with ADHD.)"

Restless Genes – David Dobbs on how we evolved to explore. — with Keith Stretchko at Arches National Park
photo by Julia

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Strawberry Fields Forever


"Let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about.
Strawberry Fields Forever"

Eyes open in the juicylicious strawberry fields of North Carolina. Photo by me.

Saturday, February 8, 2014

On the road


On the road, somewhere in Nevada. photo by Julia

“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you.
You must travel it by yourself.
It is not far. It is within reach.
Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know. 
Perhaps it is everywhere - on water and land.” 
Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass 

Friday, February 7, 2014

ROAR!


One of our best days Ever.  Tiger Kingdom, Chiang Mai, Thailand

There's just too many do as they're told,
Lets just live, lets just love and be Bold,
Juhee, lets not ever get old.

Sitting Zazen


ओं मणिपद्मे हूं Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ    Julia sitting Zazen in Alpena, Michigan. photo by Keith

Don’t go off sightseeing.
The real journey is right here.
The great excursion starts
from exactly where you are.
You are the world.
You have everything you need.
You are the secret.
You are the wide opened.

Don’t look for the remedy for your troubles
outside yourself.
You are the medicine.
You are the cure for your own sorrow.

The Journey Starts Here by Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi

-Translated by Nevit O. Ergin and Will Johnson

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Marmot?



Mar Mot? Qu'est-ce que c'est?  Shot in Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo by Keith

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