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20190324 chance

Today I get a Brilliant quiz about random probability. Yesterday a friend texts me about her brilliant friend's comment (that is irrelevant according to random probability). Random or improbable : it's fun to win!

20190323 Lace in Time

Yesterday I saw photos of a friend's Scottish wedding. The bride's laced dress reminded me of time traveling Outlander Claire's Scottish wedding dress.   Today I learned about the benefits and disturbing side effects of time travel .

20190322 Equinox

Today  Youtube offered me a lesson on  Wabi Sabi . Yesterday I wrote a Haiku, I watched the full moon rise, I spoke with Mike Kaplin about Raku clay fire ovens (to properly coat the interior of pizza/bread/mass ovens made from local clay).  And to sync the sync today, I watched a short video from Wabi Sabi Studios  about the thread of life, which made me think of  Adam and Daniel, so I sent it to them...  And even before Daniel saw it, he told me about his theater design project based on the Greek mythological  Moirai who control the thread of life of every mortal. "Wabi-sabi nurtures all that is authentic by acknowledging three simple realities: nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect."   -  Richard Powell This rare equinox Of sunset and full moonshine Balancing earth time May the balance of earth time, sun light and moon shine bring peace to our lives.

20190321 One Straw Friendversary

  Today Facebook notified me that Today Larry Korn and I have a Friendversary. Yesterday I told my class about Larry Korn. Yesterday in class, the Ethics of Permaculture, I shared Larry's experience with Masanobu Fukuoka with our 63rd cohort of the Green Apprenticeship . I shared with them an essay Larry wrote comparing Bill Mollison's Permaculture approach to regenerative agriculture and Fukuoka's - with an assignment to consider what is similar, what is different and why (site, climate and culture...). I have never, or should I say, have not yet met Larry. After reading his work, watching videos he's made and deciding to include his insights in class, I contacted him. We are Facebook friends and this way I know when he'll be teaching and can share this information with my network. I told my students that when they grow from reading a book, learn from a website, or watch a film that sticks with them, they have an opportunity to reach out to the autho...