Kurt Brindley's Blog, page 94
July 7, 2015
Nebula Cultus no.5
During that half-measured beat of our lives
for Heaven, we look upward to Sky
for Hell, downward to Earth
All while desperately, dependently, desirously
existing within an infinitely expanding Universe –
our One Song Eternal – a Rhythmical Void void
of Direction
of Time
A Void where that which we seek
be it that Heaven, or that Hell
can only be found within
that Composition of our
Mind
Filed under: Photography, Poetry Tagged: heaven, hell, life, metaphors, metaphysics, philosophy, photography, physics, poetry, religion, spirituality, universe, writing
July 4, 2015
Ain’t That America…
Reporting live from the New Freedom Carnival
#happyindependenceday
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Ain’t That America
Reporting live from the New Freedom Carnival
#happyindependenceday
Filed under: Photography Tagged: abundance, Americana, carnivals, family, Fourth of July, freedom, holidays, Independence Day, New Freedom. United States, photography
July 3, 2015
Of That Which Is
Where does It come from
The Matter of Science
The That of God
We think we know
We believe we know
But we’re wrong
And we’re right
You think
I don’t
I believe
You won’t
The Matter
The That
Forever trapped We are –
within our thoughts
within our beliefs –
within an
eternally
transcendent
irreconcilable
bliss
Filed under: Photography, Poetry Tagged: abundance, atheism, beliefs, life, living, metaphors, nature, philosophy, photography, poetry, religion, science, spirituality, writing
July 1, 2015
From Yesterday To Today
stop! become aware
from yesterday to today
transformational!
Filed under: Photography, 俳句 Tagged: butterflies, flowers, haiku, metamorphasis, metaphors, photography, poetry, Senryū, spirituality, transformation, writing, zen, 俳句
June 29, 2015
Mow
As a child we had
Scythes and Sickles
But we didn’t use them
They just hung on nails
in the garage
Silent
Anachronistic
Magnetic
Still able
but worthiness superseded
by the Pains and Privileges
of Progress
Then comes a day
one Glorious
Magical day
when a Motorcycle appears
And of a sudden
the Sickles
and Scythes
become worthy
once more
with Purpose
and Promise
The Field out back
where the Old Barn
Shrugged & Sighed
would become a Venue
for Motorcycle Adventure
and Derring-do
But first had to come
The Sweat and
The Sacrifice
And the Hardening of soft hands
For The Way
had to be
Cleared
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June 27, 2015
Dogs & Frogs & a Moment of Zen
the pond, cool and deep
enlightened frogs bathe content
lo! first came their leap
Filed under: Photography, 俳句 Tagged: abundance, Aurelius, family, haiku, living, metaphors, nature, photography, poetry, spirituality, writing, Zeno, 俳句
June 25, 2015
WALKING ALONG THE RAILWAY: A Relating to Humans Photography Feature by Saptorini
Love this shot. Many more equally beautiful at Saptorini’s website. Check it out.. I also encourage you to check out Jordan Dodd’s work as part of our Residency Program. Let me know if you have a large, creative project you would like to host here as part of our initiative to spread the Creative Love.
Walking along the Railway
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June 24, 2015
The Flourishing
from the yestern day
comes what may to the morrow
this day I shall be
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June 23, 2015
TALKING ABOUT WINE WITH EASE: A Guest Post by Author Linda Foxworth
Author Linda Foxworth
Last spring a friend in my wine tasting group, who is also a certified specialist of wine, asked me if I would be interested in co-authoring an introductory wine book with him. After thinking about it for roughly three seconds, the amount of time it took me to consider how much I love wine and how much I love to write, I said, ‘yes, yes I would.’The writing process went very smoothly. We took turns writing a few chapters each month. Within six months the first draft was complete. Then came the tedious work of editing; checking and re-checking the pronunciation guides, re-working the maps multiple times, until we finally gave up and found another source (drawing maps is much harder than I ever imagined) and debating the usefulness of the Oxford comma. After another six months, yes, the editing took as long as the writing, but wasn’t nearly as much fun, the final 138th draft (I exaggerate…a little) was ready to be shipped off to the publisher.
We self-published and used Trafford. They put out a quality product, have reasonable prices, include an isbn, and have many covers from which to choose. After learning at a writers’ conference that blue covers sell more books than any other color, we changed our cover to blue.
Our book is available on amazon. It is an introductory book. If you are already deeply in the throes of wine study, this book will do you no good. But if you know very little about wine and would like to know a little something without having to work too hard, this is the book for you. It includes the basics on wine regions and grapes as well as fun facts and talking points. Each chapter opens with the bare essentials for that region, the three or four or five things you should know about a region in easy-to-reference quick tips.
I will be giving out free copies of the book, Talking About Wine With Ease, to the first five people who contact me, Linda Foxworth, at foxress@charter.net and put ‘free book’ in the subject line. If you are the sixth person to contact me, the book is available on amazon for $10.99.
Amazon’s Book Page
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