Creativity
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Frankenstein
For most of my life, I thought Frankenstein was the silly monster in the Abbott and Costello movies that I watched as reruns on TV as a kid. They would be on Sunday afternoon, and I would laugh and be scarred at the same time, thinking that he was just a monster that was for…
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Friday the 13th
My wife and I came up with the great idea to watch Friday the 13th on Friday the 13th. Both of us had distant memories of this movie from our childhood. I think I was 10 when it came out so way too young to have seen it, and given the conservative nature of my…
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Curiosity
What are you curious about? Curiosity seems to be a common theme lately, as I contemplate what it means to be an engaged human being. “A strong desire to know or learn something” (Oxford Dictionary) is the official definition. I realize that in my profession, part of what I am paid to accomplish is to…
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How Audiobooks Transformed My Reading Habit
During the last three years, my life has been significantly enhanced and helped by a new habit: listening to audiobooks. For years, I enjoyed reading a few books per year, but was always feeling like I was missing out. Time to read was short and I always struggled with the act of sitting or laying…
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Cool Art #3
Woman with a Parasol, Claude Monet This painting resides at the National Gallery of Art, in Washington DC. This oil on canvas work shows his wife and son, with brushes of color, and movement. The wind is blowing through the painting, and shadows and his son define depth. An amazing piece of Impressionist work which…
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Cool art, #2
Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, located at the Art Institute of Chicago. There’s a storm outside with wind and pouring down rain, and I find this piece particularly pleasant. Do you have a favorite piece in Chicago?
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Cool art, #1
This is an oil on canvas at the National Gallery of Art at the Smithsonian. It is called, “Joshua Commanding the sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon.” The artist is John Martin. I find art an amazing medium to help with stress reduction. The reasons seem obvious to me: you have to sit still and…
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