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Lent Day 37… There Is No Beauty Without Some Strangeness

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:00:48 +0000

There is no beauty without some strangeness. —Edgar Allen Poe We’ve been in Portland for Spring break… It’s quirky, strange, beautiful, and 100% Northwest. There are bridges everywhere because, of course, there is water everywhere. We’re surrounded by green growing things and concrete and bricks and graffiti. It’s like a study in contrasts. Today we […]

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When Doves Cry

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 15:33:00 +0000

Pigeon friend of mine, fly on, sing on. —Carl Sandburg Last weekend in Maple Valley my family and I walked from the farmer’s market back home – through a neighborhood – and while we were walking, I could hear a distinct sound. One we’ve all probably heard before. It wasn’t loud, but it was present. […]

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Rethinking Beauty

Brian Dolleman — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 17:21:17 +0000

*picture above: the edge of Lake Wilderness about .25 miles from my home – where we walk most days and regularly see bald eagles soaring above. * * * My wife loves birds. For her birthday, I got her three books about birds – one of them was “Consider the Birds” […]

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Not Giving Allegiance To The Grid

Brian Dolleman — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:00:02 +0000

You should see The Cruise. It’s a documentary about Timothy “Speed” Levitch, a completely not normal seeming guy, who’s a double-decker tour bus guide in Manhattan. There’s a great scene where he’s recalling a conversation he had with one of his tourists. He’d been talking to her about “the grid plan,” the layout of avenues […]

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