Fireworks had for her a direct and magical appeal. Their attraction was more complex than that of any other form of art. They had pattern and sequence, colour and sound, brilliance and mobility; they had suspense, surprise, and a faint hint of danger; above all, they had the supreme quality of transience, which puts the …
Category: Flotsam and Jetsam
Capturing those floating bits of thoughts that don't fit into neat categories that would otherwise be lost to the sea of time.
Jun 06
The Sound of Summer Running
I learned today that Ray Bradbury, my second favorite author, died on June 5th. He was 91. As Tolkien was to fantasy, so Ray Bradbury was to science fiction – both popularized their genres. And like Tolkien, Bradbury wrote prose like it was poetry. I still have the old, well loved books and even now, on …
May 22
GlenGreenDotCom’s 11th Anniversary
Hello and welcome to the new face of GlenGreen.com. The facelift is in celebration of this site’s 11th anniversary, since Glen Green Dot Com made its debut on May 22nd, 2001. And while this revamped website gets established, I encourage you to peruse the legacy site here at http://Legacy.GlenGreen.com . So, raise your glass and join …
Jan 12
A Passing Private Note for Friends and Family
Today is a very great day. To find out why, click here to read the Friends and Family News. (Password required).
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