One is sorry one could not have taken both branches of the road. But we were not allotted multiple selves. ―Gore Vidal
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.
Aug 28
New Tracks
Human society has been in existence for tens of thousands of years. During the majority of that time, human achievements happened relatively slowly. For the vast majority of those who ever lived, it is likely that they did not experience a true watershed, defining moment of human endeavor. And yet, on July 20, 1969, humanity …
Aug 01
July 2012 – Quote of the Month
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 …
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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