Most of us don’t remember our first toy, couldn’t tell you what it was. Most of us have completely forgotten almost all of the toys we had as kids, save the few which stick in our head for whatever reason. But place a long-forgotten, much-beloved toy in our hands and the rush of memories will (more…)
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common threads #6: playthings – toys
Posted: February 29, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: childhood, children, Common Threads, discovery, imagination, life, play, random, toys
eggstraordinary
Posted: February 23, 2012 in Observations and Commentary, PhotographyTags: busy, details, eggs, food, life, Photography, random, rush, shopping, supermarket
Some things aren’t appreciated until seen in a photograph. Like a lot of life they are part of the scenery, on the periphery as we focus on whatever happens to be dominating our thoughts. I’m sure we’d notice a double rainbow or a three-legged cow, even as we concentrated on (more…)
common threads #5: sexual modesty
Posted: February 21, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: Common Threads, fashion, humor, life, men, modesty, sex, women
It’s interesting I immediately equate this topic to women. The idea of a “common thread”, at least in the context of this project, implies it is universal to most, if not all, people. However, when it comes to sexual modesty the consideration men might display this characteristic as often as women simply did not occur to me. Perhaps I’ve watched too many sporting events where men have absolutely no hesitation painting (more…)
i wonder…
Posted: February 10, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: Cee Lo Green, Decemberists, Downton Abbey, humor, life, parenting, ponder, questions, random, Red
…if computer programmers descended from Mayans bothered with any date beyond 2012 during the whole Y2K mash-up.
…where all the weight people lose goes. Does it linger in the air waiting to latch onto someone else?
…why they call cities in New Jersey and a county in New York “Orange” when they obviously don’t grow oranges.
…if I continue to drink this much tea will I (more…)
komen’s rules of disorder
Posted: February 3, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: Komen, life, Planned Parenthood, politics, random, society
Invoking petty technicalities has always been an integral weapon in the political arsenal. These shifty maneuverings, while not illegal, highlight one of the major problems in our government. Delaying decisions, reversing policy or doing any of the self-serving bullshit many of our elected officials do by invoking (more…)
wreck on the highway, the information superhighway
Posted: January 28, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: concerts, music, New Jersey, plans, random, scalping, schemes, Springsteen, Stub Hub, Ticketmaster
Being from New Jersey, and of a certain age, it’s practically a moral imperative to like Bruce Springsteen. I imagine it’s similar with Prince in Minnesota or Reba McIntyre in Oklahoma or Pink Lady in Japan. (That sharp, blinding pain shooting behind your left eye is the Pink Lady memory rush I just laid on you.) I think in Springsteen’s case (more…)
common threads #1: smiling
Posted: January 24, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: behavior, Common Threads, life, random, smile, writing
Over on Flickr I belong to a group called The Common Threads Project. The project identified 78 universal human behaviors and traits which “bridge the divides of gender, race, creed, culture and class.” Group members are encouraged to post photographs illustrating these traits and tagging them as appropriate. It’s a nifty idea which embodies our commonalities in an effective and occasionally powerful way.
That being said I am not here to post photos, at least not under that oversized umbrella. This isn’t about photography. I’ll leave that to the Flickr group. Instead (more…)
Trask Avenue 
common threads #7: marriage
Posted: March 8, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: Common Threads, contracts, law, love, marriage, security
The argument for marriage essentially boils down to one of four reasons, or a combination thereof.
– Love
– Security
– Companionship
– Unplanned Pregnancy
Love is a slippery, tricky beast, ain’t it? Physically grabbing onto a chunk of love so you can hold it in your hands and examine it as a (more…)