Image © 2014, A. Catherine Noon, All Rights Reserved Zen Koan Chao-Chu fell down in the snow and yelled, “Help me up! Help me up!” A Zen Monk came and laid down beside him. Chao-Chu got up and went away. … Continue reading →
While the past can sometimes drag you under, and it’s important to stay rooted in today, our yesterdays teach us about where we’ve been, who we are, and where we want to go. As author and filmmaker Julia Cameron puts … Continue reading →
The development of X-Ray technology meant that we could look inside things. This revolutionized all sorts of things, from medicine to astronomy. But I’m not going to talk about X-Rays in specific; I’m going to talk about the Scanning Electron … Continue reading →
Sorry, folks. My brilliance is on hold on account of I have a cold. I hate being sick. What’s your favorite simple joke? Humor is the best medicine, after all.
Continue reading →“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.” Harvey Fierstein It is all too easy to succumb to the desire to be liked. Loneliness is a … Continue reading →
Those of you who have been with me a while know that I’m superstitious about carrying my umbrella everywhere. It hasn’t rained in a while, because our winter was too flippin’ cold for rain, but this week we got our … Continue reading →
We’re almost to the end of the A-Z Challenge! You still with me? Drink some coffee, walk around the block, jump up and down a bit to get the blood flowing. There. Better? Thought so. Today is T for Tailor. … Continue reading →
Pumping Station: One is a hackerspace located here in Chicago. Part of a growing movement of makerspaces and tech labs, the defining characteristic of a hackerspace isn’t the stuff in it, it’s the community and culture that create it. Simply … Continue reading →
Rachel. My muse, my boss, and my taskmistress. She dragged my ass all over Goose Island, wandering up and down every street twice – but not the Division Street bridge (because that went off the island, see). When I finally … Continue reading →
In my weaving class, I am making a quesquemitl, a type of poncho that is made from a continuous piece of fabric – and, thus, a popular choice for handweavers. The photo above is from Wikipedia, of a garment on … Continue reading →
