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How Far Have We Moved?

how far have we moved?
the sun across the sky
and the moon so close

Created this image in Adobe Spark with a built in template and image. Loved the photo, and thought this haiku worked nicely with it.

Grace Hopper, Lord of Cobol

Grace Hopper, Lord of Cobol
Grace Hopper, Lord of Cobol

I’m a fan of Dr. Admiral Hopper. Funny, with all my years of enjoying Battlestar Galactica and Dr. Hopper, I’m surprised that I never connected “Cobol”, Dr. Hopper and the Lords of Cobol.

So, here’s a bit of fun whipped out in Photoshop.

Below is a brief history of Cobol. A critically important programming language.

Full Moon Haiku

tonight’s full moon

keeping me company

this restless night

Edit: corrected spelling

Time Lurching

as time seems to lurch between speed and stagnation flowers move forward

Doorways

the passage of time
sun and rain changing so much
yet beauty remains

I found this door on a recent trip to Port Townsend, WA. The marvelous character of this worn door spoke to me. All things age. Where do we find our grace?

Memories of Bees

​the wind’s graceful arc

flowers moving through the sun

memories of bees

Bruce Lee Quote: Be Water, My Friend

Bruce Lee

For me, this is a famous and well-known quote. However, not everyone spends as much time with martial artists as I do. This came up in conversation today, and my friend hadn’t heard this quote. So, I thought it would be valuable to share.

I think this is particularly relevant today. Our fast-paced, manic, ever-shifting world being fluid and able to adjust is a critical career skill now. Be formless, take the form of wherever life takes you. There’s value in that.

Hurricane Hunters?

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XKCD - Hurricane Hunters Comic
Flying into the eye of a hurricane is dangerous, especially if your passengers were planning on flying to Saint Louis.

I love xkcd comics! With the recent hurricane, I thought this was rather timely.

Me being me, if I were an inadvertent passenger on a hurricane chaser flight, I expect I’d utilize all the flights barfbags. Yes, that’s where my mind went!

Anyway, you should subscribe to them. Now!

 

A pre-dawn haiku

​Pre-dawn

Tranquil silence ~

My pen and I

I love early mornings, before anyone else is awake.