The titanic

                       

I was reading some statistics about the titanic last night as it makes its anniversary journey.  I guess some people might like to be on such a journey but it would give me the creeps!  I wouldn't want to re-trace the route.  As I read about the ship, I thought about how little I knew or thought about the structure itself.  Its size.  Its furnishings.  Its newness.  I always thought about the people that were on board.  The workers.  Especially the musicians.  The people who were in steerage.  Those who didn't get to sail on it.  But, I hadn't thought much about the ship itself.  Then I started thinking about ice bergs and their sizes.  Trying to imagine them.  Wondering about the cold emanating         from them.  It is very fascinating to think about these things.

 

Bird song.

This morning while still lying in bed, I heard a very happy bird
chirping and singing. This always lifts my heart. I started to
think about how certain animal sounds make me feel and wondered
if the visuals of those animals are the same. For example,
birds. Nice singing birds, also the whistling cardinal, make me
feel happy. Crows (yes I know they're smart) get on my nerves.
The mumble of pigeons bothers me too. I don't like it. I like
to hear gulls flying over water but do not like to hear them on
the ground. As for little easter bunnies, well they are pretty
quiet but chocolate is good at any time! Happy Easter if you
celebrate that, and if not, happy spring.

The sounds of food.

Someone on the radio this morning was talking about how the
sounds of foods contribute to our enjoyment of them. I've known
this for a long time. Imagine the crunch of an apple or raw
carrot. The sound when you pour your tea into the mug. You
almost sigh with happiness for a good cup of tea or coffee.
There is a different sound when you pour cold drinks. A
refreshing sound. They even talked about ambiance in
restaurants. If noise is too loud, you do not enjoy food. One
man even offered people an IPod with sounds of the sea when he
served fish. Very interesting. I'm glad I'm not the only one
who thinks about food sounds.

Thinking about ancient Greece.

The storytelling community here in Ottawa is becoming very excited about an upcoming event. A storytelling performance of Homer's odyssey. 8 hours of storytelling. 17 storytellers taking about half an hour each. Not reading! Storytelling. I've been trying to learn my book and it hasn't been easy. Somehow, the language isn't flowing for me. We suspected yesterday at rehearsal it is because the images from that time aren't clear in my head. What were the palaces like? The clothing? The feel the smell of the place? Somehow I have to get myself more into that world so that I can tell my part of the story with real flow and conviction. Very interesting process. Any helpful descriptions would be welcome.

Accessible birthday greetings.

I've celebrated another birthday and I have been amazed and touched by all of the birthday greetings I've received by phone, by mail, in person, by e-mail, facebook, and twitter. It struck me today that these greetings are more accessible than actual birthday cards made from paper. That is unless you braille on the cards for me which friends have done. This way, I can read all messages for myself. How liberating that is. Thank you to all for your kind words and messages.

Thanks to all for reading and commenting and clicking on ads!

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Happy spring.

 

 

Guide dogs identifying money.

Did you know that guide dogs are trained to identify paper money? It was tricky for me because my dogs are trained in the U.S. and I live in Canada so they had to learn two currencies. They tap their paw once if you show them a five. Twice for ten etc. Aren't they amazing?
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Happy April fool's day!