Fruitful Detours
Our brains can only process a limited amount of information. In order to process all the information that we are exposed to, our brains have become excellent at quickly discarding any information that isn’t important to us in the moment. (See my post on Noticing to see how this can cause us to miss come obvious […]
I’ve been interested in space exploration since I was a boy watching Fireball XL5 on TV and reading science fiction books. After Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969, I haven’t followed it as closely. Over 50 years later, I decided to see what has been going on lately. NASA NASA doesn’t get the […]
I love music, but I hate noise. When I was younger, my Dad would say that I couldn’t tell the difference, but I chalk that up to a generational perspective issue. All kinds of noise bugs me, from loud mufflers on cars to those annoying power leaf blowers. Our condo has an “open floor plan,” […]
Madrid is a beautiful city, and the impression that stays with me is that it is a city of art. The architecture is lovely, and there are a large number of pieces of public art on the streets and in the parks. The most amazing works, however, are behind museum walls. There are over 20 […]