October 2009
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Overheard
“It’s only when I turn my head like this that I can hear the marble rolling around.” - in a line waiting for a ticket to a show that was once seen by somebody famous, but now no one remembers for certain who that was. MJC
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Possibility
When I grow up I wanna be the drawer that holds a map that was hand drawn in 1921. MJC
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Enumerator
377 - color transparency 818 - black & white 5960 - color negative 13,538 - digital image 5,000 - derivative images from originals (approximate) Photographs since March of 2000. MJC
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“I spent 17 years in schools of some sort believing that any moment the really good part of learning would happen. It never did. How is that not optimistic?” - from a bench near the magazines in a bookstore that changes locations every other year. MJC
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Binary
Expression? - Art? MJC
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When I grow up I wanna be the word that is misheard which changes the whole meaning of a sentence that was spoken late at night as two strangers waited for a bus going to their early morning jobs for the very first time. MJC
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“I realized the other day that if I walked on my hands things would fall into my nose.” - out of the top half of the hand door on the barn where the cows are milked. MJC
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Sitting On The Doorstep
Wondering about the mask of control people wear to cover over their fears. Too often we see a person exhibiting mastery of a topic only later to be surprised that it was a facade which was hiding enormous fears. We are drawn to the noise and attention surrounding this person not understanding that real mastery is often silent. Real mastery seeks no attention. The issuance of control by those noisy...
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Applied Physics
This past summer I tried a small experiment in extending the time between lawn mowings to see if there could be some savings garnered. Turns out it didn’t really do anything, but did lead me to a tangential insight. With greater time between chores of distraction I realized at a depth I’d not yet known, something about historical figures. They had huge amounts of help with daily chores or very few...
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Question
Did DNA work before it was discovered? Introduction: Children wonder in disbelief that disused artifacts and objects were utilized each day by their parents. When we carry that tool of disbelief in the present moment on in later life, fear born in personal protection builds barriers. They are not only to the past, but barriers of the present and into the future. Ever so slowly we begin excluding...
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Question
Did DNA work before it was discovered? MJC
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Overheard
“Hey, bartender. Who’s da guy at the end of da bar?” “Don’t know. Comes in here every Saturday night. Buys a a beer for him and one for the cat. They drain the bottles and leave separately goin’ different ways.” MJC
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Inverted Transposition
We have this tendency to look for magic in others and events, while ignoring or even despising that which occurs within ourselves. MJC
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Project
working title: AUTUMN LIGHT form: Photography delineation: Still life images of leaves from a maple tree. updates: Five of the images currently in this series. To view each in turn click here: Moments Along The Path - Autumn Light. MJC
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Possibility
When I grow up I wanna be the care worn handle that is turned everyday as the canvas awning is extended out to invite people into a store that has been in continuous operation since 1813. MJC
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Loam
In a recent conversation the concept of done figured prominently. There are events, and actions where done is the place we want to find, but other experiences, where the idea of done should be replaced. Rather than being done we should look for a slow and gentle transformation of understanding. The great events of our life, be they experienced as negative or positive, we should resist considering...
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*ar- To Fit Together
My reading library - Contains books I have read partially. Books I have read entirely. Books I am in the process of reading. Books that are for reference. Books I have not read because the time for reading them has not yet been right. They need a bit more time to fully ripen. MJC
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“It’s inevitable. I know I’m just one of those people. One day I’ll wake up shave my head and get it covered with tattoos. My only real question is when would be the best time? And should I plan it or just let it be a whim?” - from behind a rack of sale items on the second floor at a department store in an old downtown. MJC
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Project
working title: AT THE STUDIO form: Photography delineation: Still life images of tools and work from my art studio. updates: Eleven of the images currently in this series. To view each in turn click here: Moments Along The Path - At The Studio. MJC
