Posts Tagged ‘Philosophy’

This Old Desk!

I know it’s not really a desk, it’s a drawing, or drafting table, but I couldn’t get “This Old Desk” out of my head and “This Old Drafting Table” just didn’t seem to “cut the mustard”.  Anyway, my dad had this old drafting table in office for many years.  Dad was a general contractor Southwest Oklahoma and Northern Texas for over 50 years.   I don’t recall him ever telling me where, or how, he acquired it, but it occupied a prominent place in a room he designed for storing blueprints, drawings, and other such items just off his main office.  I remember growing up in his house and seeing him in what could best be described as a daydream, oblivious to the sounds and activities around him.  What he was doing was developing visions in his head of how something needed to be constructed or the steps required to produce the final result he was envisioning.  Sometimes, I’d see him sitting at this table sketching out on paper the final result of a daydream that had entertained him during an earlier time.  But for the most part, this table was a symbol for him.  It represented the need for planning and for seeing the end result before the endeavor was ever undertaken.  For the most part, these mental images stayed in his head until he imparted them to those skilled carpenters, masons, painters, and others who would bring to reality those images.  He could carry around in his head Read the rest of this entry »

Lace Cactus

This morning’s email from Amazon.com contained a list of the best books of 2009, so far.  I clicked the link and soon began looking over the selections.  The title that caught my eye, was “The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie”, by Alan Bradley.  I began reading the description with interest, all along wondering if it would be something Sherry would enjoy.  Following the description there was an interview with the author, Alan Bradley.  That’s when the “Aha” moment happened.  Mr. Bradley wrote this book at age 70!  He hasn’t always been a published author, although he stated he always thought he could write, even at age 5.  He went on to note, “Seneca, an ancient Roman author, had said something like this, ‘Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms, you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older.’” Read the rest of this entry »