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  • patience, handwritten (in German)

    “Geduld” which translates from the German language into English as patience, is the word I used for my second writing performance in the early 1990s. In an effort to give more meaning to a single action, I did several sound-performances which consisted of such acoustic writings, using a number of materials, words, phrases and sentences.…

    January 23, 2022

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    Acoustic Writings, Celebration Day, Clubhouse Events
    Acoustic Writings, bloganuary, bottle, calligraphy, cursive, Handmade, handwriting, handwritten, Music, national handwriting day, penmanship, the poetic life
    patience, handwritten (in German)
  • love, handwritten

    The Aristipposian Poet presents National Handwriting Day celebrating by handwriting January 23 at 9:30pm EST on Clubhouse

    January 23, 2022

    Sila Blume

    Acoustic Writings, Celebration Day, Clubhouse Events
    acoustic, bloganuary, celebration, handwriting, Music, national handwriting day, penmanship, Photography, the poetic life, visual sounds
    love, handwritten
  • The Life You Give: Sam Cooke *1931

    Sam Cooke, born Samuel Cook, on January 22 1931, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S.A., was singer, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur who was a major figure in the history of popular music and, along with Ray Charles, one of the most influential Black vocalists of the post-World War II period. If Charles represented raw soul, Cooke symbolized…

    January 22, 2022

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    Artists, Celebration Day, Music, Personalities
    Rhythm and Blues, Sam Cooke, singer, songwriter, soul
    The Life You Give: Sam Cooke *1931
  • The Life You Give: Jim Jarmush *1953

    Jim Jarmusch, born January 22, 1953, in Akron, Ohio, is the director and screenwriter whose darkly humorous tone and transcendence of genre conventions established him as a major independent filmmaker. Jarmusch studied at Columbia University and at New York University Film School, where he directed his first feature-length film, Permanent Vacation (1980; released 1986). His…

    January 22, 2022

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    Artists, Celebration Day, Cinema, Personalities
    celebration, Cinema, film, Happy Birthday, Jim Jarmush
    The Life You Give: Jim Jarmush *1953
  • The Life You Give: George Balanchine *1904

    George Balanchine, born Georgy Melitonovich Balanchivadze on January 22 [January 9, Old Style], 1904, in St. Petersburg, Russia, was the most influential choreographer of classical ballet in the United States in the 20th century. His works, characterized by a cool neoclassicism, include The Nutcracker (1954) and Don Quixote (1965), both pieces choreographed for the New…

    January 22, 2022

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    Artists, Ballet, Celebration Day, Personalities
    Ballet, celebration, choreographer, dancer, George Balanchine, Happy Birthday, History
    The Life You Give: George Balanchine *1904
  • Sweet Corn on the Cob

    January 21, 2022

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    Foods, Photography
    cooking, corn on the cob, food, food blogger, food photography, food porn, food post, foodie, Homemade, kitchen, maize, Photography, sweet corn, Zea
    Sweet Corn on the Cob
  • Sweet Corn off the Cob

    January 21, 2022

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    Foods, Photography
    bloganuary, cooking, corn on the cob, food, food blogger, food photography, food porn, food post, foodie, Homemade, kitchen, maize, Photography, sweet corn, Zea
    Sweet Corn off the Cob
  • Another pinch-of-saffron interpretation

    January 21, 2022

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    Foods, Homemade, Photography
    bloganuary, cantaloupe, food, food blogger, food photography, food porn, food post, foodie, Homemade, honeydew, kitchen, melon, Photography, saffron
    Another pinch-of-saffron interpretation
  • Sharp and Shooting at seventy-one

    January 21, 2022

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    Collection, Photography
    antiques, bloganuary, cameras, iiif, Leica, Photography, vintage
    Sharp and Shooting at seventy-one
  • As if avoiding entanglement

    January 21, 2022

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    Nature, Photography
    Nature, Photography, trees, winter
    As if avoiding entanglement
  • Risotto in Orange Hues

    January 21, 2022

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    Foods, Homemade, Photography
    carrots, cooking, food, food blogger, food photography, food porn, foodie, Homemade, kitchen, orange juice, oranges, Photography, rice, risotto, saffron, vialone nano
    Risotto in Orange Hues
  • Reviving my orange risotto

    Where does a music composition come from? If one answers with a simple and logical “inspiration”, where is it stored in its uninspiring state? Where does an idea come from, outside of the realm of necessities? Where is the revelation coming from that brings orange hues together? I do not know, generally. Could it be…

    January 20, 2022

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    Foods, Homemade, Photography
    bloganuary, carrots, cooking, food, food blogger, food photography, food porn, foodie, Homemade, kitchen, onions, oranges, Photography, risotto, the poetic life
    Reviving my orange risotto
  • Orange Debris

    January 20, 2022

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    Foods, Photography
    bloganuary, citrus, compost, cooking, debris, food, food blogger, food photography, food porn, foodie, fruits, Homemade, kitchen, oranges, Photography
    Orange Debris
  • The Life You Give: David Lynch *1946

    David Lynch, born David Keith Lynch on January 20 1946 in Missoula, Montana, U.S.A., is the filmmaker and screenwriter known for his uniquely disturbing and mind-bending visual work. His films juxtapose the cheerfully mundane with the shockingly macabre and often defy explanation. Lynch’s father was a research scientist with the U.S. Forest Service, and the…

    January 20, 2022

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    Artists, Celebration Day, Cinema, Clubhouse Events, Personalities
    celebration, Cinema, David Lynch, film, Happy Birthday
    The Life You Give: David Lynch *1946
  • Accompanied by Martha Argerich and Claudio Abbado…

    January 19, 2022

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    Joy, Life, Lifestyle, Love, Music, Orchestra, Photography, Piano, Still Life, Tobacco
    bloganuary, botl, celebration, cigar aficionado, cigar photography, cigars, classical music, Japanese, Life, Lifestyle, Music, Photography, sotl, the poetic life, Tobacco, Whiskey
    Accompanied by Martha Argerich and Claudio Abbado…
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