Accompanied by Martha Argerich and Claudio Abbado…
Category: Lifestyle
With the exception of a well kept secret, you can not take anything with you
… but be conscientious about what you are leaving behind — daily.
Wiener Schmäh, the mindset
Once more, this morning I sensed that impulse in the mindset of freezing frames, commonly known as photographing. Simultaneously, I was overwhelmed by the thought of delighting in the air of the city of Vienna. Not precisely to relive what the Viennese take pleasure in with their palate but rather to set myself in their… Continue reading Wiener Schmäh, the mindset
…outside the Box
This concept, this perception mode refers to a reaching out into a realm outside a common structure. I need to point to this common structure, this outside realm, this box: these are not the shape of one self but that of society, either imposed or inspired by social and familiar norm.
Life begins…
¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Compay Segundo! 1907
Come and listen to Compay Segundo — November 18 at 7pm EST, as we celebrate him and his music at The Aristipposian Poet, on Clubhouse. Compay Segundo was born as Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Telles on November 18, 1907, in Siboney, Cuba. He was a reputed Trova guitarist, singer, and composer of Cuba. When the… Continue reading ¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Compay Segundo! 1907
Personal Lexicon: the accusative
If I can cry, smile, reflect, accept, aspire, succumb, fly, go, and come, naked, in front of a mirror large enough to hold me at a glance — why accuse any body or any soul at any time?
Of Fruits & Vegetables
Good Morning!
Leaves like feathers
Eaten artichoke leaves
Eating towards either godside
— one may abide by the common notion that central to eating is a need to subside hunger — one may otherwise eat, not merely in order to escape starvation, or be nourished and avoid ailments but rather in pursuit of the joy in eating, in all its stages The latter goes well with either… Continue reading Eating towards either godside
The gustatory joys of separatism
Not that I am against alchemy but repeatedly I am keen on enjoying some ingredients in particular for what they are, independent of the wonderful ideas of infusing them with others. The taste and texture of broccoli, of a potato, of an onion, of garlic… in this case accompanied by some lamb.
A Scene
Café Cubano blend, Cuban cigar, Princess House crystal ashtray, and lace
to mind (possibly) everything
A complete cigar (visually)
Reduction, expansion, fragility, and protection
This thing we call life is just a live-performance. It is not one reality, for we go through only one version of it — the individual one. An instruction booklet to life can not be printed, not ahead of birth, not during the performance, not while getting off the stage. The first couple of years… Continue reading Reduction, expansion, fragility, and protection
A good morning is a good day, and a good day is a good life
Garlic in olive oil
Personal Lexicon
I see no prison, thus need not freedom
Marrying vs. Separating
As much as balanced mixtures are a joy, and the world of herbs and spices has been proving it for centuries, I rejoice again and again in tasting separately for what each ingredient is. Cutting minimally some products which are meant to be providers of flavor, more than being themselves, continues to be a delightful… Continue reading Marrying vs. Separating
Life Spices (a collection)
Intention Intensity Introspection
Ashton VSG
Ashton VSG, on one of my doctor’s bags
Beauty’s Descent
On Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York
Sila Blume 