http://havards.org here goes nothin'... Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:29:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lately I've been having very detailed, vivid dreams. It's been a long time since that has happened. Here's the most intriguing: We bought a small ship, like a very small caravel, about the size of a school bus. My dad, my kids and I took possession of the boat, and boarded ... http://havards.org/2007/07/11/in-dreams/ Mary and I took the boys to the local aquarium a few weekends ago.It wasn't too crowded, and I sat down on a bench in front of the penguin tank, while the family ran on ahead. From there, I had a great view of the tank, which ran from floor ... http://havards.org/2007/05/09/i-guess-im-just-getting-old/ A few nights ago, I stopped by the supermarket after work, to pick up a few essentials. In the dairy section, I saw a gangly kid, about 16 or so, shopping with his mother. He looked like he'd rather be anyplace else, with anyone else. He looked pretty miserable. I noticed ... http://havards.org/2007/03/02/gabba-gabba-hey/ I ran across this terrible story tonight and it brought back memories...When I was a little kid, maybe 4 years old, we were visiting relatives in northern Arkansas. One day, we drove over into Tennessee and visited The Memphis Zoo. And the jaguars escaped. http://havards.org/2007/02/25/jaguar-attack-sends-me-back-in-time/ Anyone who knows me well knows I love music, and the history of music. Lately, I've been enjoying the heck out of a series of free podcasts (ahem--netcasts) from Smithsonian Folkways and CKUA Radio. It's a 24-episode series that delves into the catalogue of Folkways Records, a recording company started ... http://havards.org/2006/11/05/smithsonian-folkways-podcasts/ The last time we were at Sonny's, Larry gave me a couple of these cards...he had found a box of them in a dark corner under the bar. They are from the early sixties, and Larry pointed out that the address (or maybe it was phone number) had a typo. ... http://havards.org/2006/10/14/sonnys-place/ I was heartened by the latest reports of sightings of the ivory-billed woodpecker, a bird thought to be extinct until a couple of years ago. There's some controversy around whether or not the bird still exists, but it could, and people are looking. That's a good thing. If the ivory-bill could ... http://havards.org/2006/09/30/ivory-billed-spotted-in-florida/ I was talking to a guy I know today about what I might be doing five or ten years from now. He said that he could see me living in a small town somewhere, making strange art out of everyday things, maybe out of metal. I don't know about that, ... http://havards.org/2006/09/14/ephemerality/ I've been watching the mail to see what might show up from my friend Robert, and yesterday a postcard arrived, all the way from Alaska! (Robert, you beat me there.) Robert said once that he had noticed that I always sent him a postcard and he always called me. I ... http://havards.org/2006/09/13/the-mailbox-delivers-and-robert-turns-the-tables/ Earlier this month I heard an NPR interview with William Christenberry. I've always loved his work, both the photographs and the sculpture. His stuff has always struck the same note in me that Russ' work does, or my own efforts did, on a good day. By that I mean we ... http://havards.org/2006/09/11/william-christenberry/