Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ve tasked myself with throwing open the cabinet of curiosities and wondrous things I call my brain and leading you on a tour of what actually resides in there – all through the lens of unusual, obscure, or simply charming-to-me words. N is for… nuncius – a […]
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Mercury turned retrograde yesterday. Sometimes I hesitate mentioning it because so many folks who are at least a little conscious of such things respond with concern that their computers may suddenly fail, or emails go missing, or travel plans or agreements snarl into a tangled mess. And while those things may in fact occasionally occur, […]
Continue reading »Today, October 6, is Mad Hatter Day and happens to be one of my favorite celebrations. Based on the Alice in Wonderland character who wears a hat with a price tag of 10/6 on it, the stated function of the day is to celebrate the silly and ridiculous. But I’m much more interested in the […]
Continue reading »Thursdays rank up there in my favorite days category, especially since discovering Nerd in the Brain’s weekly invitation to do a Three Things Thursday post – a gathering of “three things that make me smile: an exercise in gratitude.” I have no trouble getting behind that. Today let me do a little show and tell of […]
Continue reading »Q is for quicksilver. Quicksilver is an alternate name for mercury, and somehow it feels like a perfect element to associate with our friend Fool. Earlier I talked about Fool’s Gold and now let’s talk quicksilver. Quicksilver has long been a source of fascination – it’s been recovered from ancient Mayan and Egyptian tombs, and […]
Continue reading »Today, 10/6, is celebrated as Mad Hatter Day in honor of the Alice in Wonderland character who wears a top hat with a price ticket on it marked 10/6. It’s meant to be celebrated as a day of silliness, and of course I think that’s fabulous. But I especially like the holiday because it makes […]
Continue reading »Yesterday as I was consolidating some piles of scraps I came across an image of Hermes/Mercury. I don’t remember where it came from. That for me is a big part of the delight of having collected images for years – you have time to forget things and then get to rediscover them with delight all over again. […]
Continue reading »Today we welcome the first of 3 Mercury retrograde periods for 2013. I know for many people this is a cause of distress and they start getting paranoid about their computer; fearful they’ll miss crucial emails or phone messages; afraid to book their travel; anxious if there’s a possibility they’ll have to sign a contract; […]
Continue reading »This photo of Mercury always makes me smile. I love his winged cap, and the fact that someone tied a scarf around his neck. Mercury gets lots of attention, albeit it plenty of the complaining variety, during retrograde periods when he delights in showing his trickster side. But I think about Mercury regularly, and quite […]
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