BlogHide Resteemswinstonalden (64)in productivity • 5 years agoUn-Stacking Activities and Embracing BoredomI’ve been trying to multi-task for most of my life. I’m working less during this quarantine, and commuting a lot less, and yet it still feels like I don't have enough time. It’s not that I…winstonalden (64)in philosophy • 5 years agoVirtualizations: Working From Home During Invasions of Time and SpaceIt's interesting how different spheres of our lives invade each other, like warring provinces. I came into my little office this morning ready to sink into a bit of creative work. This is the…winstonalden (64)in story • 5 years agoAlternatives to Story: Can Moby Dick Rekindle a Love of Literature?Lots of time to read, right now. It just feels weird that I've got no interest in stories any more. Sometimes I wonder if my whole "love of books" was just a form of virtue signalling--something I…winstonalden (64)in photography • 5 years agoEmpty Boston ReportOk, this is a first. Headed in to work, I'm the only one on this train coach at departure. When I went to show my ticket to the conductor she just smiled and said, "Don't worry about it." I'm…winstonalden (64)in photography • 5 years agoInversionsHow does it feel as a worker to understand your job is "non-essential"? How does it feel as a student to realize the "safe space" you've spent so much tuition to attend is the most dangerous of…winstonalden (64)in psychology • 5 years agoAre We Really Meant To Feel Safe? Isolation in the World that Ballard Imagined.It's a bloody perilous world, after all. I was thinking this morning about the way social media, for all its faults, it does allow us to realize we're not alone. A lot of people share their…winstonalden (64)in photography • 5 years agoPhotography Season Opens to Slightly Reduced Crowds; No Drama Beyond the EverydayI fall in love with my city each year as Spring approaches. When the days get long enough for me to take some pictures, it's like I finally have a way of paying proper attention to all the…winstonalden (64)in health • 5 years agoPanic, Fear, and Disgust on the Margins of Interesting TimesIt does feel like we're on the cusp of something, doesn't it? The verge. The edge. The stock market's having an epileptic fit. Italy is closing its borders. Universities are telling their…winstonalden (64)in steemit • 5 years agoBusy and BewilderedOK, I'm going to break one of my cardinal rules here, which is not to blog about blogging, and not to steem about Steemit. What the hell is going on here? This place was great when I was…winstonalden (64)in books • 5 years agoCatching up with John Updike and the Roots of the 20th Century Cultural WastelandI've been reading John Updike's Rabbit novels. This was a quartet that was published from the 1960s to the 90s that followed the career of an everyman shlub former basketball star, Harry…resteemedkatharsisdrill (71)in art • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Wish 11. Donna Davis having tea on the bottom of the sea with Virginia Woolf and Isak DinesenWell... it has been a while since I last made one of these, but this is the Eleventh New Year's wish come true - and proof of realness for my part. It is all explained in this post: From all of…winstonalden (64)in culture • 5 years agoIs Cultural Overproduction Killing Story Structure?I've been thinking a bit about story structure lately. Why do I have so little desire to sit down to a typical movie or TV show, or to open up a novel? Do you feel the same way? You know…winstonalden (64)in homesteading • 5 years agoKeeping it Together on Day 3 With No PowerGoing into the third day with no power. A freak heavy wind storm on Wednesday night did the usual of taking down much of the infrastructure in our neck of the woods and now we’re waiting for poles…winstonalden (64)in boston • 5 years agoSecret Deals, Hidden Crimes, and Other Things We MissedOne of the reasons I'm still hooked on candid street photography is that the camera captures details in the world which I'd never remember otherwise - or even notice in the first place. I can come…winstonalden (64)in boston • 6 years agoDon't Let The Derailed Trains Distract You From A Beautiful Blue SkyAt last, we've had some clear skies and comfortable weather around Boston. Maybe it's not tee-shirt weather yet, but you can keep your shirt and tie on and walk around without a jacket. I was as…winstonalden (64)in boston • 6 years agoI Have The Weirdest Desire to go to a Hockey Game All of a SuddenLast night was a big game in Boston's Hockey season, apparently. My walk back to the train was peppered with fans coming into the city, walking North from South Station to The Garden. No…winstonalden (64)in photography • 6 years agoWalking Home after Boston's Pride ParadeBoston held their annual Pride Parade Yesterday It wound right past our shop, winding from Copley Square all the way to City Hall Plaza. Streets were blocked off, which wasn't great for…winstonalden (64)in photography • 6 years agoQuiet but not Idle - Breaking the SilenceI know things have been quiet on this blog. I’ve been involved in a lot of projects that don’t bear too much conversation. Remodeling a bathroom after some disastrous work done by an incompetent…resteemeddonnadavisart (66)in ntopaz • 6 years agoA new sketch for a Black and White DrawingHere is a bit of the drawing The entire piece thus far: Today's sketch is a layout I was playing with over the past couple of days. I was thinking of another sketch to become one of my…resteemeddonnadavisart (66)in photography • 6 years agoHappy EasterHappy Easter The sideboard in the dining room decorated for Easter celebrations. We are hoping from a reprieve from the rain today, but even if not, the daffodils are finally open and the…
