The Greeks believed that inspiration or "enthusiasm" came from the muses, as well as the gods Apollo and Dionysus. Similarly, in the Ancient Norse religions, inspiration derives from the gods, such as Odin. Inspiration is also a divine matter in Hebrew poetics. Where does your inspiration come from...  

Cats run free and dogs are leashed?     Woman wear skirts and only Scotsmen do?   Men can go topless?   English drive on the Left side of road?   We continue with Day Light Savings time?   We write left to right?   There are Senior Citizen discounts?   Pickles are free?

Last Sunday, we took a flight back to New York from the happy island of Aruba (that’s the subject of another blog).

Do you remember when you were a wee lad or lass and it was time to pick teams for dodgeball, basketball or some gym team sport, or neighborhood front-lawn game?  It was an interesting study of the human condition, as children. The desire to be "picked for the team" and not be the last man or woman standing was gut-wrenching. Remember?

Great film. We went to the movies this weekend. It was an empty theatre and we sat right in the middle – but that was so close to the screen that it literally felt like we were in the movie.

  Often in Weight Watchers (“WW”) we talk about our “why.” Why do we show up every Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m., when we can be sleeping? Is it just to be healthy for ourselves? Is it to be able to run on the beach with your grandchildren? An examination of my “why” is a significant part of my WW journey.  

Friday's blogger's muse recently posted a playlist concerning trains.  It engendered several emails suggested other songs, including from this commentator.  It also inspired me to create a list of "train tunes" that I enjoy listerning to (So you might find omissions and can argue for them in comments.).

We haven't seen much snow here in the Northeast. I miss it.   Before you start applauding or rolling your eyes, it's one of the reasons why I live here. If I didn't like snow I would move to Key West or California. Following are some quotes that might cause you to stop and pause a bit...