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Kristin Collier's Musings: May 2011
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A stab at partnership with earth, light, and love. Monday, May 30, 2011. Forgive me, God/Goddess, for I have sinned. I have stood before the altar of the Great God Pepsi, and I have typed in my email and password more than twenty times this month. I have heard the crackling pop sound effect that resonates from behind my keyboard and the luscious bubbling music of cold soda trickling into a glass. I have sinned in my mind about drinking it. All in the name of education. My kitchen is not the only one litt...
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Kristin Collier's Musings: Holding Childhood Together
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A stab at partnership with earth, light, and love. Tuesday, June 5, 2012. I want to buy those handcuffs, Mom," he tells me. "I know that you don't agree with that because they're cheap and you think I won't like them for more than a day, but.". But you don't care about that, you just want them anyway? I just want them anyway," he smiles, relieved. "It's my money after all.". It is," I say. "And even if I don't like your choice, I can reserve all further comment.". I'm not tall enough.". I situate the gal...
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Stonework: April 2010
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010. On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins. Science, computers and AI, and might have trashed Hawkins just because he trashes almost everyone in those fields. I am NOT well versed in computer science, electronics, AI and brain science, although I know more than many because I've lived with engineers and worked for brain scientists. But Hawkins's book was obviously a pop read, not a serious study. I also liked his lecture and was excited by his claim that the neo. Science about the cortex an...
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Stonework: February 2010
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010. Creating Worlds - Tales of Anieth. What I do is create worlds. I wanted to do this ever since I read The Lord of Rings. When I was nine. I decided at the ripe ol' age of twelve, that my greatest fear in writing was that some artist would get to interpret the characters and the world visually. Since I wanted to create a WORLD and not a novel, I decided that I had to draw my own pictures. This meant drawing people. Because the story works. Usually my stories were good, cer...
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Stonework: The Loneliness of Vision
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Saturday, April 10, 2010. The Loneliness of Vision. Alan Lee's Túrin Turambar surrounded by the outlaws who dwelt south of Brethil). One of my favorite artists: Chmiel, who does quite a bit of Tolkien work.). I feel so completely isolated and cut off, more and more and more so as the series rises up out of "hopeful wannabe" to a sledgehammer of accomplishment, and I want more and more to hide it away, to keep it from people, to pretend that I am not doing anything. Part of me finds this shameful and ...
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Kristin Collier's Musings: Crafting Play
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A stab at partnership with earth, light, and love. Sunday, April 21, 2013. I set down my groceries when I got home and called the boys into the livingroom. "Is there anything you want to tell me about how you spent your time while I was gone today? I asked. "Take a few minutes to think about that before you answer.". We played Minecraft for awhile," said Trin quietly. "But how did you know? I am your Mother. I said solemnly. I am allowed to enjoy one aspect of this conversation, right? Yeah And it's fun&...
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Kristin Collier's Musings: City Rabbits
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A stab at partnership with earth, light, and love. Saturday, September 1, 2012. I have these rabbits. City rabbits for sure. The kids and Seda built them a pen to go to ground in – a pen that surrounds the hutch and a nice little ramp to take them to earth where they can dig. That's what rabbits do, right? They dig. Home, hearth, food, all underground. They dig. My rabbits dug a hole. They burrowed right into the center of the pen (good rabbits! Everyman's education. They know that doing so means tha...
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Kristin Collier's Musings: April 2013
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A stab at partnership with earth, light, and love. Sunday, April 21, 2013. I set down my groceries when I got home and called the boys into the livingroom. "Is there anything you want to tell me about how you spent your time while I was gone today? I asked. "Take a few minutes to think about that before you answer.". We played Minecraft for awhile," said Trin quietly. "But how did you know? I am your Mother. I said solemnly. I am allowed to enjoy one aspect of this conversation, right? Yeah And it's fun&...
