Marching to a Different Drummer

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Here’s a story: a man works for a respected national radio organization in a very public position. During his time with this organization he:

1. Throws asparagus tips at the ceiling of the announcers booth.

2. Lights a fire in a wastebasket in the same room as an announcer is reading the news . . . → Read More: Marching to a Different Drummer

Dogs and Cats and Life

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Dogs running in circles

I don’t know about you, but in my life with children there are always some kids who spend most of their time as a dog. Or a cat. For some this is just a once in a while thing, but for others it is a life choice. These kids are . . . → Read More: Dogs and Cats and Life

The Real Event?

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You know what I love about putting out stuff for kids? You never really know what will happen. I always have an idea of what I think might happen, and lots of time it goes the way I thought it might. But the best times are when something completely different happens.

. . . → Read More: The Real Event?

Get a Group

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A couple of nights ago I spent the evening with a group of women; a potluck dinner, with wine, coffee and conversation around a cozy fireplace.  Not an unusual scenario.

But here’s the thing, after we finished dinner we settled down for the real event…..our ECE practice. We talked about the silences in . . . → Read More: Get a Group

A Confluence of Body and Materials

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In the perspective of intra-activity, there can be no clear divide between discourses, things, matter and organisms, since they are always in a relationship of intra-action and inter-connection and affecting each other mutually.  Lenz-Taguchi

The paint was thick and rich. The paper was large, and shiny white. Elliott took a brush, dipped it . . . → Read More: A Confluence of Body and Materials