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Posted on October 8, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

Originally posted on Karen Spivey's World:
Last year I planted Morning Glory seeds in a pot on my patio. I let the sun and the rain tend them, so, on their own they grew up and flowered. It made…

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A rainbow without rain

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

Today was a sunny, breezy day in Milwaukee.  But the sky looked so strange!  Mostly this was due to many different types of clouds coexisting oddly in the same space.  Puffy, flat-bottomed cumulus clouds sailed like a scattered armada across the bright blue … Continue reading →

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George Martin: the man behind the Beatles’ sound

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

Today’s Wall Street Journal has a fascinating story on / interview with George Martin, the man who produced all of the Beatles’ music except the Let It Be album.  A BBC documentary titled Produced by George Martin is being released … Continue reading →

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El Greco sky

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

The sky this afternoon was a giant mass of clouds, with just one hole where the sun burned through.  Doesn’t it remind you a little of El Greco’s View of Toledo?

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Recording Academy pushes for digital songwriter credits

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

A couple weeks ago I wrote a post about how I’d noticed that iTunes doesn’t give credit to songwriters.  It looks like I’m not the only person who wishes things were different.  According to an AP story by Mesfin Fekadu … Continue reading →

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Power lines and porcelain insulators against an August sky

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

I was outside yesterday doing the daily yard cleaning (two large dogs) when I looked up and saw the sun reflecting off the porcelain insulators carrying the power lines overhead.  By the time I ran inside for my camera . … Continue reading →

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August moon (photos)

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

I am still figuring out how to use my camera, but I’m happy with these two pictures I took last night.  Hasn’t the full moon been beautiful the past few evenings?  The photo above was the first I took, when … Continue reading →

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Who writes the songs that make the whole world sing? (Barry Manilow, for one)

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

Walking on the treadmill earlier today, I kept skimming through my iPod to pick out whatever suited my workout fancy of the moment.  At one point I idly wondered whether the song I was listening to had been written by the … Continue reading →

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Success through failure

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

The “Review” section of yesterday’s Wall Street Journal contained an interesting short article by Ken Bain, titled “Flummoxed by Failure – or Focused,” which was primarily about the un-fixed nature of intelligence.  Most people are just about as smart as … Continue reading →

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Creativity, “Mr. Patent,” Keith Richards, and me

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

Following up on yesterday’s post on “Creativity and the importance of routine,” here is a link to a Fast Company article I recall reading ten years ago.  Titled “Mr. Patent,” it profiles Marvin Johnson, a research fellow at Phillips Petroleum … Continue reading →

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