Text Art: Exhibit 12

TeXTArt

Concrete Poetry and TextArt Directory and Guide

Exhibits at the Cyber Garden Gazebo

Graphic Arts: Shape Poems: Lettrisme

Sunday TextArt Exhibits

Spring 2020 TextArt Exhibit by Mike Garofalo

Need Good Luck? Earn It!

No luck, good luck, or bad luck ... living involves dealing with the surprises and capriciousness of events in our lives.  

"Your competition is not other people but the time you kill, the ill will you create, the knowledge you neglect to learn, the connections you fail to build, the health you sacrifice along the path, your inability to generate ideas, the people around you who don't support and love your efforts, and whatever god you curse for your bad luck."
- James Altucher

"Diligence is the mother of good luck."
-  Benjamin Franklin

"Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity."
-  Lucius Annaeus Seneca

"The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck."
-  Channing Pollock

"Luck is the residue of design."
-  Branch Rickey

"Luck, bad if not good, will always be with us. But it has a way of favoring the intelligent and showing its back to the stupid."
-  John Dewey

Reprogramming the Body and Brain

Change Your Age: Using Your Body and Brain to Feel Younger, Stronger, and More Fit.  By Frank Wildman, Ph.D..  Certified Feldenkrais Trainer.  Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2010.  Index, 214 pages.  ISBN: 978-0738213637.  VSCL. 

Karen and I have been doing many of the movement-awareness routines specified in this informative book.  

Moshe Feldenkrais (1904-1984)  Bibliography, Quotes, Biography

I attend a one hour class "Awareness Through Movement" on Wednesday  conducted by Christine Toscano in Vancouver, Washington.  

Tips for Living Longer

Ten Easy Tips for a Happier and Healthier Life

"Tip 1.  The importance of exercise
Tip 2.  Time for recovery [relaxation, rest, quiet time, meditation]
Tip 3.  Sleep Fortifies
Tip 4.  Sunshine and fresh air
Tip 5.  Eat yourself healthy
Tip 6.  Choose the right drink
Tip 7.  Keep your weight in check
Tip 8.  Oral health provides general health
Tip 9.  Be an optimist
Tip 10.  We need each other; nourish friendships"

- Bertil Marklund, MD, Phd, The Nordic Guide to Living 10 Years Longer, 2017

Lagom is a Swedish word that means “just the right amount”, “just the right amount is best”. Lagom implies moderation, balance, pared down simplicity, sufficient without excess, reasonable amounts, what is enough. 

How to Live a Good Life: Advice from Many Wise Persons

Cold and Homeboud in Vancouver

All the schools and libraries are closed for four weeks in Vancouver to prevent the spread of the flu.  All gatherings and sports events are cancelled.

This morning it is snowing.  There are about 3 to 4 inches of snow everywhere.

We have our home stocked with provisions and emergeny supplies.  Electricity and water are available.

Both Karen and I seem healthy and have a positive attitude.

May everyone stay healthy and weather this storm of a serious flu pandemic.  

ZZ Top

A documentary about the band ZZ Top is now available on Netflix.  This "Little Band from Texas" has been playing together for 5 decades.

I purchased the album Eliminator in Bishop, California, in September of 1984.  I played it first while driving to Mammoth Mountain from Bishop.  Ah, the memories.