"Whatever inspiration is, it's born from a continuous 'I don't know.'"
— Wislawa Szymborska, poet and Nobel Laureate.
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The mad musings of a working writer
"Whatever inspiration is, it's born from a continuous 'I don't know.'"
— Wislawa Szymborska, poet and Nobel Laureate.
The Budapest Chain Bridge or, rather, the Széchenyi Chain Bridge. The first permanent bridge to span the Danube, opened in 1849. I'm sure for the people of Budapest who travel it every day, it's just another bridge, yadda yadda. But for me, driving across it on the way into the city last night, it was a real kick. Click to embiggen."Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind."
— Seneca the Younger (4 BCE -65 AD), philosopher, statesman and humorist.
One lovely side effect of the unending rains? Surprise, we are closely ringed by mountains in the Los Angeles basin. Thanks to smog and cloud cover, it's easy to forget. This view is looking east on Santa Monica Boulevard — Beverly Hills and the Pacific are behind you in this picture — towards the middle of WeHo and Hollywood itself. "Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on."
— Samuel Butler (1612-1680), poet.