It was March 2011, when my son,
working in Calgary, Alberta, questioned me, “When do you plan to commence your
blog writing?” I responded that although
I had given it much consideration, I was not yet prepared due to many
unknowns. “Mom, I have a couple hours
NOW.” Friends had been encouraging me...he was pushing me...however, I knew
that to BEGIN something new, I must START. Using Team Viewer on our
computers, my son patiently walked me step by step, by step, by step through
the process...even to selecting a background scene conducive to my
writings. For lack of a better title, we
simply called it…INTRODUCTION ~ as a foray into this venue. This became my first publication three years
ago:
The
Kaleidoscope has always fascinated me.
As a child, I was given one which I treasured. It makes
“magic” with light and mirror. Ancient Greek words were the source of its
name... (meaning
beauty...form or shape...vision or view) creating vibrant, optical wonders! Various patterns and colours can be seen which
I equate to Life! With
every “turn of the road” we meet a new experience. Every birth year, our values and goals often
alter. Circumstances affect us either
positively or negatively. As with a song writer, the lyrics are
usually founded on personal emotions and situations of drama and humour or other genre.
The
articles I write, are personal to me over several years, which I am pleased to
share
with you on “Merle's Kaleidoscope of
Life”. I welcome your
comments.
Thus...this became my
first publication three years ago
and has become my
“transport” for over 300 posted articles.
Every day we hear about “changes”
which we call “News” from petty to significant. Consider: designs of
vehicles...new laws enacted...change of political parties...road
directions...requirements for food purchases...trends in fashion...selection of
friends...decision outcomes...discoveries affecting our future.
Space Enterprises
When in grade 5, each student was
required to make a speech presentation to the class. I had seen an article about...A Trip to
the Moon...which became my pictorial speech. NO ONE EVER BELIEVED this could actually
happen...and neither did I.
Remember when we were taught in
school that there were 9 planets in our solar system? Now…8. The IAU (International
Astronomical Union) in August 2006 stated that the definition of “planet” no
longer included Pluto which is now designated as a “dwarf planet”. Consider the exploration of Mars and with an
intended flight scheduled for 2025 with “new citizens” on board begin habitation on this planet Karen Cumming, a Hamiltonian
(former teacher and journalist) is one
of 75 Canadians who made the cut for a one-way ticket. She comments, “You can't
win if you don't buy a ticket. I've certainly bought a ticket. And the jackpot is a wild interplanetary
ride!”
Found 20 Light
Years Away: the New Earth
A recent publication states: It's got the same climate as Earth, plus water and gravity. A newly discovered planet is the most
stunning evidence that life, just like
ours, might be out there. Above a calm,
dark ocean, a huge bloated red sun rises in the sky ~ a full ten times the size
of our Sun as seen from Earth. Small
waves lap at a sandy shore and on the beach, something stirs. This is the scene (or may be the scene) on
which is possibly the most extraordinary world to have been discovered by
astronomers: the first truly Earth-like planet to have been found outside our
Solar System.
Abbot and Costello
at the Lake
( published in a
British Columbia Fall Magazine 2009
is this cartoon and
conversation about a geographic discovery)
Another Lake...and Another
Lake: These are the official
names of two lakes northwest of Peachland, about 35 kilometres as the crow
flies. It took some sleuthing, but we
tracked down Jim Mountford, who was a boy in 1951 or 1952 when he discovered “Another
Lake”. While exploring the area
around Johns Lake,
where he'd been fishing with some friends, he entered a hill and spotted
the long, narrow pool. When he told his
dad he'd found “another lake” , Gordon Mountford decided the name was a good one. “He thought it would be quite funny to have
someone say, “Where's so-and-so today?” And he'd reply, “Oh, they're at Another
Lake,” explains Jim. “My dad has
quite a sense of humour!”
Another Turn of
Life's Kaleidoscope
depends on one's
interpretation.
Joni Mitchell, singer,
song writer and artist, reflecting on her creative life and legacy, writes that
her music has progressed from folk and pop to jazz. “The trick is that if you listen to that music and you see me,
you're not getting anything out of it.
If you listen to that music and
you see yourself, it will probably make you cry and you'll feel a new experience within
yourself.”
Technical Difficulty: A cartoon pictures an older woman,
desperately sitting in front of her computer and states, “I keep hitting Escape...but
I'm still here!!!”
Thank you, Carolyn
for sending the following poem:
The computer
swallowed Grandma!
Yes, honestly, it's
true!
She pressed “control
and enter”.
And disappeared from
view.
It devoured her
completely,
The thought just
makes me squirm.
She must have caught
a virus
Or been eaten by a
worm.
I've searched through
the recycle bin
And files of every
kind;
I've even used the
Internet,
But nothing did I
find.
In desperation, I
asked Mr. Google
My searches to
refine.
The reply from him
was negative,
Not a thing was found
“online”.
So, if inside your
“inbox”
My Grandma you should
see,
Please “Copy, Scan
and Paste” her
And send her back to
me.
(Anonymous)
(Anonymous)
Merle
Baird-Kerr...written March 12, 2014
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