My last entry from Blue Mountain Center… we are all scrambling to finish whatever we set out to do (I think I will have a full first draft by the time I’m leaving on Sunday! yeehah!)… and laundry, and last chances to see each other’s work, etc. Tomorrow night we’re going to be treated to [...]
OK, Pat Oleszko, our reigning monarch of amazing costumes and zany humor, struck again on Sunday for the double-birthday lunch… we arrived to lovely hats made of folded up world maps, hence the incomprehensible title above… Peace sign provided by temporary visitor Jonathan Tasini, recently vanquished by Hilary Clinton in the NY State primary for [...]
Being here for a whole month is of course an incredible gift. We all talk about it intermittently, usually in a state of semi-awe or wonder about our good fortune. It’s been interesting to note how nearly everyone here has had at least a few days, if not a longer period, of mood swings, depression, [...]
Enjoying the hell out of being here at Blue Mountain Center. The most remarkable part of a retreat like this is the ability to be just as private and busy as you want, but to be able to emerge and find really fun, interesting new friends who want to talk and hang out too. We’ve [...]
I’m far away from my normal routines, enjoying a beautiful stay at Blue Mountain Center in New York’s Adirondacks. Some beautiful pictures are below. But here’s a quick note on blocking roads, increasingly the practical form of a “social sit-down” spreading across the world. The Argentinean piqueteros made great use of it a few years [...]
