Beyond the Picture http://leili.org/blog Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:16:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Putting Shame in Your Game Several years ago, my brother and I were playing Boggle with a friend. Boggle, for those of you who don’t know (and I don’t know if you deserve to be told if you don’t know, but I am in a generous mood), is a classic word game consisting of a ... http://leili.org/blog/2007/07/29/putting-shame-in-your-game/ no matter where you go, there you are I think a lot about the concept of placeness, and what differentiates one location on the planet from another, beyond what you can see. Isn't it interesting that in certain places you can sense stories humming in undertones? And that the spaces in which we move, physically, effect ... http://leili.org/blog/2007/03/28/no-matter-where-you-go-there-you-are/ Where do birds go to die? Originally uploaded by ardour. I find this picture by Yoav very beautiful. It reminds me of something that has bothered me for some time, and for which no one has yet supplied an answer that makes sense: Although we see and hear many birds each day, why do ... http://leili.org/blog/2007/03/22/where-do-birds-go-to-die/ Tundric adventure Morningside Park. On Friday, I had to get from the upper west side of Manhattan down to the UN, over to Brooklyn, and back, and happened to pick a miserable, urban ice storm in which to do it. In addition to subways, that's about 40 blocks of outdoor walking. I ... http://leili.org/blog/2007/03/19/tundric-adventure/ What’s new, Lash LaRue? So, lucky me! Lash came to visit. It was great to see him, though surreal, because it's been months, and many farewells, and thousands of miles, and ... thousands of degrees, besides. We walked around Boston in freezing ridiculous weather, and snapped some photos. The light was very New England - I ... http://leili.org/blog/2007/03/10/look-out-lash-larue/ Who I met on my walk … ... We stopped to chat for a while. He was lolling about by the incoming tide. Because he didn't seem to be making his way back into the water, and because there were no other seals lolling about in the vicinity, we thought he might be ill and waited while ... http://leili.org/blog/2007/03/09/who-i-met-on-my-walk/