Whatever Comes to Mind

Creative non-fiction, ranging from (sort of) Jewish sermons through memoir and city sightings to general spiritual/psychological musings, by Dana Vinicoff

Friday, November 30, 2007

A Friendly Universe

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I'm reading a book called "Temperament: How Music Became A Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization," by Stuar...

Friday, November 23, 2007

Thanksgiving

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There's an anonymous saying: Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don't unravel. I like the homespun imagery, and the hint t...

Friday, November 16, 2007

Fall Follies

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I spent last week at my annual Elderhostel recorder workshop in the Carmel Valley. We didn't get rained on (much), the sun came out (at ...

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

More Siddur Writing

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Two versions of Ma'ariv Aravim, a prayer that thanks God for creation: I see the face of the moon in a sky that's still light -- a l...

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Siddur Writings

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I've been taking this class that is intended to result in the writing of several new prayers for our congregation's new prayerbook, ...

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Art Show

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I'm still sailing from having successfully completed my performance at our company's annual art and talent show. In past years, I...

Sunday, September 30, 2007

The Sun Returns

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It's sunny today, and has been off and on most of this week, and my solar-powered emotions are on the upswing. Boredom has not been a pr...

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