. . . and I helped! Friday, Jul 27 2007

27 July 2007

Day Twenty-four at Bristol

With apologies to the Shake and Bake commercials of the 1970s.

This is a photo of the ten tumblers that I was fortunate enough to have helped to make this week!   Within this batch of beautiful handmade art glass, is represented, my very first punte work!  I simply cannot get over just how proud I am.  Thanks for bearing with me.

In the background can be seen, Shannon and her Monday/Friday apprentice Tony, working on goblets.  The goblets I watched them make today, are in the new category, Bengal Tiger! An experiment from earlier in the week, these art pieces come out striped and striated, in the colours of the animal for which they are named!  Absolutely amazing!  I fell in love at first sight, but there was only one.  Now, there are more!   Later today, Shannon told me she made quite a few, so I will be sure to go over early in the morning and choose my favourite! 

And, on into another weekend . . .

~MB

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Looking Up Friday, Jul 27 2007

26 July 2007
Recently I read somewhere that there are two types of people in the world. There are “Rounders” and there are “Aggregators.” I don’t recall where I read the article, so I can’t give proper credit, sadly; but the concept is so very simple. Everyone has problems, it’s how you deal with those problems that define what type of person you are. If you look at a small problem and say, “nah, that’s a tiny problem, no worries mate,” then you are a “Rounder.” If however, you look at that same problem and say to yourself, “great, just what I need another problem to screw up my life,” then you are definitely an “Aggregator.” I’ve always been an “Aggregator.” My wife is a “Rounder.” I, too, will be a “Rounder” someday, for it seems to me a much happier, healthier way to live. I laid all this out, because she and I had a row (what the hell’s a row?) on the 26th about calories. She mentioned something about caloric intake and I, in typical “Aggregator” fashion, turned it into a much bigger problem than it was. Much bigger. It bothered me all day long that I had reacted to such a simple issue in such an irrational manner. So as I was sitting in a fast-food line on my way home, I took this photo:

…and I thought, “wow, that was a tiny problem and I turned it into something huge. I shouldn’t do that. And I really should watch my caloric intake.” I left the fast-food line and went home where I had a practically tasteless, but low in calories, Healthy Choice meal. Not quite sure why “healthy food” has to equate to “yucky food” but I suppose it does. And since I’d rather be here to celebrate my 50th anniversary with my wife (our 12th is a week from this upcoming Sunday), I suppose “yucky food” is it.
Cheers.

~KR (26 July 2007)

Listening to:
Was it Worth It? by Pet Shop Boys
on Discography: The Complete Singles Collection

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