Sometimes a Journey Makes Itself Necessary

Oscar Wilde Quotes There  are only  two tragedies in life : one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

Science, Chemistry, and Alcohol The imminent and extemporized second post I have a deep, hobbyist's interest in food science. Unfortunately, as with so many of my interests: I can't claim to have a propensity or predisposition for it (them? well.. here "science"). Cooking, on the other hand, has been - throughout my life - my only successfully (or consistently successful) creative endeavor. Before I navigate away from that fairly provocative admission, please indulge this brief departure. I prefer to describe my type of art making not as a creative art, but that of a  re -creative art. From the mouth (or fingers, as it were) of a musician the above statement - I hypothesize - might seem, if not unlikely, a gross equivocation. Maybe you're thinking: You're an opera singer, and a bass player by trade. Music is a creative art. As an opera singer aren't you also an actor? You're a "creative-type!" Don't you also draw? Don't you

Dear Readers, A Preamble -  ossia opening self-reflection It's likely that no one will read this blog. On the off-chance that I share a post or some - rather aimless - internet wanderer stumbles upon a post, the probability that he/she/they will then, on his/her/their own accord, scroll through (or down) to this introductory post doesn't seem high. Yes, full disclosure: there is no scientific data that supports my argument. I base these thoughts on, what I sometimes call, "social wisdom" or "country wisdom." The concept is not far removed from, if not a hue or shade of the well known dictum "street smarts" or "common sense." Frankly, I am using a single source as my basis for this opening paragraph: Me. I admit, under a shadow of hubris and self-criticism, the likely-hood/probability that I am proposing is reflective of my own web-surfing [does one even still call it that?], but I have no reason to believe that I am an exception, no