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Central Avenue Solstice
St. Pete’s Central Avenue Solstice celebrates the rising and setting of the sun along Central Avenue. (Nevermind that this astrological coincidence actually occurs on the equinox.) It consists of stores opening early, music playing along the avenue, painting the Nomad Art Bus, and more.
It’s events like this that make me grateful to live in St. Pete.
Cracked but Not Broken
C.M. Foust 07/12/2016
Pulled in all directions
Chips and cracks galore
It’s had its ups and downs
Amazing
It hasn’t shattered
If it does
Who will bring the glue?Read More »Cracked but Not Broken
4 Elements
C.M. Foust 2015
Over the 4th of July holiday, I painted (see painting here). I liked the outcome, with each part of the diamond representing fire, water, earth, and air. I even hung it on my wall! But every time I looked up at it over the past few months, I felt that it wasn’t finished.Read More »4 Elements
Balanced in Chaos
I’ve worked as a high school teacher for about 6 full months now. It’s official: I have my first teacher cold.
But don’t worry. I’ve developed a time honored cold remedy that’s sure to knock it out quickly! Cider (or beer)*, ice cream, NyQuil (or generic alternatives), and cough drops.Read More »Balanced in Chaos
The Hats We Wear
I was engaged in an interesting discussion based on this blog post via Twitter. Based on the question, “What do you do for a living?” the writer… Read More »The Hats We Wear
July 4 2015
I have to report that I’ve had a rather un-traditional July 4 holiday. First, I hadn’t been invited to any July 4 shenanigans, and I didn’t… Read More »July 4 2015
We’re All Stupid & Ugly
Not the title you were expecting from this blog, was it? But it’s not quite what you think… While my students were working on an… Read More »We’re All Stupid & Ugly
All the Colors
This week has been a fiesta of creation. Poems (here, here, here, here, and here), blog posts about Renaissance festival (here) and personal growth (here), dissertation… Read More »All the Colors