December 2012 - Glenn Harris

The Wonders of First and Second Sleep

Written by glenn on December 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I’ve always loved the very early morning hours, when most of the world is in dreamland and there are only the occasional, faint sounds of night owls, both owlish and human. One of my favorite memories of college is walking the Indiana University campus at three or four o’clock in […]

How I Bought a Chihuly

Written by glenn on December 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Dale Chihuly is a world-famous Seattle-area glass artist even though, since an accident in 1979, he has had others doing the actual glass-blowing. He’s been quoted as saying that his role is “more choreographer than dancer, more supervisor than participant, more director than actor.” Whatever his role, his vision has […]

The OCD Diet

Written by glenn on December 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Obesity resulting from the massive consumption of junk food and sugar is a huge problem in this country. Thus the ubiquity of diets. Weight Watchers, the cookie diet, the baby food diet, the macrobiotic diet, the apple cider vinegar diet, the Mayo Clinic diet…and hundreds, maybe thousands, more, ranging from […]