Blog archive
February 2025
Status - Feb 20, 2025
02/20/2025
Bluebird by Charles Bukowski
02/17/2025
Dreams by Langston Hughes
02/17/2025
Haiku - Four by Fritzie
02/17/2025
Haikus - Nine by Virginia
02/17/2025
Wind and Fire
02/17/2025
Partnerships Amplify Relief Efforts
02/07/2025
Another Community Giving Back
02/05/2025
Diary of Disaster Response
02/05/2025
Eaton Fire: A Community United in Loss and Recovery
02/05/2025
Healing Powers of Creative Energy
02/05/2025
Living the Mission
02/05/2025
Message from the President: Honoring Black History Month
02/05/2025
Surviving and Thriving: Elder Health Considerations After the Fires
02/05/2025
Treasure Hunting in The Ashes
02/05/2025
Villager's Stories
02/05/2025
A Beginning of Healing
02/03/2025
Hectic Evacuation From Eaton Canyon Fire
02/02/2025
Hurricanes and Fires are Different Monsters
02/02/2025
January 2025
At Dawn by Ed Mervine
01/31/2025
Thank you for Relief Efforts
01/31/2025
Needs as of January 25, 2025
01/24/2025
Eaton Fire Information
01/23/2025
Fires in LA Occupy Our Attention
01/22/2025
Escape to San Diego
01/19/2025
Finding Courage Amid Tragedy
01/19/2025
Responses of Pasadena Village February 22, 2025
01/18/2025
A Tale of Three Fires
01/14/2025
MEANDERING by Ed Rinderle
By Edward A. RinderlePosted: 10/27/2022
Meandering
The Meandering blog is the brainchild of long-time Village member Dick Myers. He created the blog in order to provide “a vehicle for Village members to express their thoughts, feelings, and reflections about life.” In choosing the name “Meandering”, Dick brings to mind a river, winding its way from place to place in unexpected ways, creating as it goes. Similarly, the “Meandering” blog can be a place where the creativity of the Village's membership can flourish. Or, in Dick's words, “a place where a thousand flowers bloom."
Over the past months, Village members have contributed a variety of writings, including poetry, essays, short reflections, descriptions of personal experiences, reminiscences, and short stories.
The process for submitting a contribution is easy. Village member Ed Rinderle puts it this way: “All I need to do is send my writing to Dick and his coworker, Bruce Christensen, as an email attachment. Soon afterward, my piece 'magically' appears in the blog.” Ed adds, “I have received some generous feedback from readers; their words have given me a lift and encouraged me to write more.”
To access the blog, go to the Village home page at pasadenavillage.org, click on “Blogs”, then click on “Meandering”. You do not need to be a member of Pasadena Village to view this blog or any of the other blogs provided by the Village.
Currently, Dick and Bruce are busily exploring ways in which to make the blog more extensive and easier to use. Dick envisions the possibility of accommodating most anything that a would-be Villager suggests, including visual art, photography, and short videos.
Have you written something that you might like to share but are hesitant to do so? If so, please don't be shy. The Meandering blog provides a safe place for you to post your work. And remember: if you like something you've written, chances are that there are others who will like it, too.
So send something to Dick and Bruce if you feel at all moved to do so. You will be glad you did.