http://talkingtotesla.com Talking to Tesla Book Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:50:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en IT HAPPENED WHILE READING A BOOK that I swore never to shave my beard again, unexpectedly becoming a convert to those anathemas which constitute the old ways—that I should look as much like Jesus as I could—me, fifteen and feeling misunderstood and alone again, my face recently smudged with shadowy ... http://talkingtotesla.com/2010/the-pleasant-dangers-of-reading/ WHEN I WAS ABOUT SEVEN YEARS OLD, things were easier to figure out. It was getting close to Christmas, and we were as excited as ever with the prospects of presents and the impending visit of that magical fat man. Of course there were smarter children in our neighborhood who ... http://talkingtotesla.com/2009/the-infinite-degrees-of-santa-claus/ a post by Alex Bigney IT WAS REALLY SNOWING! By the time I finished the driveway, the other end of it needed shoveling again, the best time to return to the house, to light a fire in the stove, and then to sit and stare out at the cold whiteness of ... http://talkingtotesla.com/2009/notes-notes-and-notes%e2%80%a6/ post by author, Alex Bigney “IS IT INTERESTING?” I asked again after reading another chapter to her. “And, who do you think will want to read it?” “I like reading it. It’s a wonderful book—but it's not a murder mystery if that's what you mean.” I was stunned. "...not a murder mystery...? Of ... http://talkingtotesla.com/2009/but-it%e2%80%99s-not-a-murder-mystery-if-that%e2%80%99s-what-you-mean/ a post by Alex Bigney, author I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME sailing on my brother's boat, out in the middle of Penobscot Bay, as he called out instructions in nautical lingo. I sat helpless, excitedly ignorant of what it all meant and what to do. Then, there was my first time ... http://talkingtotesla.com/2009/feeling-like-a-question-mark/ post by Marilyn Bigney ALTHOUGH MANY PEOPLE STILL ASK ALEX if it’s true—if he really meets Nikola Tesla in his dreams—Alex usually sidesteps the question, asserting that the reason he began writing Talking to Tesla, The Mirror That Is The Door was to create a context for viewing and discussing art ... http://talkingtotesla.com/2009/those-shared-self-conscious-inquiries%e2%80%94a-roller-coaster-of-a-read/   post by author, Alex Bigney “Well, I’m not sure what it’s about…but I like it—and I want the rest of it yesterday!” That’s what he said. After I had finished writing the first four chapters, in order to get some needed feedback, I began to let a few people read the manuscript. ... http://talkingtotesla.com/2009/only-by-really-seeing-it/ Comment from Diane Stevenett, visual artist and musician “Talking To Tesla, The Mirror That Is The Door should be a prerequisite read for every student of life, artist or otherwise. It stimulates, inspires, and propels one to think about life going on about you. It begs one to muse, dream, trust, envision, creatively ... http://talkingtotesla.com/2009/%e2%80%9ca-prerequisite-read-for-every-student-of-life%e2%80%9d/ From reader, Kathy Wilson “I AM JUST FINISHING UP THE BOOK and I wanted you to know how wonderful I think it is. I am convinced that it will be an opening for a lot of people into a new world of their own making.” “The awareness, honesty and good intentions that ... http://talkingtotesla.com/2009/new-answers-to-old-questions/ Comments from Ben Behunin, potter, and author of Remembering Isaac, The Wise and Joyful Potter of Niederbipp “IN THINKING ABOUT IT TODAY AS I SAT AT MY WHEEL MAKING BOWLS, I realized your book is a mnemonic device! I am sure you already are aware of that, but it finally hit ... http://talkingtotesla.com/2009/%e2%80%9ci-must-finish-by-acting%e2%80%9d-thoreau/