The Scarlet Leopard

08/08/2012

We travel not to escape life, but so life doesn’t escape us...
(written on the wall in a hostel in Amsterdam)

08/08/2012

"The tapestry of life continues to be woven... Occasionally a chance arises to repair an older, tattered piece of the weave. Something happens to jolt our awareness back in time to an event that resulted in tears and rips. With new, more mature vision, we see the circumstances in present time and have compassion for the unclear events of the past. While the new experience is being woven into the design, the old rip is simultaneously being repaired. All is well...." ~ Bessie Senette

08/07/2012

Sad day and such a loss...

08/06/2012

“Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind – and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both. This will change you. Nothing will ever again be black-and-white.” – Mark Jenkins

08/03/2012

“What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do – especially in other people’s minds. When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.” ~ William Least Heat Moon

08/02/2012

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07/31/2012

I think I'll just hang out here for for the rest of the week...

The idea is a simple one, you sit by the shores of the bay of Calo des Moro in San Antonio and admire the stunning sunsets to a backdrop of ambient and eclectic music provided by the DJ in the bar. Café del Mar is now hugely famous around the world for its chill-out compilation albums which have been released annually since 1994, pioneering the chill-out genre at the time of the first release. The bar also attracts a few special guest DJs over the summer who come and play to the mingling crowds.

07/31/2012

"Well, times they turn and hearts disfigure ... but here we are ... here we are .... here... we... are..."
I'm so into this Jason Mraz song tonight that I'm posting it on my wall AND The Scarlet Leopard.

From the album: We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things Jason Mraz - A Beautiful Mess LYRICS: You've got the best of both worlds You're the kind of girl who can t...

07/29/2012

With music and lyrics so exquisite, it's almost painful to listen to this song... Tom and Rickie Lee... Two creative geniuses colliding and exploding in brilliance. No wonder they couldn't stay together. Whose "sleeves" would the other hang onto?

Rainbow sleeves - Rickie Lee Jones (written by Tom Waits) Lyrics: You used to dream yourself away each night To places that you'd never been On wings made of ...

07/29/2012

"I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself." ~ Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich - I Wish You Love Recorded In The Queen's Theatre, 12th December 1964