“The anthropologists got it wrong when they named our species Homo sapiens (‘wise man’). In any case it’s an arrogant and bigheaded thing to say, wisdom being one of our least evident features. In reality, we are Pan narrans, the storytelling chimpanzee.” – Terry…
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Sunday Tidbits: Storytelling has a Shape
“Storytelling has a shape. It dominates the way all stories are told and can be traced back not just to the Renaissance, but to the very beginnings of the recorded word. It’s a structure that we absorb avidly whether in art-house or airport form…
The Extra Large Brindled Mastiff Dog
Fri 08.15.08 – Photo taken by Ms. Jen with her Nokia N95 at Dog Beach, Huntington Beach, Calif.