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Musical gifts & cinnamon funerals

Taste: Cassia cinnamon; Korintje cinnamon Touch: kneading dough, wet, dry, dusty, sticky, chunky, smooth Sight: a wet rat lying black eye up on the pavement in the rain; black coffee grounds; russet cinnamon, the color of Namibia Smell: spiced citrus; ragweed; cinnamon and yeast Sound: refreshing joyful sounds — he practices jazz guitar in the lobby; he plays the marimbas outside of the co-op wearing jingle bell bracelets; profound listening watercircles , environmental recording artist Gordon Hempton Extra: occupation: soundtracker, acoustic ecologist; being able to identify natural sounds; Ecclesiastes 7:3-5 — "It is better to spend your time at funerals than at festivals. For you are going to die and it is a good thing to think about it while there is still time. Sorrow is better than laughter, for sadness has a refining influence on us. Yes, a wise man thinks much of death, while the fool thinks only of having a good time now."; "We make a living by what we get...

Most beautifully misheard

Taste: green apple; fig, fennel, almond vegan dark chocolate bar Theo Chocolate Touch: wet leaves, pulling weight uphill Sight: a bottle of lemon syrup; a bottle of water Smell: lavender lotion; roast potatoes, tumeric and onion Sound: The Swell Season : Strict Joy , "In These Arms, Ireland's Glen Hansard and Czech singer Marketa Irglova; low male routine whisper, "Have a good day."; Overheard: "Twelve inches, what a dream!"; in the rainforest of Sumatra an Argus pheasant , not a gibbon Extra: beached whales, seals, separation; Not: "How can I help her? What can I do for her?" but, "What can I learn from her?"