Confessions of a curator

A few weeks ago I posted a piece called "Exploring Curators." It began with a definition and included some new information about Making Good Mondays:

Curators preserve things of value. These things include information, works of art, historical architecture, rare books, and, now, even digital data.

. . . Today I have been acting as the curator of my own body of work online at what I called my "creative blog," Southwest Blogger, hosted by Bloglegion. For whatever reason, a few months ago I started cross-posting all the posts I had done there to this site, "Making Good Mondays." I actually was afraid that something would happen to the material, and I would have no record of it. And I feel lucky now because I could still get to the originals, though the blog itself is currently unavailable to me. I copied several posts today that were worth preserving. Here is a sample what I saved through cross-posting today. . .

Today I confess that I have been at it again. I have this need to carefully preserve what I have created, I confess. Here is another sample of some of my favorite pieces, written during a time (late 2005 - early 2006) when I felt really creative:

• Bloggers share their dreams -- This is about dream interpretation combined with imagery.
• See Space and Savor the Images -- Links to beautiful sites for Space imagery that I have enjoyed.
• Clouded Thinking -- "Seeing Into the Future" is one of my poems.
• Capturing Stardust -- This is a short essay on the magic of space travel.
• Living at Sea Otter Slough -- This piece combines creative imagery with a poem that is among my favorites that I have written.
• Water Theme - Messes With Your Head -- Here I combine a mysterious optical illusion with dream interpretation ideas you can use.
• City Kid -- An autobio piece, about why I moved from the country to the city, is a bit personal.
• Nest Eggs -- This combines a beautiful visual with a short poem I call "Why Save?"
• Dry Country -- This is a short comparison-and-contrast of living with drought in the city or the country.
• Authenticity matters -- This is a short essay exploring the value of living an authentic life.
• Carelessness -- This is a short admittedly, edgy poem I call "Little Things Matter."
• The end of an era -- This is a short personal piece about what telegrams have meant to to me.

The curator in me has been on a cleaning, clearing, documenting, preserving binge around the house, I admit, that is a bit too compulsive. This post is just another symptom. But I am enjoying myself immensely.

My topical post today at South by Southwest and The Reaction is about politics.
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