January 2013

At midnight Dec. 31, 2012 I fly over Artic islands and Ungava Bay into the New Year just before crossing the Atlantic on my way to Amsterdam. I marvel as we soar over vast northern regions, hurtling through the night sky. I imagine swirls of snow and flows of ice forming patterns down below. I stare at blue upholstered seats packed with passengers around me, row upon row, bin after overhead bin, and movie screen after movie screen all lined up for strategic viewing. It strikes me that patterns pervade (or invade) our lives. Not just visual patterns like rows of parked and logoed aircraft lined up at gates for loading, patterns that sparked this whole run of thought, but stock market patterns, flight patterns, weather patterns, holding patterns and complex patterns of behavior. Read More »