Monthly Archives: February 2011

Tuscaloosa,  Alabama, is named for the Mississippian Indian, Chief Tuskaloosa, or Black Warrior.  The Mississippian group lived here between the 11th and 16th century.  Today, only the large burial mounds remain.  The largest mound is 58 feet tall and pyramidal.  … Continue reading →

  “… The center of the world is the axis mundi, the central point, the pole around which all revolves.  The central point of the world is the point where stillness and movement are together. Movement is time, but stillness … Continue reading →

  As I write this, ice cascades from the sky, hitting the roof like pinpricks.  Looking through the window, I notice the sky, a white, wintry gray. I would like to welcome you to In Praise of Shadows.