time piece: something that measures, registers, or records time; can be natural or manmade, concrete or abstract.

daily routine: individual, habitual, everyday experiences.

personal history: the sum of these daily routines. I have always been drawn to the “little things”—the moments which are not necessarily celebrated as part of the grander “History-with-a-capital-H” that is recorded in text books and newspapers. Sometimes the least newsworthy events and moments are the ones that affect us the most.

fact vs. feeling: the relationship between fact, the evident and measurable; and feeling, the emotional and sensory. It is obvious that an emphasis on one or the other can make an impact on how any kind of story is received. But in some cases, what might first appear as strictly one-sided begins to shift when new meanings are revealed or inspired.

tempo giusto: a phrase borrowed from music meaning the right tempo. The word “tempo” is an alternative to the idea of “speed”. In music, tempos are suggested in written scores by composers, but if taken as mechanical measures of speed, the result is: exact, mechanical-sounding music. Instead, tempo has more to do with mood than with speed. Adagio is at ease, and allegro: cheerful. Nothing to do with mechanical speed.

historia: a collection, or recollection, of occurrences. The word “history” comes from the Greek word “historia.” It is interesting to note that there is no mention of increments or measures.