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For my flickr friends , so you may know with certainty. I do not now, nor have I ever owned, or worn, a cowboy hat. Nor do I speak with a twang or southern accent of any sort. I do not mean this in a disrespectful way to those who do, it's simply not my style. This gent looked good in the hat, I'd look like a dork.
Just thought I'd clue you in ....=)
Creative scribing for Beyond Certainty.
This was for a Tourism in Lucerne event held at the Barbican.
For ten years, the misty-type rains we get rarely saturate the front sidewalk...so, I would check to see if it was wet (that way I could be certain the plants received enough wet-stuff).
A certainty of sevens at Milan's main railway station - the number 7 is fairly evident on this platform
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Tra S. Francisco e Monterey (Ca. USA) - Maggio 2000
Somewhere between Frisco and Monterey (Ca. USA) - May 2000
~ Mark Twain
Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.
~ Jorge Luis Borges
I know that it's your soul but could you bottle it up and
Get down to the heart of it,
~
this morning
this morning
everyone rinsed
the sand off their feet,
save the two of us.
~mk
Struggled with what version I liked the most but I seem to be in a black and white phase at the moment so, black and white it is ........
Outside shed at the junkyard
Texture thanks to Kim Klassen and Dyrk. Wyst
I'm skipping two days because I haven't gone through my Tuscany pics yet, will have them done in a few days and will upload them to the project once I'm done. On Monday though I flew to Edinburgh on a day trip to meet with a few customers. Got back that night, and it was definitely a long day.
Now for a bit of geekiness, for some reason I always remember the Ides of March. I'm a huge fan of history, and this is the day exactly 2054 years ago that Julius Caesar was assassinated in Rome. For some reason I always think about it, because it's something that happened so incredibly long ago but is still a date that stands with a fair degree of historical certainty. If you've not heard of this and you're bored surfing the internet, you can check out what I'm talking about here.
For hundreds of years, the church of Saint Spyridon the Old continues to beautify, through its discreet presence, the life of Bucharesters.
Although its founders and the year of construction are not known with certainty, and its religious architecture does not attract the attention of those who love beauty in any special way, the place of worship impresses with its authenticity and simplicity.
Some historical writings mention as founders the Florești boyars, "old-line and generous boyars", whose sumptuous residence was located nearby, in the former neighborhood of "Scorțarului", most likely named after those who processed tree bark, indispensable to tanners.
It is also known that during the reign of Prince Constantin Mavrocordat, the small wooden church was replaced with another one made of stone, surrounded by cells, the religious establishment soon becoming a monastery.
In addition to the significant financial contribution of Prince Mavrocordat, Patriarch Silvestru of Antioch was also a co-founder.
Also during this time, as in the case of other places of worship in Bucharest, an inn was built around the monastery, but it was demolished with the start of the Dâmbovița sewerage works.
Over time, other buildings were erected on the site of the inn, among the most famous being the "Tyre Society", later transformed into a theater, which following renovation works became the "Operetta Theater".
In 1815, during the terrible plague epidemic during the reign of Prince Caragea, the Bucharesters who had not left the Capital, in order not to infect each other, closed themselves in monasteries, including "St. Spiridon the Old".
In the 19th century, the church suffered significant damage due to the earthquakes of 1802 and 1838, then the reform of the secularization of the monastery's assets, initiated by Prince Cuza, left it terribly impoverished.
During the communist regime, in 1987, it was demolished, and was not rebuilt until 1995.
A year later, on the occasion of its consecration, on Saint Demetrius' day, on October 26, the two inscriptions in Greek and Arabic, unique in the church world, the entrance portico, the carved stone columns inside and on the porch, the window frames, as well as the icons in the iconostasis were re-installed in their place.
Tax Certainty Day at the OECD
Achim Pross, Head of International Cooperation and Administration Division, OECD
Pascal Saint-Amans, Director Center for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD
Eduard Muller, Federal Ministe of Finance, Republic of Austria
Will Morris, Chair, BIAC Tax Committee
Paris, France
16 september 2019
Photo OECD / Victor Tonelli
February 11, 2019 – Special Bows.
One certainty with any bridal shower was the traditional “wearing of the hat” that was created using all the bows and ribbons from your gifts. Apparently my Mom tucked away the “beautiful chapeau” from my sister’s bridal shower almost 20 years ago – I just discovered it in a bag in a storage closet. I had thought it was just a bag of bows until the other day when I dug deeper and realized it was something more. I offered it to my sister, but sadly she doesn’t seem inclined to wear it again.
For hundreds of years, the church of Saint Spyridon the Old continues to beautify, through its discreet presence, the life of Bucharesters.
Although its founders and the year of construction are not known with certainty, and its religious architecture does not attract the attention of those who love beauty in any special way, the place of worship impresses with its authenticity and simplicity.
Some historical writings mention as founders the Florești boyars, "old-line and generous boyars", whose sumptuous residence was located nearby, in the former neighborhood of "Scorțarului", most likely named after those who processed tree bark, indispensable to tanners.
It is also known that during the reign of Prince Constantin Mavrocordat, the small wooden church was replaced with another one made of stone, surrounded by cells, the religious establishment soon becoming a monastery.
In addition to the significant financial contribution of Prince Mavrocordat, Patriarch Silvestru of Antioch was also a co-founder.
Also during this time, as in the case of other places of worship in Bucharest, an inn was built around the monastery, but it was demolished with the start of the Dâmbovița sewerage works.
Over time, other buildings were erected on the site of the inn, among the most famous being the "Tyre Society", later transformed into a theater, which following renovation works became the "Operetta Theater".
In 1815, during the terrible plague epidemic during the reign of Prince Caragea, the Bucharesters who had not left the Capital, in order not to infect each other, closed themselves in monasteries, including "St. Spiridon the Old".
In the 19th century, the church suffered significant damage due to the earthquakes of 1802 and 1838, then the reform of the secularization of the monastery's assets, initiated by Prince Cuza, left it terribly impoverished.
During the communist regime, in 1987, it was demolished, and was not rebuilt until 1995.
A year later, on the occasion of its consecration, on Saint Demetrius' day, on October 26, the two inscriptions in Greek and Arabic, unique in the church world, the entrance portico, the carved stone columns inside and on the porch, the window frames, as well as the icons in the iconostasis were re-installed in their place.
Scientific Name: Chrysothrix candelaris (L.) J. R. Laundon
Common Name: Gold Dust Lichen
Certainty: positive (notes)
Location: California; Los Angeles; Urban Pasadena
Date: 20070625
Yes, that is a lichen, not spray paint.
In politics, self preservation is everything. Presidents serve for a maximum of two terms in the United States and reelection is seldom a certainty.
Health Care Reform as a nonnegotiable died when Massachusetts' Democratic leaders were allowed to pick a terrible candidate and then failed to drag her butt around the Commonwealth to explain why she was the right choice.
Members of the House and one-third of the Senate face elections in less than ten months. Some face primaries in less than three.
People may not like the way the world works, but if you are in politics, the business requires deliverables.
People do not vote based upon what they didn'tt get. They vote for what they want or need and what it could cost them.
Republicans can go home and say they fought for the option of coming up with a better deal than "Obama Care." Democrats got nothin!
Look for the leadership to come up with something that even Republicans from the poorest states can embrace. MAYBE JOBS?
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In politics, self preservation is everything. Presidents serve for a maximum of two terms in the United States and reelection is seldom a certainty.
Health Care Reform as a nonnegotiable died when Massachusetts' Democratic leaders were allowed to pick a terrible candidate and then failed to drag her butt around the Commonwealth to explain why she was the right choice.
Members of the House and one-third of the Senate face elections in less than ten months. Some face primaries in less than three.
People may not like the way the world works, but if you are in politics, the business requires deliverables.
People do not vote based upon what they didn'tt get. They vote for what they want or need and what it could cost them.
Republicans can go home and say they fought for the option of coming up with a better deal than "Obama Care." Democrats got nothin!
Look for the leadership to come up with something that even Republicans from the poorest states can embrace. MAYBE JOBS?
"The Sitting Room"
The house has devoured her already
There is no one
No one anywhere
It had nothing to do with silence
When the lives of the others passed by
It was only the idea of it
Waiting in the sitting room forever
Anxious for echoes
It all simply vanished
The mind boggles to remember
A woman's silence
Faintly trembling in his hand
A certain sense of loss
Developing out of the pictures
And that was another great thing
In the same room no one knew
What day of what year it must have been
It was at the next corner
They grabbed each other for support
Subtracted and divided
An empty ghost of light
Holding up a cocktail glass
Hearing what we would have said
Through the bones in our head
-from my book "Fragments and A Certainty of Light"
For hundreds of years, the church of Saint Spyridon the Old continues to beautify, through its discreet presence, the life of Bucharesters.
Although its founders and the year of construction are not known with certainty, and its religious architecture does not attract the attention of those who love beauty in any special way, the place of worship impresses with its authenticity and simplicity.
Some historical writings mention as founders the Florești boyars, "old-line and generous boyars", whose sumptuous residence was located nearby, in the former neighborhood of "Scorțarului", most likely named after those who processed tree bark, indispensable to tanners.
It is also known that during the reign of Prince Constantin Mavrocordat, the small wooden church was replaced with another one made of stone, surrounded by cells, the religious establishment soon becoming a monastery.
In addition to the significant financial contribution of Prince Mavrocordat, Patriarch Silvestru of Antioch was also a co-founder.
Also during this time, as in the case of other places of worship in Bucharest, an inn was built around the monastery, but it was demolished with the start of the Dâmbovița sewerage works.
Over time, other buildings were erected on the site of the inn, among the most famous being the "Tyre Society", later transformed into a theater, which following renovation works became the "Operetta Theater".
In 1815, during the terrible plague epidemic during the reign of Prince Caragea, the Bucharesters who had not left the Capital, in order not to infect each other, closed themselves in monasteries, including "St. Spiridon the Old".
In the 19th century, the church suffered significant damage due to the earthquakes of 1802 and 1838, then the reform of the secularization of the monastery's assets, initiated by Prince Cuza, left it terribly impoverished.
During the communist regime, in 1987, it was demolished, and was not rebuilt until 1995.
A year later, on the occasion of its consecration, on Saint Demetrius' day, on October 26, the two inscriptions in Greek and Arabic, unique in the church world, the entrance portico, the carved stone columns inside and on the porch, the window frames, as well as the icons in the iconostasis were re-installed in their place.
The author is a professor of sociology who when she was younger lived in several foreign countries, which made her much more aware of assumptions often made that we aren't aware of. This excerpt is from the Kindle edition.
i know there is nothing so simple as black and white
blending
turning
twisting
contorting
sometimes pure crisp white
sometimes no stars at all
black black night
only when my mind is free do I notice color
so free me
free me to see the spectrum in the reality of the creation
that is me
i don’t want to see other peoples reality of me...
well maybe one… or two…
is it really that simple?
black & white?
just be free?
show me
tell me
teach me
i am a good student
i want to ride the ‘A’–train baby
all the way to freedom, truth, knowledge and wisdom
do I need two tickets?
are there only two tracks?
the black line?
the white line?
but my favorite color is purple.
do you have a purple line?
can I please have a ticket for that train?
please?
One of my favorite lines from the movie and book, "The Bridges of Madison County," found on Roseman Bridge
Tax Certainty Day at the OECD
Portrait Achim Pross, Head of International Cooperation and Administration Division, OECD
Paris, France
16 september 2019
Photo OECD / Victor Tonelli
For hundreds of years, the church of Saint Spyridon the Old continues to beautify, through its discreet presence, the life of Bucharesters.
Although its founders and the year of construction are not known with certainty, and its religious architecture does not attract the attention of those who love beauty in any special way, the place of worship impresses with its authenticity and simplicity.
Some historical writings mention as founders the Florești boyars, "old-line and generous boyars", whose sumptuous residence was located nearby, in the former neighborhood of "Scorțarului", most likely named after those who processed tree bark, indispensable to tanners.
It is also known that during the reign of Prince Constantin Mavrocordat, the small wooden church was replaced with another one made of stone, surrounded by cells, the religious establishment soon becoming a monastery.
In addition to the significant financial contribution of Prince Mavrocordat, Patriarch Silvestru of Antioch was also a co-founder.
Also during this time, as in the case of other places of worship in Bucharest, an inn was built around the monastery, but it was demolished with the start of the Dâmbovița sewerage works.
Over time, other buildings were erected on the site of the inn, among the most famous being the "Tyre Society", later transformed into a theater, which following renovation works became the "Operetta Theater".
In 1815, during the terrible plague epidemic during the reign of Prince Caragea, the Bucharesters who had not left the Capital, in order not to infect each other, closed themselves in monasteries, including "St. Spiridon the Old".
In the 19th century, the church suffered significant damage due to the earthquakes of 1802 and 1838, then the reform of the secularization of the monastery's assets, initiated by Prince Cuza, left it terribly impoverished.
During the communist regime, in 1987, it was demolished, and was not rebuilt until 1995.
A year later, on the occasion of its consecration, on Saint Demetrius' day, on October 26, the two inscriptions in Greek and Arabic, unique in the church world, the entrance portico, the carved stone columns inside and on the porch, the window frames, as well as the icons in the iconostasis were re-installed in their place.
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Alan Ritchey
From the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, Alan Ritchey, Incorporated (ARI) moves United States' mail with celerity, certainty, and security. Founded in 1976 by Alan and Charlene Ritchey, ARI is headquartered in Valley View, Texas and is one of the largest Star Route contractors operating today. ARI travels 31,000,000 miles annually and strives for reliability, timeliness, and quality service.
Four hundred drivers transport the mail, with a fleet exceeding 200 trucks and 1800 trailers. Fifty ARI drivers reached the million-mile mark, illustrating the experience that leads ARI to perform nearly 100% on time. In the words of Alan Ritchey, "This is only the beginning!"
Freightliner Trucks supplies thousands of vehicles per year to various North American postal route carriers to transport mail over Star Routes everyday.
Freightliner Trucks
Over the past 60 years, Freightliner Trucks has built a successful business by listening to and responding to its customers' unique needs. The company's legacy began when a visionary trucker and his small team of engineers decided they could build a better truck. That challenge has been the driving force behind the company since its inception. What started in the 1940s as an idea to create a lighter, more efficient truck to transport goods, has become the largest heavy- duty vehicle producer in North America. Behind the Freightliner Trucks brand is a group of dedicated employees, each committed to the ideals of innovation and service. From the design engineers who develop safer, lighter, more fuel efficient vehicles, to the service technicians who keep things running smoothly along the way, Freightliner Trucks employees are committed to producing the most advanced, efficient trucks on the road today.
“Vision could be fiction for others, it is certainty for the visionary.”
Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
Tax Certainty Day at the OECD
Portrait Achim Pross, Head of International Cooperation and Administration Division, OECD
Paris, France
16 september 2019
Photo OECD / Victor Tonelli