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One of two buildings in the ghost town of Elkhorn that comprise the smallest state park in Montana. The structure was built in 1893 by fraternal organizations that were active in the town which was thriving as a result of mining in the area. Current population of Elkhorn is around 10.
Happy Friday: Color My World Day-Blue!
October 23 1983 Beirut barracks bombing Wikipedia
Early on a Sunday morning, October 23, 1983, two truck bombs struck buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon (MNF), a military peacekeeping operation during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack killed 307 people: 241 U.S. and 58 French military personnel, six civilians, and two attackers. Source Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombings
Leica M4-P @35mm lens Summilux f/1.4 - Kodax Tri-X Pan 400 ISO processed D76 1+1 9'45" 20° exposure ISO 400, natural daylight, incident light meter. Digitized with Alpha 6000 edited in ACR, inverted in CS6.
In war, truth is the first casualty. Aeschylus.
No weapon has ever settled a moral problem. It can impose a solution but it cannot guarantee it to be a just one. You can wipe out your opponents. But if you do it unjustly you become eligible for being wiped out yourself. Ernest Hemingway.
"To the great tree-loving fraternity we belong. We love trees with universal and unfeigned love, and all things that do grow under them or around them — the whole leaf and root tribe."
- Henry Ward Beecher
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In a realm cloaked in the folds of whimsy, nestled the land of Plushshire, where the sentient stufflings—Stufflepuffs and Tedwardians—dwelt in a fabric-bound fraternity. This was until the day the Revolt of the Cuddly Toys unfurled, stitching dissent between the Hoppington Hares of Fluffborough and the Bearington Bears of Pawston.
Our plush protagonist, Sir Cuddleton Patchworthy, was a Bearwardian of great renown. His valor was famed throughout the Tusslemeadows of Thimbleton, and in the fray, he became threadbare, a hero frayed but not defeated.
Sir Cuddleton, knight of the revered Wovenkeep, possessed knowledge of the arcane Twirlwinds—a spellthread capable of reweaving the most tattered of toy souls. In his recovery, tended by the crafty paws of Madam Purlina Webwhisker, the sage of Seams, Patchworthy contemplated the raveled threads of war.
The Neverolds, eternal children of Plushshire, observed the fray through teary glass eyes. In their wisdom, they conceived a plot most playful: the Larkspur Labyrinth, a playground so beguiling that no stuffed soldier could resist its siren song of serenity. Here, in this haven of hilarity, the disheartened warriors laid down their cotton cudgels and embraced their erstwhile enemies.
Sir Cuddleton Patchworthy, now adorned with the emblem of empathy began his most important quest. He traversed Plushshire, from the cushiony hills of Napvale to the silken sands of Drowsy Dunes, spinning tales of solace and stitching unity into the fabric of every toy's being.
And so, the yarn of the Revolt of the Cuddly Toys unwound to an uneasy stillness. Plushshire was suspended in a delicate balance, as if the very air held its breath. Sir Cuddleton Patchworthy, erstwhile warrior, now dubbed 'The Tranquil,' became a legend in hush tones and half-whispers.
For in the shadows of playtime's joy and the soft echoes of laughter, there lingered a thread of unease. The Neverolds knew, as all who've watched the cycle of tales unfold, that darkness can restitch itself anew. And as the moonlight danced upon the Larkspur Labyrinth, they wondered quietly: would the stitches of peace hold, or would they unravel in the silent whispers of the night?
Through all the Pain and Confusion, there is a Light of Peace.First WE must start within ourselves to Project outwards onto the World...
A fraternity paddle given to me by my little brother Amber before we both graduated in 2003. It hung on my wall in my room since then before taking it down to take this shot.
Key : "Frangin frangin ! viens on va faire du Skate !"
Sony : "Mais tu vas tombé !!"
au bout de quelques minutes, les 2 frangins son sur des skates, Key en mode concentration et Sony en mode, "bof si ça peu lui faire plaisir !"
merci a toi Mon tit frangin pour cette photo, ça fait des années qu'on devait en faire une ;) en tout cas, il y en aura d'autre, ça va être très drôle \o/
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Key: "Brother, brother! Come on, let's go skateboarding!"
Sony: "But you're going to fall!!"
After a few minutes, the 2 brothers are on saketes, Key in concentration mode and Sony in mode, "beh if it can make him happy!"
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I thought others might appreciate these tidbits of forgotten history of People of Color.
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After WW II, my dad went to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, NE, for one year before moving to Texas.
He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
The photo was taken in 1946. My dad is third from the right in the front row.
Left to right are Elisha P. Greene, James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Texas Jack Omohundro and Eugene Overton. I scanned this from an old postcard from the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, WY but as I looked at it, I realized the postcard image was reversed so it is corrected here. My first clue was that the card's listed order showed Wild Bill Hickok in the wrong spot and then I noticed that their muzzle loading rifles had their hammers on the wrong side (they should be on the rifle's right side). I guess that watching all those Sherlock Holmes movies has paid off.
Finally got another elusive 1965 outfit I have wanted for ages;- ‘Fraternity Dance’, but wanted to wait until I found one in great condition where that very 60’s lace bodice was still crisp white and that dramatic chiffon sash and overskirt was still vibrant, and of course, with that gorgeous little amethyst brooch on the sashed waist still intact. My brunette AG thought it was worth the wait! I love this outfit as it harks back to another more dressed-up time when college kids would dress like this to go to a formal, (well, maybe only in movies and in Barbie-land, but we can dream!) An interesting note on this gal:- One side of her hair is much thicker than the other side, and I think they realised this at the factory as there is a whole row of rooting near her ear that wasn’t done on that side… no empty ‘plugs’ or anything … not even any marks for holes! That made the bobbed hairstyle look more balanced on both sides, so that was very clever of them!!!
The University of the Philippines or UP was established in Manila on the 18th of June 1908 through Act No. 1870 of the First Philippine Legislature. In 1939, work on a bigger campus started in Diliman -- then part of Morong/Rizal province --- that was interrupted when World War II came to the Philippines. Four years after the war and after a massive rehabilitation work, UP’s relocation from Manila to its present site was completed.
Synonymous with UP is The Oblation --- sculptor Guillermo Tolentino’s translation of Dr. Jose P. Rizal’s “Mi Ultimo Adios” with actor Fernando Poe Sr. as the model. The statue’s cornerstone was laid by Aurora Quezon in 1931, and was unveiled in the old Padre Faura campus in 1939 by Gregoria De Jesus viuda de Bonifacio. The Oblation was relocated to Diliman in 1949. What now stands in front of the UP administration building is actually a bronze replica that was unveiled in 1958 in commemoration of UP’s 50th year. The original statue is at the 3rd floor of the main library. In 1977, members of the Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity streaked around the university to protest the banning of the movie “Hubad na Bayani”. What has become known as The Oblation Run is now an annual tradition of the university held every 16th of December in commemoration of the founding anniversary of the fraternity who started it.
This year, UP celebrates its centennial year. Last year, the lesser known school of Hogwarts held its own. My blog entry on this and more Oblation photos at Shooting Churches, Eating Noodles.
Nikon D40 (June 2008)