. . . the three most precious resources of life, I should say books, friends, and nature; and the greatest of these, at least the most constant and always at hand, is nature. Nature we have always with us, an inexhaustible storehouse of that which moves the heart, appeals to the mind, and fires the imagination and health to the body, a stimulus to the intellect, and joy to the soul.

-John Burroughs (1837­ - 1921), American writer and naturalist

Big Branch

New River Gorge

L to R - Jesse Quick, Johnny Quick, Jay Garrick, Max Mercury, Liberty Belle.

Jesse Quick - Jesse Chambers reluctantly picked up in her parents’ crime-fighting ways after her mother mysteriously disappeared after a mysterious lightning storm. Chambers had memorized her father’s formula that allowed him to tap into the speed force and used the formula to try to find an answer to her mother’s disappearance. Years passed with no luck, however while searching for her mother, Jesse found the thrill in crime fighting at super speed and has since become a valuable member of the Flash Family as Jesse Quick!

Johnny Quick - Johnny Chambers was fascinated at the news of a crime fighting blur in Keystone City. Using his vast intellect and imagination, Chambers found a formula that enabled him to tap in to an energy source he believed was the source of “The Flash’s” super speed. Johnny began to use this newfound power source to fight injustice in New York. While the news of the Flash grew, New York touted a speedster of their own, known as Johnny Quick!

The Flash - After an experiment gone wrong, Jay Garrick found his entire body vibrating faster than he could comprehend. Eventually, Jay gained control over his body and soon realized that he had reflexes and other heightened abilities that allowed him to travel at super speed! Using this newfound power, Jay Garrick has sworn to protect not only his hometown of Keystone City, but the world from threats both earthly and otherworldly! While he may not be the first speedster to have ever existed, Jay will forever be known as the first Flash!

Max Mercury - Working in the 1800s, Max Crandall was the best, fastest, and most trusted messenger his settlement had. Max was often called “Mercury” by his fellow settlers as well as the nearby natives he would often interact with. One fateful day, while Max was making his routine trip delivering messages, a strange rift opened up in front of him. While Max was quick on his feet, he was not fast enough to stop from falling into the rift. In an instant, Max was transported to an alternate dimension that seemed to consist of pure electricity. With one strike of pure energy, Max gained knowledge of many different worlds and realities as well as a boost in his already quick speed. While the world passed Max by in an instant, he found himself tumbling into the 21st century, a far cry from the world he was familiar with. Equipped with his knowledge and new abilities, Max works as a mentor to anybody who finds themself with the ability to tap into the speed force, all they have to do is ask for Max Mercury!

Liberty Belle - Elizabeth Lawrence was once a seasoned reporter before she disappeared. Lawrence began her career making headlines after she busted a drug operation in New York, nearly crippling a crime family in the process. After this, “Libby” had a target on her, something she proudly gloated that as long as she lived that her fellow New Yorkers would be able to live free of fear of the crime that was destroying her home city. Eventually, Elizabeth married a fellow crime fighter, Johnny Chambers, and became pregnant with a girl. This temporarily took Libby out of action, but she would soon return to the scene with a new persona and costume to hide her identity from those who would threaten her and her growing family. Libby would continue to fight crime and fight for justice as the Liberty Belle!

Across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us.

once upon a time a white dragon saw the elements falling apart, for this reason he made him self into the form of a man and then created a warrior temple on mount life, this is so he could train the best warriors to face evil.

>master

>good

>attack- 100/100

>strength- 95/100

>intellect- 100/100

>abilities- every type of magic, every fighting technique, the power of every life stone (elements), and almost everything else XD

he trained wa-hune also, so u can see that in her desc.

OC by me

Librarian.

أفكار بشرية مكثفة ، حقائق الحكمة تقدم تصريحات غامضة ، ملائكة كلاسيكية ، الوحي المركزي ، أغراض الاختيار ، التعليقات ، الانتقادات,

dogmatum chartarum de legibus conscientiae existentes agentium philosophorum legendi activistarum existentiam voluptates communium definitionum expressiones quietas,

mesures extrinsèques intellect se rapporte à la nature énonciation compris choses adéquates respect mutable gloutons paresseux confirmant les enseignements points erronés amendes crimes,

rafturi mobile calități prăfuite forme substanțiale aspecte primordiale lipsă de formă se confruntă cu soluții adecvate presupuneri făcute lucrări false,

costituendo domande diversi libri risposte numeriche vizi errori terminando bug frasi composte poteri immensi ordini discussioni un altro capitolo rimane nascosto,

レポートを意味する精密部品指定バックルーム決定されたコンセプト後期料金規律文化的知恵の意図理由外部の議論をお願いします.

Steve.D.Hammond.

"Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead."

// Karl Von Clausewitz

This is perhaps one of my best portraits. Or, at least, I like it very much. I've taken a lot of selfies with my iPhone over the years, most of which suck because the lighting is off, with shadows showing all manner of masculinity. Sometimes, the lighting is exactly right, and this is one of those instances.

I can't really tell when taking photos how they will come out as my eyesight is not great when trying to see things up close and I can't be bothered to grab my reading glasses during the process.

I think by holding the phone to take a selfie, there's just enough motion to blur things a little, making the result more appealing than otherwise would be the case. Put another way, cameras in mobile devices are forgiving when it comes to selfies. I wondered about this because I've taken self portraits with my iPhone on a fixed platform, with the result being very clear (I posted an example here).

This brings up an issue that I am always cognizant of when dressed en femme. There is the mind's eye, there is photography, and there is real life. In the former, there are unrealistic expectations brought on by comparison to actual women, which I shouldn't do, but the process does serve as a form of inspiration. Photography, by contrast, reveals reality, but in the form of moments; literally, snapshots in time. As a result, some come out well, most not so much. This activity, I've discovered, shapes the way we think of our physical selves; on one extreme, we have a delusional perception that we are gorgeous, on the other, we feel repulsive. This happens to all of us, I suspect, and we can swing between the two extremes in a matter of minutes. Debating whether this is healthy or not is irrelevant because it happens naturally.

Finally, there is the real world - venturing out there and frankly having no idea how you appear to others. Maybe a sense of this can be revealed using video capture (I'm surprised crossdressers haven't widely embraced drones in this capacity!), which is interesting as I've never done that before beyond a Zoom call. The bonus with venturing into real life is how you naturally augment your appearance with the more important elements of identity: one's personality, life story, intellect, and sense of humor. A healthy sense of self, confidence, and good communication skills can overcome any perceptions you think people may have about your appearance.

It is worth reminding ourselves that we've all met physically unattractive people who are amazing company and physically beautiful human specimens with ugly personalities that make us want to run in the opposite direction.

Sweater: Ann Taylor

Shorts: Fashion Nova

Boots: Kelly & Katie

Excerpt from brainproject.ca:

Timeless

Great ideas, human intelligence and dreams are timeless. As we begin our journey through this world, the most powerful tools we possess are our intellect and our ability to decide what is good and what is bad. Our brains create those mysterious echoing connections that not only represent past memories and our present experiences, but are also tied to a continuum which is in fact timeless; our future. The brain is the quintessence of the human state.

the followers of urakeh (look at urakeh 1st, that is be4 this pic)

>soldiers

>evil

>attack- 40/100

>strength- 60/100

>intellect- 20/100

>abilities- run really fast, eat/chomp through anything (e.g. trees, people), deafening shout, climb anything.

these are expendable soldiers, so to stop them coming get to their master, he is the one creating them.

OCs by me

kinda like the orcs of LBFW

When God created man in His image, He created a measure; the human perception of the world corresponds to God's creative intention. Man by definition is a center, or "the center" in a given universe; not by accident, but in virtue of the very nature of Being, and this is why that which is large or small for man is large or small in the divine intention; man perceives things as they present themselves in the divine Intellect. And that is why the world of the indefinitely small, as well as the world of the indefinitely large, is as it were forbidden to man, who should not want to disproportionately enlarge the small or to disproportionately reduce the large. Man ought to feel that there is no advantage or happiness in such enterprises; and he would feel it if he had maintained a relationship with the Absolute, or if this relationship were sincere and sufficient. He, who is really at peace with God is free from all unhealthy curiosity, if one may say so; he lives, like a well-guarded child, in the blessed garden of a grace that does not forsake him; the Creator knows the best place for the creature, and He knows what is good for man.

In a certain sense, the world of atoms as well as that of galaxies is hostile to human beings, and comprises for them, in principle or potentially, a climate of alienation and terror. Some people will doubtless argue that "the man of our times" is an "adult," but this is pride, even satanism, for a normal man always keeps a childlike side, as all sacred Scriptures attest by their language; if such were not the case, childhood itself would not comprise a positive aspect. Of course, a mature man ought to be "adult," but he can be so otherwise than by plunging into forbidden abysses; the spiritual victory over illusion is a matter appreciably more serious than the insensitivityof the explorers of the inhuman.

There are two points to consider in created things, namely the empirical appearance and the mechanism; now the appearance manifests the divine intention, as we have stated above; the mechanism merely operates the mode of manifestation.

For example, in man's body the divine intention is expressed by its form, its deiformity, its symbolism and its beauty; the mechanism is its anatomy and vital functioning.

The modern mentality, having always a scientific and "iconoclastic" tendency, tends to overaccentuate the mechanism to the detriment of the creative intention, and does so on all levels, psychological as well as physical; the result is a jaded and "demystified" mentality that is no longer "impressed" by anything. By forgetting the divine intention - which nonetheless is apparent a priori - one ends in an emptiness devoid of all reference points and meaning, and in a mentality of nihilism and despair, if not of careless and brutal materialism. In the face of this deviation it is the child who is right when he believes that the blue sky above us is Paradise.

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Frithjof Schuon: Roots of the Human Condition

Oṃ Gaṇeśāya Namaḥ,

Oṃ Gan Gaṇapatayē Namaḥ

" Ganesha ... is one of the best-known and most widely worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India and Nepal. Hindu sects worship him regardless of affiliations. Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains, Buddhists, and beyond India. [He} is widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles and more generally as the Lord of Beginnings, patron of arts and sciences, and the deva of intellect and wisdom ... ." Wikipedia. For more about Sri Ganesha: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha

White work glove lays over the Rubik's cube. Be ready to break your brains and twist your fingers while solving the Rubik's cube puzzle. Anyone dare to take up the glove? Square photo against the white background.

Read My Interview with Nic below.

As many of you know, I spend a fair amount of time on flickr looking at various artists’ work and following their evolution, and their favorite works. The main reason for this is that our photography series (Meet SL Photographer) started with the mission to introduce artists that make the world look amazing - either in the pictures or in-world - and to bring to you faces to watch for in the coming years.

Recently, in one of my flickr paths, I landed on a page that held my attention. The artist did not have a super popular page, like those where every picture has hundreds of faves and fifty-nine comments. She looked fairly new to the field. I continued looking at the work she displayed for another few weeks, and decided she is definitely an artist to watch. NicBor has a fun sense of style, good sense of composition, and an acute sense of lighting. As I kept enjoying every time she posted a new picture, I finally called her up to meet and have a chat.

I arrived at her house where cute little kitties walk about. They are the replacement for her not being able to care for them in RL due to serious allergies. We had a good laugh about that, before settling down in her living room where she spent a great amount of time not only chatting with me but patiently looking at skins and hairs I was suggesting for our photo session. Her work turned out beautifully and she did capture the mood I was in as well.

Leda Carter: Nic, it is great to meet you. Thank you for your time and letting me visit you in your house.

NicBor: Pleasure.

Leda: From your profile, it doesn’t look like you have been around much. What brought you to SL?

Nic: Well, I've been on IMVU for few years and it was one of those days when your closest friends thought it was time to move onto another platform. So, we did and here we are.

Leda: Ah, so that’s how you have landed here. How would you sum up your experience so far?

Nic: It has been a great start to my virtual journey. Lots of talented people around, and tons of creativity. I appreciate it a lot. So, I am enjoying my virtual journey enormously.

Leda: That’s wonderful to hear. What are some of the things/places/people that give you the most pleasure in SL?

Nic: Sadly, I haven’t had the time to really explore SL just yet. Due to my day job, I have limited time to be online and when I am online, I am either taking photos or working on few other job assignments on SL. Having said that, I fully intend to explore places very soon.

Generally, I am almost always taking pics or thinking of different concepts for photos. Other than that, I go around mostly shopping for interesting props for photos... or feed my cats. *laughs*

Leda: I have to tell you, you are an amazing newbie. When i was 6 months old, I still was running around with my skirt not fitting right, and was sleeping under bridges.

Nic: *laughs* Thank you. I think being on IMVU helped me a lot to adjust here. It wasn’t if I wasn’t familiar with avatars. And, I have few friends who were here for many years. It just took a long time for me to get to their invitation.

Leda: How did you start on your photography path? Did you do that on IMVU as well?

Nic: In IMVU I created furnitures, clothes etc. I did take pictures there too, and did some edits as well. But, I was mostly a creator there.

I am not quite sure myself how I started taking photos on SL, but I can tell you that I am a real noob if you will. I probably have lots to learn, experience and explore in terms of photography, and just in general on Second Life. Photography definitely evolved on its own. I need to be productive in a virtual world or in RL. I couldn’t just come on here and not do anything like creating or designing. So, the first thing I did was to play around with the lightings, and then I was hooked.

Leda: I think for most people I have spoken with their SL profession was not a focused mission when they started SL, but often it has its roots in their RL and their passion. Does this passion for art and photography have its roots in RL for you as well?

Nic: I've always been interested in the creative process of any art - paintings, designs, photography, performing arts and so on and so forth. Creating art in your head

with an idea or a concept, and then delivering it to your audience for their interpretation is a keen interest to me. So I'd say this is my RL interest as well as SL.

Leda: Since you had not planned this from the start, how did you develop your technical skills?

Nic: I must confess, it is pretty difficult to 'learn' in SL as in if you don't have friends who are 'senior citizens' (that's what I call veterans on SL for laughs) to help you. As a beginner, you have no clue whatsoever, you just need to click around and see where it gets you by trial and error. But, I suppose I got the hang of it by reading lots of tutorials and by making mistakes.

Leda: From these lessons and mistakes, are there any tips you would share with our readers?

Nic: Well, I am no expert. As I said, I am considerably new to SL so I can only tell you what I'd like to see as a viewer. I appreciate photos that tell stories and provoke my emotions. Needless to say techniques are as important, but a perfect shot with no soul would be a pity. With a great risk of sounding cliche, I'd say if you sing with your voice or dance with your body, I'll listen with my ears or watch with my eyes, but if you sing or dance with your soul my emotions will respond. Same philosophy with taking photos. After all, it is art.

Leda: I absolutely agree with you. If an artist does not have their own voice, the emotional connection with the audience cannot happen. For you, what inspires your artistic sense?

Nic: Greatness inspire me, the grandeur of one's intellect or one's gracious and beautiful movement or one's humanity, raw talent or wit. Of course in reality you don't get to witness these qualities everyday, but when I do meet or even briefly cross their path, I feel tremendously inspired in all aspects of my life.

Leda: Since Valentine’s day is around the corner, I was wondering if you take clients in case any of our readers would be interested in offering that as a gift. Some of my friends like to gift a photo-shoot session to their loved ones.

Nic: Sure, I would take clients, But I worry whether the client could trust me and let me handle the shoot and the processing in my style. Do you know what I mean?

Leda: Absolutely. You don’t want them to bring in someone else’s work with a completely different sense of style and ask for one just like it.

Nic: Exactly. I would want them to let me handle the whole thing in my style.

Leda: Speaking of style, do you have the same sense of style in RL? What are the similarities?

Nic: My avatar is fearless! She has her hair really short in platinum blonde; she wears extremely low cuts and walks around sims with no problems. Lacking in guts, of course I wouldn't be able to that in RL. Although, we are both very keen on simplicity, classics and neutral tones with dash of striking color from time to time.

Leda: As always, I am curious about about the person behind the avatar. What can you tell us about her?

Nic: That's a tough question. Let's do this, I am gonna give you ten words that would accurately or loosely describe the person behind my bold avatar. I only say accurately or loosely because we are the worst critique of ourselves.

Disciplined, conservative, confident, anal (Can I say that?), uptight, blunt, fair, generous, creative but mostly I'd like to think that I am a good soul.

Leda: Do you adhere to this philosophy of keeping RL and SL separate?

Nic: I think in virtual or in reality we are faced with the equal amounts of complexity in terms of human interactions. I treat everyone on SL exactly the way I'd treat them in RL. Friends are friends, analogue or digital.

Leda: Thank you so much for your time, Nic. It was a pleasure to know you.

“In the morning I bathe my intellect in the stupendous and cosmogonal philosophy of the Bhagavad gita, since whose composition years of the gods have elapsed, and in comparison with which our modern world and its literature seem puny and trivial; and I doubt if that philosophy is not to be referred to a previous state of existence, so remote is its sublimity from our conceptions.

I lay down the book and go to my well for water, and lo! there I meet the servant of the Bramin, priest of Brahma and Vishnu and Indra, who still sits in his temple on the Ganges reading the Vedas, or dwells at the root of a tree with his crust and water jug. I meet his servant come to draw water for his master, and our buckets as it were grate together in the same well. The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges.”

― Henry David Thoreau, Walden: Or, Life in the Woods

Another image from Shining Cliff woods...shot on the Nikon D7100 and Nikkor 105mm DC glass.

It's a tricky lens to get the best from ... dof is shallower than my intellect. And, as can be seen, the CA is intrusive...for all that, it's a beguiling lens to use and once Snapseed creates a CA module I'll be a lot happier

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The other day I was out taking some photos of London - it's always hard to tell when the clouds are going to cooperate. On this day I was lucky enough to get some nice wisps of pink in the setting sun.

Presso la religione induista, Ganesha o Ganeshè uno degli dei più conosciuti e venerati; figlio primogenito di Shiva e Parvati, viene raffigurato con una testa di elefante provvista di una sola zanna, ventre pronunciato e quattro braccia. Spesso è rappresentato seduto, con una gamba sollevata da terra e ripiegata sull'altra, nella posizione della Lalitasana

Ganesha è una divinità molto amata ed invocata, poiché è il signore del buon auspicio che dona prosperità e fortuna, il distruttore degli ostacoli di ordine materiale o spirituale; per questa ragione se ne invoca la grazia prima di iniziare una qualunque attività, come ad esempio un viaggio, un esame, un colloquio di lavoro, un affare, una cerimonia, o un qualsiasi evento importante.

Ganesha, also known as Ganapati and Vinayaka, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon.

Ganesha's elephant head makes him easy to identify.Ganesha is widely revered as the remover of obstacles, the patron of arts and sciences and the deva of intellect and wisdom.

As the god of beginnings, he is honoured at the start of rituals and ceremonies. Ganesha is also invoked as patron of letters and learning during writing sessions

All 7 and we'll watch them fall

They stand in the way of love

And we will smoke them all

With an intellect and a savoir-faire

No one in the whole universe

Will ever compare

I am yours now and u are mine

And together we'll love through

All space and time, so don't cry

One day all 7 will die

"Vivid images are like a beautiful melody that speaks to you on an emotional level. It bypasses your logic centers and even your intellect and goes to a different part of the brain."

- Steven Bochco

“Somewhere, things must be beautiful and vivid. Somewhere else, life has to be beautiful and vivid and rich....”

― Lisa Ann Sandell

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Day 116/365

Ah, another Friday that isn't "Friday" for our family. R has to work all weekend, which means that I have the kids by myself. I plan on getting a lot of work around the house done. We'll see how that goes. LOL

I was at a loss for what to do with today's photo. I really should get out and do some more location shots and less same old, same old shots at home. Oh well...it is what it is! ;)

Fallen man, and thus the average man, is as it were poisoned by the passional element, either grossly or subtly; from this results an obscuring of the Intellect and the necessity of a Revelation coming from the outside. Remove the passional element from the soul and the intelligence (remove "the rust from the mirror" or "from the heart") and the Intellect will be released; it will reveal from within what religion reveals from without.

This brings us to an important point: in order to make itself understood by souls impregnated with passion, religion must itself adopt a so to speak passional language, whence dogmatism, which excludes, and moralism, which schematizes; if the average man or collective man were not passional, Revelation would speak the language of the Intellect and there would be no exoterism, nor for that matter esoterism considered as an occult complement.

There are here three possibilities: firstly, men dominate the passional element, everyone lives spiritually by his inward Revelation; this is the golden age, in which everyone is born

an initiate.

Second possibility: men are affected by the passional element to the point of forgetting certain aspects of the Truth, whence the necessity - or the opportuneness - of Revelations that while being outward are metaphysical in spirit, such as the Upanishads.

Thirdly: the majority of men are dominated by passions, whence the formalistic, exclusive and combative religions, which communicate to them on the one hand the means of channelling the passional element with a view to salvation, and on the other hand the means of overcoming it in view of the total Truth, and of thereby transcending the religious formalism which veils it while suggesting it in an indirect manner. Religious revelation is both a veil of light and a light veiled.

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Esoterism as Principle and as Way by Frithjof Schuon

Questions from various angles

Paul Jaisini claims he paints invisible paintings.

Is it Anti-Realism?

Is it Visual Emancipation? Is it full Visual Emancipation from any kind of visual image?

Paints Invisible Paintings - Is it just a figure of speech?

Is it Utopian?

Is it driven by unconscious and irrational thus in accordance to Sigmund the invisible painting is not rationally autonomous?

How could it be verified and where or what is the invisible painting’s by Paul Jaisini evidence?

Paul Jaisini wants to cultivate Invisible Style. It surely is a style that is not a lucid one, for clarity would expose the lack of content.

Is there any content?

Is it an attack on the ‘metaphysics of presence’?

What is the definition if there is certain definitions to apply to Invisible Painting? Can it be informative about contemporary culture?

Is Paul Jaisini with Invisible Paintings promotes Postmodern Obscurantism - deliberately preventing (fully if it is in fact the invisible painting) the facts or the full details of Invisible Painting’s matter from becoming known?

(Obscurantism: deliberately restricting knowledge—opposition to the spread of knowledge, a policy of withholding knowledge from thepublic; and, deliberate obscurity—an abstruse style (as in literature and art) characterized by deliberate vagueness.) Leo Strauss also was criticized for proposing the notion of “esoteric” meanings to ancient texts, recondite knowledge inaccessible to the “ordinary” intellect.

Kant employed technical terms that were not commonly understood. Schopenhauer contended that post-Kantian philosophers such as Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel deliberately mimicked Kant’s way of writing. “Because of his style which was obscure, Kant was properly understood by exceedingly few. And it is as if all the philosophical writers, who since Kant had had some success, had devoted themselves to writing still more unintelligibly than Kant. This was bound to succeed!”[

Does Paul Jaisini wants to be understood on any level or he wants no understanding of his Invisible Paintings? Can there be any level of understanding if not seeing the Invisible Paintings?

Stealthy Walks.

Extrêmes marches en argent intellect intelligence prudente yeux suspicieux énervant ennemis leçons rebelles ambrosial rusé escaliers temps parfait confiance isolement évents visibles,

mouldering flammer sult låst forladt varme kloge investeringer inspirerende undslipper at skrive stødige sociale tricks blomstrende antologier bombastiske lidenskaber kedelige mening,

shenja shqetësuese duke mësuar çudira këmbët e rrezikshme muzikë sferike të kapjes sfera të qeshura tymi nën zemrat kokëfortë që matin vargje mendimet e hijes,

diverse idioți porți legendă supremă apucând țevi coborând cântece vizibile fiole de chihlimbar ceară bucurii valuri interioare pereți lungi și inerți, sol îngrozitor strigă războaie,

空腹の魂は詩人の野生の興奮を説きます上昇する蒸気は青い点を急ぎますパチパチビジョン忘れられない嵐夢を語る偽装風群がる破裂沈黙の唇風が群がり、静かな唇が破裂する.

Steve.D.Hammond.

Copyright Susan Ogden

My little friend from the aquarium. Sadly he passed away just a few short months after we met. He and I had such a sweet give and take thru the glass...he would dance and jet across the tank and swirl his arms...and allow me photo after photo of his antics. As soon as other came to watch, he would dart behind a pipe in the tank and peek out, watching for the people to leave then when he would notice it was just me and my camera he would begin showing off again and posing in adorable poses as he made eye contact with me! THIS began my total infatuation with the Octopus! I was devastated when I found out that he had passed away...and learned that they only live approximately two years. Such a shame, because they have such distinct personalities and amazing intellect for a mollusk!

Someday I want to meet one, and touch one...sigh...

Sculpture called "Bodhi" by Fredrik Wretman (born 1953), inaugurated in 2004. The model is the sculptor himself. The English term enlightenment is the western translation of the abstract noun "bodhi" in Sanskrit, the knowledge or wisdom, or awakened intellect, of a Buddha.

sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrik_Wretman (website in Swedish)

Like their close cousin the Labradoodle, Goldendoodles first widely bred in the 1990s were bred as a larger alternative to the wildly popular Cockapoo. These dogs initially worked as service animals for the blind and other people with disabilities who were allergic to standard retrievers. The designer dog breed quickly became a hit due to its exceptional temperament, intellect and trainability in addition to the curly, low-shedding coat that has become the trademark of the doodle crossbreed. If you're considering a Goldendoodle be prepared for a whip smart pup with seemingly boundless energy. This breed loves to be in its family's presence at all times, and many Goldendoodle puppies suffer from separation anxiety when left on their own for too long.

Late in the afternoon on the last day in March 2009, I walked into Bryant Park, which is located behind the New York Public Library, between 41st and 42nd Street, facing Avenue of the Americas. There were several people reading and basking in the sun, a couple people typing on their laptop computers, and one chess game underway. I spent about half an hour wandering around to see what looked photo-worthy, and then wandered off to get some dinner...

This woman was typing away on a laptop computer ... alas, it was not an Apple Powerbook. But maybe she doesn't know any better. Just think: if she had been typing on a Mac, her photo probably would have been published a thousand times by now!

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Even though this photo was taken in March 2009, Karen Bryan claims to have published it in a Nov 13, 2008 blog titled “'The Future of the Travel Blog' Presentation, Travel Blog Camp, London 11 November 2008." Back in the "real world," the photo was also published in an Apr 22, 2009 blog entitled "Greenify Your PC!." And it was published in a May 1, 2009 blog titled "Our New Toolbar Helps You Go Green." Then it was published in a Jul 8, 2009 blog titled "Five ways to maximize freelance writing income." And it was published in a Jul 16, 2009 blog titled "Facebook Your Way to Universal Healthcare in The Atlantic. More recently, it was published in an Aug 6, 2009 blog titled "Loudoun County Puts Development Applications Online, Earns National Accolades." And it was published in an Aug 17, 2009 Lifehacker blog titled "What Email Service Do You Use?" It was also published in a Sep 4, 2009 blog titled "http://humantrafficking.change.org/blog/view/want_to_blog_for_changeorg"

It was published in an undated (Oct 2009) blog titled "How to Fix Common Laptop Problems." And it was published in an Oct 21, 2009 Brazilian blog title " Custo é o diferencial na hora de escolher uma plataforma de blog." It was also published in a Nov 3, 2009 blog titled "What Do You Want Students To Do?" And it was published in an undated (Nov 2009) blog titled "Sedentary Runners." It was also published in a Nov 9, 2009 blog titled "Keep Your Health Club Members Coming Back By Allowing Them to Book Appointments Online." And it was published in a Nov 27, 2009 blog titled "Degrees of Presence IV: My experience." It was also published in a Dec 2, 2009 blog titled "Internet Linked to Intellect."

It was published again in a Dec 13, 2009 blog titled "Las ciudades del mundo más conectadas con Internet." It was also published in a Dec 14, 2009 German blog titled "Modisch immer Online auf MySpace Fashion." And it was published in a Dec 18, 2009 blog titled La primera red 4G del mundo se estrena en Suecia, whose URL Flickr is not allowing me to embed -- but it's www dot tuexperto dot com slash 2009/12/18/la-primera-red-4g-del-mundo-se-estrena-en-suecia/

Moving into 2010, the photo has been published in a Jan 5, 2010 Fast Company blog titled "What Women Want: Facebook Ads!", www-dot-fastcompany-dot-com/blog/maccabee-montandon/upswing/rise-fan-girls. And it was published in a Jan 11, 2010 blog titled "Caen las disqueras, sube la música." It was also published in a Jan 15, 2010 blog titled "School Lunches and 'Home' Work: Friday Finds." And it was published in a Jan 20, 2010 blog titled "Welcome to Mobility Hacks." It was also published in a Feb 2, 2010 blog titled "Thanks for Visiting." A week later, it was published in a Feb 9, 2010 blog titled "Większość polskich internautów korzysta z internetowych multimediów."

The photo was published in a Feb 17, 2010 blog titled "What does Matador mean to you?," as well as a Feb 17, 2010 Polish blog titled "Informacja stanie się walutą." On Feb 18, 2010 it was published in a blog titled "School uses laptop webcams to spy on students." And I discovered that it was published in an undated (Mar 2010) German blog titled "Einführung," which seems to provide an online service for Germans who want to learn to speak Italian. It was also published in a Mar 24, 2010 Mexican blog titled "Uso de software ilegal en el mundo." And it was published in an Apr 14, 2010 Italian blog titled "Le donne sfruttano il lato oscuro di Facebook," as well as an Apr 14, 2010 blog titled "10 Ways To Make The Most Of Your Laptop." About a week later, I found it on an undated (Apr 22, 2010?) blog titled "Ask the Readers: Your Favorite Online Resources." It was also published in an Apr 22, 2010 blog titled "The Evolution of a Blog." And it was published in an undated (Apr 2010) Mahalo-dot-com blog titled "Ask any question, any time." It was also published as an illustration in a May 12, 2010 Romanian(?) Gadgets blog, with the same title as the caption that I put on this Flickr page; and it was also published on May 12, 2010 in a blog titled "Definition of a Truly Mobile Job."

On May 17, 2010 the photo was published without any title or description on a Technologeek site. And on May 26, 2010, the photo was published in a Spanish blog titled "Buscar Pareja," and also a Norwegian blog titled "Her handler du best på nett." On May 30, 2010, it was published in a blog titled "What is the best laptop?." And on Jun 2, 2010 it was published in what appears to be a Polish blog, titled "Yahoo! grozi lokalnym mediom. Będzie walka o reklamodawców." It was also published in a Jun 10, 2010 Rent Laptop Computer blog, with a title that was a slightly bizarre variation on the caption that I used for this Flickr page: "ONE OF A SINGULAR NON-APPLE LAPTOPS SEEN IN AN DIFFERENTLY COLD PLAY GROUND FULL OF COLD PEOPLE."

On Jun 12, 2010, the photo was published in an Italian blog titled "Libri di donne: scarichiamoli gratis dalla rete." And on Jun 16, 2010 a cropped version of the photo was published in a Spanish blog titled "Encuentros en Sevilla: los mejores sitios para ligar." It was also published in a Jun 21,2010 FixALaptop blog titled "Where can I download a new free camera software for toshiba vista laptop?" And it was published in a Jun 23, 2010 blog titled " per unit community college fee gets some support." It was also published in two Jun 28, 2010 blogs" "Where to Write Out of the House," and "Why It’s So Easy to Spend Too Much Online." And it was published in a Jun 29, 2010 blog titled "What Women Want ... Online."

The photo was also published in a Nov 26, 2010 blog titled "Going Internet-Lite." And it was also published in a Nov 26, 2010 blog titled アメリカ旅行でも仕事環境を準備するお話。at linker.in/journal/2010/11/mobile-trip.php. It was also published as an illustration in an undated (late Nov 2010) Writer's World blog.

The photo was also published in a Dec 8, 2010 blog titled "The Brief History of Apple Laptops." It was also published in a Dec 9, 2010 blog titled "A Guide To Online Dating In New York City." And it was published in a Dec 10, 2010 Smookey blog with the same title and detailed notes that I had written on this Flickr page. It was also published in a Dec 15, 2010 Dutch "Joop" blog titled "EU-surfer beter beschermd tegen ongewenste reclame." And it was published in a Dec 16, 2010 blog titled "mi date un sito per comprare online?" It was also published in a Dec 17, 2010 blog titled "Ma con POSTEPAY posso comprare nei negozi? o posso solo comprare su internet?" as well as another Dec 17, 2010 blog titled "What are tips on how to avoid players with online dating? What should I look for in the profile?" and yet another Dec 17, 2010 blog titled "Pranzare di fronte al computer fa mangiare di più." It was also published in an undated (late Dec 2010) blog titled "Q&A: mi potete cosigliare un sito per comprare trucchi, pennelli ecc online?" It was also published in a Dec 26, 2010 New Home Businesses blog, with the same title as the caption that I put on this Flickr page. And it was published in a Dec 29, 2010 blog titled "How An Entrepreneur Create New Products At Lightning Speed."

Moving into 2011, the photo was published in a Jan 2, 2011 blog titled "Q&A: how could i make money online free?", as well as a Jan 2, 2011 blog titled "How to know which SEO software suits your search engine optimization needs?" It was also published in a Jan 4, 2011 blog titled "Online Degrees: A More Affordable And Flexible Higher." And it was published in a Jan 5, 2011 blog titled "Legitimate Paid Surveys – How to Earn Money Online from Home Starting Today ." It was also published in a Jan 9, 2011 blog titled "ciao raga ho un amica che vorrebbe comprare un cell su e bay, sevondo voi e sicuro?" And it was published in an undated (Jan 2011) "Forward SIngles" blog, titled "Медиите за Forward Singles (3)." It was also published in a Jan 19, 2011 blog titled "Getting A Degree In Sports Marketing." And it was published in a Jan 21, 2011 blog titled " Evoquer publiquement sa réussite, ses revenus internet, ou pas…" It was also published in a Jan 27, 2011 blog titled "http://interaktywnie.com/biznes/newsy/domeny/home-pl-tworzy-gielde-domen-18993." And it was published in a Jan 30, 2011 blog titled "Q&A: do I have an eating disorder?"

The photo was also published in a Feb 3, 2011 blog titled "AWP 2011 Panel Post: How To Get Beyond “Using Social Media” & Become A Social Artist Instead." And it was published in a Feb 4, 2011 blog titled "Thanks for Visiting." It was also published in a Feb 7, 2011 blog titled "Consommation et Affirmation de soi : quand le numérique détrône l’automobile." And it was published in a Feb 8, 2011 blog titled "Zoosk To Lead Online Dating Space." It was also published in a Feb 15,2011 blog titled "Unable to meet enrollment goals, CSU may have to return state funds." And it was published in a Feb 18, 2011 blog titled "Google’s travel deal faces regulatory turbulence." It was also published in a Feb 19, 2011 blog titled "MIT Entrepreneurship Review: Designing Customer Surveys That Work: Focus On Value," with the same caption and detailed notes that I had written on this Flickr page. It was also published in a Feb 23, 2011 blog titled "Digitale bouwstenen." And it was published in a Feb 27, 2011 Eliminate Debt Working from Home blog, with the same caption and detailed notes that I had written on this Flickr page. And it was published in an Apr 23, 2011 blog titled Laptop Reviews – Best Mini Laptop 2011

The photo was also published in a Mar 4, 2011 Chilean blog titled "10 formas de organizar mejor tu tiempo." And it was published in a Mar 5, 2011 blog titled "Local High School Uses Digital Textbooks." It was also published in a Mar 7, 2011 blog titled "La crisis dispara la tasa de ocupación de la mujer mayor de 45 años." And it was published in a Mar 11, 2011 blog titled "Une table ronde autour des tendances du eCommerce." It was also published in a Mar 14, 2011 PC Gadgiator blog, with the same caption and detailed notes that I had written on this Flickr page. And it was published in a Mar 15, 2011 blog titled "New Cyberbullying Study Reveals that Students Bullying Are More Likely Insecure, Negative Towards Teachers." It was also published in a Mar 22, 2011 blog titled "How to Speak in German: 3 Unusual Facts for Beginners." And it was published in a Mar 24, 2011 blog titled "Cum abordezi o tipa pe Facebook."

The photo was also published in an Apr 7, 2011 blog titled "Download Sucker Punch Movie-The Story of A Young Courageous Girl." It was also published in an Apr 17, 2011 blog titled "Keeping JSP Development Alive." It was also published in an Apr 19, 2011 "Moscow News" article titled "Попались в женские сети." And it was published in an Apr 23, 2011 blog titled "Laptop Reviews – Best Mini Laptop 2011." It was also published in an Apr 27, 2011 blog titled "Planning For Content Delivery, Consumption and Context." And it was published in an Apr 28, 2011 blog titled "¿Eres una mujer PANK?" It was also published in a Jun 6, 2011 blog titled "This question is for bloggers who make money blogging?" And it was published in a Jun 9, 2011 blog titled "New York City Adds Free AT&T Wi-Fi to Public Parks."

It was also published in a Jul 29, 2011 blog titled "Travel Blogger, una nuova professione?" And it was published in an Aug 10, 2011 blog titled "Russian Storybooks Good for Beginners Learning the Language?" It was also published in an Aug 11, 2011 blog titled "Study Reports More Girls than Boys Cyberbullied." And it was published in an Aug 26, 2011 blog titled "Social networking helps students perform better, professor says," as well as an Aug 26, 2011 blog titled "Los amores en tiempos de internet." And it was published in a Sep 17, 2011 blog titled "La etopeya personal." It was also published in an Oct 3, 2011 Cool Best New Technology Gadgets images blog, with the same caption and detailed notes that I had written on this Flickr page. And it was published in an Oct 15, 2011 "Surviving College" blog titled "PROPERLY COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR PROFESSOR." It was also published in an Oct 21, 2011 blog titled "Disruptive News 21 Oktober 2011," and an Oct 21, 2011 blog titled "UC online instruction pilot sparks excitement, controversy." And it was published in a Nov 2, 2011 blog titled "Going Pro, at BlogWorld Expo 2011." It was also published in a Nov 22, 2011 blog titled "Virtuelle Adventskalender." And it was published in a Dec 9, 2011 blog titled "Es viernes ¿cuánto tiempo pasas conectado?

Moving into 2012, the photo was published in a Jan 2, 2012 blog titled "What would be the job title or the industry for these computer skills? , as well as a Jan 3, 2012 blog titled "looking for a part time job in west philadelphia pa?" It was also published in a Jan 9, 2012 blog titled "Personality Types and Blogging: How Personality May Affect Your Writing, as well as a Jan 12, 2012 blog titled "single mens in chicago, il? gonna moves there to start dating?" And it was published in a Feb 10, 2012 blog titled "Sleep Disorders News : 1800 – 2000 words regarding sleep disorders on insomnia. HUGE TASK ASSIGNMENT. HELP HELP!?

It was also published in a Feb 21, 2012 blog titled "If You Give a Gen-Y a Computer…" And it was published in a Mar 12, 2012 Fast Company blog titled "5 Tips To Retaining Star Gen Y Talent," at www-dot-fastcompany-dot-com/1823890/5-tips-to-retaining-star-gen-y-talent, as well as a Mar 20, 2012 blog titled "Le recrutement via les réseaux sociaux sera la tendance 2012 (étude Viadeo)." It was also published in an Apr 10, 2012 blog titled "The One Where I Turn Writer." And it was published in an Apr 14, 2012 blog titled "Are You Old Enough for Facebook?" It was also published in an Apr 27, 2012 blog titled "Nude Photo of Female Agoura High School Staffer Ends Up On Facebook." And it was published in a May 10, 2012 blog titled "Quiero ser Freelance ¿cómo empiezo?" It was also published in a May 17, 2012 blog titled "What Facebook Teaches Us About Time," as well as a May 30, 2012 blog titled "9 Studies That Show Women Rule Social Media." And it was published in a Jun 10, 2012 blog titled "Women's Studies Should Include High-Tech Mastery," as well as an undated (late Jun 2012) blog titled "La netiqueta."

In the final month of 2012, the photo was published in a blog titled "Does Twitter Improve Education?" And it was published in a Dec 6, 2012 blog titled "Single To SoulMate." It was also published in a Dec 7, 2012 blog titled "Do You Belong to an Online Community?" And it was published in a Dec 11, 2012 blog titled "漂流する彼女。 ," as well as a Dec 11, 2012 blog titled "Calling all Delaney cousins! It was also published in a Dec 12, 2012 blog titled "Status Changing Strain," as well as a Dec 12, 2012 blog titled "Sabies que… pots estudiar de franc a la Universitat de Harvard?", and also a Dec 12, 2012 blog titled "Buscar trabajo fuera de España como alternativa." And it was published in a Dec 24, 2012 blog titled "Las mujeres y nuestra arma demográfica." It was also published in a Dec 26, 2012 blog titled "Sabies que... pots estudiar de franc a la Universitat de Harvard?"

Moving into 2013, the photo was published in a Jan 10, 2013 blog titled "A List of IT Jobs Will Make Obsolete." And it was published in a Jan 25, 2013 Scientific American blog "How Much Control Will We Have Over Our Personal Data?" It was also published in a Jan 29, 2013 bog titled "Nice Best Laptop Photos." And it was published in a Feb 4, 2013 blog titled "Building a Consistent Blog Readership," as well as a Feb 28, 2013 blog titled "Why Wont He Make It “Facebook Official” – Daily Dilemma?" and a Mar 1, 2013 blog titled "Ligar por internet: ¿Una necesidad o una nueva moda?" It was also published in a Mar 8, 2013 blog titled "How to Earn a Side Income as a College Student." And it was published in a Mar 14, 2013 blog titled "The post-job interview assignment: troubling trend?" It was also published in an Apr 12, 2013 blog titled "Can Online Learning Replace Traditional Educations? Exploring the Future of Education in America." And it was published in a May 8, 2013 blog titled "Freelance Writing Jobs for May 8, 2013." And it was published in a Jul 22, 2013 blog titled "New Coursesmart Survey Shows Increased Digital Textbook Adoption, But Not Increased Sales."

Moving into 2014, the photo was published in a Jan 8, 2014 blog titled "How to Find a Job in 2014."

Tim Williams, Shiato.

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I learned of Tim's death from our dear Patricio, while I was out of town on a job. Hard news.

Tim. A shining intellect, a poet, a marvelous artist with the best ears. Someone who grabbed life by the roots and wove their rhythms to his vivid expanding beat. Ouch - so young to leave us, Tim. I felt lonely and disconnected from all of you without my computer smoke signaler and came home to learn some of the news about Tim, and listen to this wonderful song that accompanies the photo of him that I based this painting on. I knew it well, but it was Tim's announcement that it was his favorite that made me realize- yes- this is a song to come into life with, and makes a good exit too...a perfect walking every day cascade- what it is all about. Read the notes that go with it , and imagine what Tim would tell us now.

I went to check Mariah's stream to see what she could tell us. www.flickr.com/photos/mariahoneill/6554840965/in/photostr...

Thank you, Mariah for all you found and shared about our friend and fellow artist - for being the fulcrum. Thank you, Patricio, for your news and hug across the ocean over Tim. Thank you Julia for creating our meeting ground. Thank you dear Barbara, for pointing me to the exact place I remember Tim best.

Thank you, Jane. For this darling view of our beloved Tim, and for the others you shared that help us to see him, not just the way he saw himself - but for the way you saw him - in his earnest, naturally seeking way. Walking along in step with a grand walking song. I am so sorry that he is gone, but so glad that you had him. And that the rest of us are bettered for you both.

Paris, 12.2021, Cimetière du Père Lachaise

"Pour nous la mort est et demeure quelque chose de négatif - la cessation de la vie ; néanmoins elle doit avoir aussi un côté positif, qui toutefois nous demeure caché, parce que notre intellect demeure absolument incapable de l'appréhender. D'où vient que nous reconnaissons bien ce que nous perdons par la mort, mais non ce que nous gagnons par elle ?"

>>> Arthur Schopenhauer.......in: Le monde comme volonté et comme représentation (1819 / 1844)

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Photographer: Fred H. Politinsky

Subject: Abstractualization

Art distills sensation and embodies it with enhanced meaning in memorable form -- or else it is not art.

---- Jacques Barzun, The House of Intellect (1959), 6

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History

The John Rogers who bought Riverhill in 1840 was an only child, with a modest fortune, and a fine intellect. He became a classics scholar, a scientist and a friend of Charles Darwin. He was one of the first members of the Royal Horticultural Society and a patron of the plant collectors of the day.

He chose Riverhill because its sheltered situation offered an ideal lime free hillside where he could hope to establish newly introduced trees and shrubs. From his garden notebook, it can be seen that planting started in 1842. Subsequent generations, continued the planting and in 1910 Colonel John Middleton Rogers created what is now known as ‘The Wood Garden’ a fine collection of Japanese Maples, Rhododendrons and Azaleas. His wife, the infamous Muriel, created many additions including the now hidden Rock Gardens.

Until the beginning of the 2nd World War, eight full time gardeners kept Riverhill looking immaculate. Since the war years, however, a shortage of manpower and a lack of money has meant that the garden was allowed to deteriorate, with many parts of the original planting lost to everyday use and visitors.

Today, four generations of the Rogers family live at Riverhill,

The estate is managed by Edward Rogers (Great-great-great-grandson of the John Rogers who bought Riverhill in 1840) and his wife, Sarah.

The most important thing my grandfather taught me was that the most noble way to use your skills, intellect and energy is to defend the marginalized against those with the greatest power - and that the resulting animosity from those in power is a badge of honor.

- Glenn Greenwald

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The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. - Carl Jung via Instagram ift.tt/1VJuPZ6

Now with painted boots, and a standard Star Wars Rebels imperial pistol, The great Grand Admiral Thrawn is someone I wouldn't dare attempt to challenge, especially in a game of intellect.

Explore: Mar 31, 2008 #158. "A person's intellect becomes apparent through his dealings, and a man's character is known by the way he exercises authority. The intellect is a king and characteristics are its subjects, so if it is weak in governing them, disorder takes place," Imam / Khalifa Ali bin Abu Talib (died 661).

Encore à cet astre

Encore à cet astre (Once More to This Star) is a 1911 work by Marcel Duchamp, often rendered in graphite on paper, inspired by a poem of the same name by Jules Laforgue. This early, Cubist-influenced piece reflects Duchamp's exploration of movement, desire, and the intellect, featuring a tripartite composition often analyzed in relation to his later, more famous, mechanical-themed works.

Key Details About Encore à cet astre:

Context: It was created during a transitional period for Duchamp, preceding his Nude Descending a Staircase and exploring themes of mental, spiritual, and carnal desire.

Artistic Style: The work, sometimes titled 'Once More to this Staircase' (THIS IS AN A.I. HALLUCINATION, WITH THE BOTS CONFUSING THE TITLE OF AN ESSAY (SEE ATTACHED BELOW) WITH MARCEL’S TITLE), shows a deconstructed, analytical, and almost mechanical approach to the human form.

Influences: The title and theme are directly taken from the poetry of Jules Laforgue, which was popular among artists at the time.

Significance: It serves as a precursor to Duchamp's later Dadaist work and his focus on the intersection of thought and mechanics.

The work is sometimes analyzed alongside other 1911-1912 pieces, such as Sad Young Man on a Train, and is considered a critical, though lesser-known, example of his pre-Dada, proto-mechanical style.

It appears that with A.I. we might be generating a new 'religion', as rife with hallucinations as all previous ones.

Rinse, and repeat.

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I also made some villains.

From Left to Right: Zaldor, LoH Patriot, LoH Callsign, Graynor

Zaldor:

Powers: Can grow and shrink, telepathy, genius intellect

Equipment: Cape of Flight, Turban of Maneuverability

Formula: Indiana Jones turban, Magpie shoulder armour, SW cape, Reversed Talia torso, Star lord legs

LoH Patriot:

Same as last time with a new head

LoH Callsign:

Same as last time with a different formula

Formula: ST helmet, CMF torso, SW legs

Graynor:

Powers: Magic

Equipment: None

Two Face hair, painted CMF head, CMF cape, Ninjago torso, Ninjago legs

Soldat Kurt ''Klaus'' Amsel is a former soldier who defected from the Wehrmacht. He is one of the main protagonists that's going to appear in a future brickfilm of mine, called ''Jacqueline's Letter''.

Background

Kurt Amsel was born in the city of Dresden. At a young age he showed signs of intellect and at the age of 20 he went to university. During that time Germany sufferd greatly at the hands of the economic crisis of the 1930s. Kurt wasn't sure if his family and himself could afford to stay at the university any longer. He was one of the many Germans who were persuaded by Hitler's charamestic talking and he soon after joined the Wehrmacht. He had potential to join the infamous Waffen-SS, but for unknown reasons he chosen not to.

He fought for the ideals of Germany.

Most of his friends joined the German resistance agianst the Nazi's, but most of them died.

A few days after D-day. Kurt was tasked along with his devision to defend occupied France from any allied advancements. In the heat of the battle he got lost from his comrades and encountered a US soldier and a young Jewish girl. After a small fight between the two soldiers, Kurt was taken prisoner by the US soldier named: Ryan Oswald. Kurt was brainwashed by Nazi propaganda, but was willing to help Ryan and the girl. Because he didn't had a choice at first. He's wanted by his own comrads for desertion and he's wanted by the allies because he's fought for the Germans. He eventualy grow a bound with Ryan and the girl named Jacqueline and vows to help her to find her father.

Kurt is actually the smartest of the group. He can speak a bit English and can understand Ryan based on sign language and voice tones. He originally showed a dislike towards the two, because Ryan was a US soldier and in his point of views they were the invaders. Jacqueline was a jew. But his dislike towards her isn't that great than of that of Ryan. He eventually bounded with the two as they tried to survive behind enemy lines.

Originally Ryan wanted to shoot him, but Jacqueline insisted to bring him along. He sometimes get into a heavy discussion with Ryan over time to time, but it mostly end with Jacqueline

intervening.

His design is simple of that of a German soldier, his most notble piece is his red scarf. Giving a small hint of his past.

He will make a cameo appearance in my upcoming brickfilm and a leading role in my future brickfilm. Called Jacqueline’s Letter.

Link to the Cameo:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TXgoKBT03Q

Link to Jacqueline’s Letter.

TBA

Custom Kar98: Brickarms

Stahlhelm Helmet: Brickarms

Custom Torso: Minifig.Co

Celastrus paniculatius / black oil plant / climbing staff tree (wikipedia)

Speech is silver, but silence is gold

Dr. Harvey Fineberg: The Art of Precision and Grace

There is a kind of intellect that does not merely gather knowledge but refines it—polishing ideas as one might a fine instrument, until only the essence remains. Dr. Harvey Fineberg possesses such an intellect. A physician, scholar, and leader in the grand enterprise of medicine, he has spent a lifetime shaping the very institutions that shape health itself. Yet on a quiet afternoon in Bernal Heights, far from the podiums and policy rooms, he opens the door in a perfectly tailored suit, welcoming a visitor not with proclamations, but with conversation.

His home, shared with his wife, Dr. Mary Wilson, is elegant but unpretentious. Books line the shelves, ideas resting in hardcover. There is no air of self-importance, no need to assert authority—only a quiet attentiveness, an ease that puts others at ease. His manner is gracious, his words carefully chosen not just for their clarity, but for their warmth. The talk, as expected, turns to medicine—its ever-shifting frontiers, the nuances of research, the ethics of decisions that ripple through generations.

Fineberg speaks as he thinks: precisely, yet expansively, with a clarity honed over decades of leadership.

Fineberg has long been at the nerve center of medical science and policy, shaping how we think about public health, decision-making, and the future of medicine. As President of the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine), he guided the organization through an era of transformation, elevating its influence in global health policy. Before that, as Provost of Harvard University and Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, he led initiatives that broadened the scope of medical education, emphasizing evidence-based policy and interdisciplinary research. His work has touched everything from vaccine policy to the ethical considerations of emerging biotechnologies.

And then, a pause. The conversation winds down, and instead of retreating to more papers, more analysis, Fineberg turns to his grand piano. He sits, fingers hovering over the keys—one discipline giving way to another. The man who has spent a lifetime diagnosing and prescribing now engages in a different kind of medicine, one where the notes, not numbers, set the rhythm.

As the first chords fill the room, one sees the throughline: the same meticulous attention that governs a well-reasoned argument governs his playing. Thoughtfulness in every transition, restraint in every crescendo. It is the mind of a scientist expressed through sound—an acknowledgment that some things, even in medicine, are felt more than they are known.

Here is a man who understands the body but also the mind. Who leads with logic but does not disregard the heart. Who is both decisive and kind, brilliant yet humble, rigorous but never dismissive. And in that moment, as the last note lingers in the air, one thing is certain: whether in science or in music, precision is its own kind of grace.

An outstanding handmade Halo that is for attaching on the avatar center.

The mandala is inspired by the chakra Philosophy and Yoga wellness. Excellent choice for fashion, role play, and fantasy.

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About Chakras

In Sanskrit, the word “chakra” means “disk” or “wheel” and refers to the energy centers in your body. These wheels or disks of spinning energy each correspond to certain nerve bundles and major organs.

To function at their best, your chakras need to stay open, or balanced. If they get blocked, you may experience physical or emotional symptoms related to a particular chakra.

The Seven Main Chakras

The root chakra - Muladhara

The root chakra, or Muladhara in Sanskrit, is the first and primary chakra, believed to be located at the base of your spine. It is linked with the color red and the element earth.

The root chakra is thought to affect how you connect to the world and to control feelings of survival, ambition, dependency, and stability. As the primary source of energy, its unbalance can lead to feelings of deep fear and insecurity that hurt your drive to succeed, causing feelings of frustration and lack of purpose.

When the root chakra is balanced, it is thought to create feelings of security, positivity, energy, independence, and strength.

The sacral chakra - Svadhishthana

Below the navel, the svadhisthana chakra radiates the color orange and represents the element water. The sacral chakra is considered to be responsible for sexuality, creativity, intuitiveness, self-worth, compassion, and adaptability. When the sacral chakra is unstable, it’s thought to cause emotional outbursts, a lack of creativity, and sex-obsessed thoughts.

The solar plexus chakra -Manipura

The Sanskrit name of the solar plexus chakra, Manipura, means city of jewels, and it’s believed to be found between the ribcage and the navel. Its color is yellow, and it is tied to the fire element.

For those who believe in chakras, the solar plexus chakra is the center of self-esteem and emotions like ego, anger, and aggression. It is thought to present itself on a physical level through digestive problems, liver problems, or diabetes. On an emotional level, if the solar plexus chakra is imbalanced, it is believed to cause feelings of depression and low self-esteem. When it’s balanced, it would become a source of energy, productivity, and confidence.

The heart chakra -Anahata

Connected to organs such as the heart and lungs, the heart chakra is believed to lie in the middle of the cardiovascular system. The heart chakra connects the lower chakras to the higher ones. Its color is green, and its element is air.

The heart chakra is considered a link to compassion, trust, passion, and love for self and others. When Anahata Chakra is out of balance, it is believed to cause anger, lack of trust, anxiety, jealousy, fear, and moodiness. An overactive heart chakra is thought to lead to high blood pressure, heart palpitations, and heart problems.

The throat chakra - Vishuddha

Vishuddha, the throat chakra, is thought to control the neck, mouth, tongue, and other parts of the throat area. The throat chakra's color is blue, and its element is ether. The throat chakra is tied to self-expression, communication, and confidence. Balancing throat chakra is believed to regulate the flow of hormones and help inner thoughts to be spoken in a positive manner.

The third eye chakra -Ajna

The third eye or Ajna chakra is set between the eyebrows. The third eye has no elemental association but is represented by the color indigo. Often used in asana practice as a focal point, the third eye chakra is believed to control your intellect, intuition, wisdom, and spiritual power.

According to this belief system, an open and balanced third eye chakra allows you to notice the connections in this world and beyond.

An underactive third eye chakra is thought to manifest as a headache, a migraine, or blurry vision. When balanced, the third eye is believed to free you from earthly attachments.

The crown chakra -Sahastrara

Sahastrara, the crown chakra, is at the top of the head, the highest of the seven main chakras. The crown chakra color is violet or white. Also known as the “thousand petal lotus” chakra, this is considered the most spiritual of the central chakras.

Opening the crown chakra is believed to connect a person to their higher self since it’s the place of spirituality, enlightenment, and energetic thoughts. It is tied to inner wisdom and the cosmos. When unbalanced, the crown chakra is thought to influence depression, disconnection from the outside world, frustration, and destructive emotions.

Have you ever felt this total upliftment , watching bloom photos on your computer screen?? This awe, that is a very emotional moment, like sharing with a beloved person a clear starry sky, somewhere out there all alone , during a serene summer night?

Well, for me, both situations, create unbelievable strong feelings of upliftment, of a deep, emotional gratitude, of thanking the Universe, because I have eyes to see , a human heart to feel, an intellect to admire…

The intellectual quest is exquisite like pearls and coral,

But it is not the same as the spiritual quest.

The spiritual quest is on another level altogether,

Spiritual wine has a subtler taste.

The intellect and the senses investigate cause and effect.

The spiritual seeker surrenders to the wonder.

~ Rumi

The colour Yellow is the colour of Sunshine, Hope, and Happiness !! It stands for Freshness, Positivity, Clarity, Energy, Optimism, Enlightenment, Remembrance, Intellect, Spirituality, Honor, Loyalty, and Joy !!! ……What else do you want???

I personally prefer the Golden Yellow , because it makes my heart sing, like the colour White does !! Therefore, I have plenty of both representatives in the garden, which make EXCELLENT associations with all the rest strong bloom colours in the garden, like the reds , Indian pinks, and blues!! Well, I would say a very ….Mediterranean-style-coloured garden…

Malcolm Margolin greeted me with wild eyes and a grin that didn’t care for solemnity. I photographed him at his home in December 2021, where he sat surrounded by a lifetime of books, stories, and a certain irreverent joy. Despite the slow encroach of Parkinson’s, Malcolm was electric: playful, thoughtful, utterly alive.

He’s spent decades preserving the voices of others, especially those too often erased, through his writing and publishing. As the founder of Heyday Books, Malcolm gave California back to itself, one story at a time. Native histories, natural landscapes, the rhythms of seasons and culture—he made them vivid and accessible. In doing so, he helped generations remember how to listen.

Malcolm Margolin’s books feel less like authored works and more like invitations. They invite you to sit around a fire, to walk an old trail, to remember what was nearly forgotten. His most enduring book, The Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco–Monterey Bay Area, published in 1978, reintroduced the world to the Indigenous peoples of California with a kind of reverent clarity. It wasn’t anthropology for its own sake. It was a reweaving of memory, a reminder that the land we walk on holds stories far older than our cities. The San Francisco Chronicle once called it one of the hundred most important books of the 20th century written about California. They were right.

There’s something profoundly countercultural about the way Malcolm shows up in the world. He doesn’t chase relevance or power. He listens. He tells jokes. He makes a face. That afternoon together, what struck me wasn’t just his intellect, which is capacious, or his memory, which still flares with detail. It was his delight. Despite the tremor in his hands, he leaned into the moment. Curious. Open. Fiercely human.

This portrait captures him in that spirit: not in decline, but defiant in joy. A man unafraid to look silly. A man who knows that sometimes the best way to carry truth is through laughter.

There are people who spend their lives trying to leave a mark. Malcolm has already carved a whole topography of language, land, and love. And somehow, he’s still out there, adding lines.

“If the mind is to emerge unscathed from this relentless struggle with the unforeseen, two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to the truth; and second, the courage to follow this light wherever it may lead.”

Karl von Clausewitz