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Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:28:50 -0800

Let the beauty we love be what we do
there are hundreds of ways
to kneel and kiss the ground.
~~~ Rumi
thanks to martinmagnus

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"I came so far for beauty" ~~~ Leonard Cohen
"In this ugly time, the only true protest is beauty." ~~~ Phil Ochs
"Today will be joyous, for the beauty slamming against my face is unwilling to be ignored."

Currently revisiting sites I flagged in October

Treasure: a gift from Once

Thanks to pa2lou for playing with my avatar
And again for the holidays (2006); it's lovely what he has done.

http://bric9.stumbleupon.com/review/6179035/

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:19:57 -0800

Fun with Maps (semi-sticky because I want it to stay on the first page)

(this one's voluntary - and fun - ***add yourself***)

Hmmmm ... "semi-sticky" ... another word for that is "tacky" ... I like 'em anyway.

http://bric9.stumbleupon.com/review/15480058/

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 05:18:36 -0800

http://bric9.stumbleupon.com/review/13557178/

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:52:44 -0700

Alright, I am taking musical nepotism to new heights today ... however, I feel I owe these folks big-time and they deserve much more in the way of accolades than I'm capable of.

The following 5 reviews are thank-yous to the musicians who "played the ridge" at the October 6 opening. Well, one isn't a review because the man with the Voice with a capital "V" doesn't have a website (yet ;-) ) .... but I'm grateful beyond words for their presence in my Second Life :-)

You'll notice that a couple have their real life personas on their sites, the others use their Second Life identities ... all 5 are human beings with great talent and generous spirit.

http://bric9.stumbleupon.com/review/13556895/

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:40:00 -0700

Last but not least, Montian Gilruth of the amazing voice. Great down-to-earth guy, a gentle soul and just plain kind human being, and I never tire of hearing him sing. It's all about the music. Wish he had a site :-) !

http://bric9.stumbleupon.com/review/11478812/

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:28:39 -0700

screenshots from SL Relay for Life 2007

The map of the 32 sims dedicated to RLF ... note the layout of the sims spells the word "HOPE." (each "sim" is an area of virtual land - or water - represented by one square on the map)

Bird's-eye view of the start area

One of the fabulous builds encountered near the beginning

Note that all of the builds are created by the users.

The posted schedule for SLRFL2007

http://bric9.stumbleupon.com/review/11503186/

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:28:24 -0700

more screenshots from SL Relay for Life 2007

Part of the survivors/caregivers group ready to go

And they're off!

Along the way, we listened to T1 radio that was broadcast throughout the sims. A set of very special songs was played during the survivors/caregivers lap, closing with Grace McDunnough's "Wish for You" (with Toby Lancaster). There were some poignant moments ...

Starting to string out along the road, as seen on the map; each green dot represents an avatar's position.

The entry and exit for one of the team-themed sims.

http://bric9.stumbleupon.com/review/11527859/

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:28:09 -0700

more screenshots from SL Relay for Life 2007

Raining pink

The entrance to an underwater Jules Verne-themed sim

Signs like these along the way in that sim ... another take on celebrating life.

Just a couple of many views from inside the underwater tunnels.

http://bric9.stumbleupon.com/review/5529171/

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:22:57 -0700

Wandering Quotes

An emperor knows how to govern when poets are free to make verses, people to act plays, historians to tell the truth, ministers to give advice, the poor to grumble at taxes, students to learn lessons aloud, workmen to praise their skill and seek work, people to speak of anything, and old men to find fault with everything. ~~~ Address of the Duke of Shao to King Li-Wang - China ca. 845 B.C.
Yet in living moments as they are is peace, and patience in itself is wisdom! ~~~ Once
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. ~~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest. ~~~ Friedrich Nietzsche
Only this is true, that beauty is very beautiful, and softens, and comforts, and inspires, and rouses, and lifts up, and never fails. ~~~ Sir Edward Burne-Jones
Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast. ~~~ William Shakespeare, Source: Romeo and Juliet (Friar Laurence act II, iii)
Truth is something you stumble into when you think you are going someplace else. ~~~ Jerry Garcia
A yielding, an obedience, a willingness to accept these notes as the right notes, this pattern as the true pattern, is the essential gesture of performance, translation, and understanding. The gesture need not be permanent, a lasting posture of the mind or heart; yet it is not false. It is more than the suspension of disbelief needed to watch a play, yet less than a conversion. It is a position, a posture in the dance. ~~~ Ursula K LeGuin, The Telling
Love the pitcher less, and the water more. ~~~ Sufi saying
Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. ~~~ Rachel Carson
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind. ~~~ Albert Einstein
Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it stands than to anything on which it is poured. ~~~ Anonymous (attributed to Mark Twain)
Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come in. ~~~ Alan Alda
As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope. ~~~ Ursula K LeGuin

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Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:41:13 -0700

Hmmmm, I posted a review on 500px.com and it didn't show up in this page; however, if you go to the site and check its reviews, there it is! I wonder why? I've tried reposting ... puzzled ...