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  • Ft. Collins, Colorado

    Ft. Collins, Colorado

    The buddy-friend-guy and I are on our way to visit our good brother on the Way, Ronnie Pelton, the customer advocacy director at Toddy LLC. We’ll be visiting the Rocky Mountain National Forest, Estes Park, Boulder, etc. But we are spending most of our time in Ft. Collins. If you…

  • Tannhäuser Overture | Richard Wagner

    Sitting and waiting for the newest Teen Wolf episode on MTV and suddenly I think, “Hey, why not listen to one of Richard Wagner‘s greatest overtures?” Indeed, good brother and sisters of the Ether, why not? Now, I am quite sure that a lot of you are lying about the…

  • Lessons from Mysticism

    Originally posted on creating for Christ: Mysticism and the Church In one of my online theology classes this question was posed – What would mysticism as described by Placher in relation to Meister Eckhart say to the church today? My response is below, how would you respond, let me know…

  • when God’s not looking

    Originally posted on coromandal: Here is a description of bait and switch on the macro scale.  The worshipers of Dionysus experienced ecstasy – a feeling of communion and immortality – through rites of wine and dancing.  One can argue – as this author does – that this joyful rite was…

  • “Torn: Sixty Days of Calaboose” (Excerpt)

    Originally posted on Tracy James Jones: Okay.  So I write about controversial social issues. All of my characters are diverse in race, age, creed, and sexual orientation. And here I go again. :o) Not many would know the emotional impact that society has over a quiet, sensitive gay person because…

  • People Believe in Luxury: The “Ground Control” Theory!

    Originally posted on Blogverse Musings: We, the working class people in public sectors, entertainment, politics, marketing, education, medical, PR, sales, laws, media, etc. the entire skilled pretenders “the innocent liars!” We are devoted in thinking differently the same different things. Latest survival policy is designed for those people who are…

  • Unfocus

    Originally posted on HeartSphere: “People were created to be loved, things were created to be used. The reason why the world is in chaos is because things are being loved, and people are being used.” ~Unknown I came upon this quote today randomly, and with it I find myself in…

  • Former Justice On Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling – Justice Stevens Would Like A Word – Esquire

    As the House of Representatives tries to pretend that its whistle-brained conservative majority cares enough about the Voting Rights Act to do anything except resist the temptation to dance on its grave, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens — who, thank the Lord, is not taking retirement seriously —…

  • Getting Lucky with Grover and the Sesame Street Gang

    Getting Lucky with Grover and the Sesame Street Gang

    Grover, Ernie, and the Sesame Street muppets Get Lucky with some Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams.

  • “Sometimes, you have to take a leap of faith first. The trust part comes later.”

    Originally posted on Video Ut Intellectum: Man of Steel (Snyder, 2013) has a lot in common with Batman Begins (Nolan, 2005).  Not only were they both written by David Goyer and Christopher Nolan, and not only do they both tell the origin story of a superhero, culminating in a final scene…

  • Thomas Gainsborough | WikiPaintings.org

    Thomas Gainsborough | WikiPaintings.org

    Born in rural Suffolk, the largely self-taught [Thomas] Gainsborough established his reputation as a society portraitist at Bath, a popular resort, before moving to London in 1774. Despite his urban success, he never lost his love of the countryside and coastline, lamenting, “I’m sick of portraits and wish very much…

  • BBC Documentary on Photographer William Klein | Petapixel

    William Klein is a pioneer several times over. For that reason, the documentary has been titled The Many Lives of William Klein. He’s been called one of the fathers of street photography. His fashion photography is considered among the most influential and striking of the 20th century. And as if…

  • World’s Biggest Virus May Have Ancient Roots | NPR

    Researchers have discovered the largest virus ever, and they’ve given it a terrifying name: Pandoravirus. In mythology, opening Pandora’s Box released evil into the world. But there’s no need to panic. This new family of virus lives underwater and doesn’t pose a major threat to human health… via World’s Biggest…

  • Love the One You’re With (1974) | Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

    Love the One You’re With (1974) | Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

    CSNY would open every 1974 show with this tune… Related articles Crosby, Stills and Nash Best Hits – A Best Collection (affewi8b.wordpress.com) David Crosby Dreaming Of One More Csny Tour (contactmusic.com) Graham Nash Goes Solo (myq105.cbslocal.com) Wild Tales by Graham Nash (werd.com) Csn – Long Time Gone But Still Fresh…