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iris and hermes in studySent from my Verizon Wireless Bla...

iris and hermes in studySent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

happy birthday vladimir mayakovsky july 19

Vladimir Vladimirovic Majakovskij (1893-1930) born in Georgian village of Bagdad, son of forestry inspector, moved to Moscow in 1906 after his father's death, left school in 1908 to dedicate himself to political activity, joined the illegal Bolshevik party, arrested three times,  entered in 1911 the Moscow Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, met there David Burlifik who encouraged

About the head of the River Ilinois are fine large Savann...

About the head of the River Ilinois are fine large Savannahs or Meadows of forty Miles in length, Some of the Richest Land the World affords. This River Ilinois is one of the Great Rivers that falls into Missasippi, and runs a course of one hundred and thirty Leagues before it Empties itself into Missasippi. Into this River Ilinois comes the River Miamis or St. Joseph, as the French call it,

This is what should be doneby someone who is skilled at ...

This is what should be done
by someone who is skilled at being goodand wants to feel genuine peace:
Be capable, honest and straightforward,Be easy to talk to and easy to instruct --Be gentle, and humble.
Be content and easily satisfiedhave few duties, live lightlyhold peaceful thoughts, be confidentand modest. And be unswayedby the emotions of factionsnor have a greed for admirers or folks who'll

also science & morality

also science & morality 

"Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloo...

"Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, marvellous, intoxicating."

Weil. Gravity and Grace, p. 62

"The Line to See the End of the Crisis," Jaime Lluch, fou...

"The Line to See the End of the Crisis," Jaime Lluch, found at el silencio, on flickr

The Jackson family of Jackson Kayak, a company devoted to...

The Jackson family of Jackson Kayak, a company devoted to green causes and the care of rivers, has since 2004 promoted kayaking as a family sport. Here is Eric with his daughter Emily, son Dane, son-in-law Nick and family friend Clay taking John Muir at his word on the Russell Fork in Tennessee.

Asimina triloba

the new wee pawpaw tree! :)Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Happiness connected to empathy and others. "In all people...

Happiness connected to empathy and others. "In all people I see myself, none more and not one a barleycorn less, and the good or bad I say of myself I say of them....I turn but do not extricate myself....Regardless of others, ever regardful of others....And these one and all tend inward to me, and I tend outward to them, and such as it is to be one of these more or less I am....I will not have a