July 15, 2003

A quote

It seems to me we're mostly here to learn. And we learn best by observation. If this is true, then:

"Research means going out into the unknown with the hope of finding something new to bring home. If you know in advance what you are going to do or even find there, then it not research at all; then it is only a kind of honorable occupation."
--Albert Szent-Gyorgi

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July 12, 2003

Poppy and fence bloom together

First to come to eye, when I opened the door today, was a newly-opened poppy, delicately shaded white to orangey-pink to red at the edge. This is also the day we dig the holes for the fence that will replace the one that fell apart with age and wind.

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July 07, 2003

The power of mind

Energy follows thought;
Force follow attention;
Relationship follows recognition.

From the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC

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July 04, 2003

Independence Day, 2003

Happy Birthday, America

A hundred years ago (December 17, 1903) the Wright brothers succeeded in the first powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine; they called their plane the Wright Flyer. The plane was constructed of spruce and ash, the wings were covered with muslin and cables held them in place. The two brothers designed the engine themselves. (http://www.nasm.si.edu/galleries/gal100/wright1903.html)

Also in 1903--
>>The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Antoine Henri Becquerel, and Marie (née Sklodowska) and Pierre Curie for their work in discovering and defining radioactivity (http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1903/)
>>Three brothers--William, Walter and Arthur Davidson--made the first motorized bicycle, the Harley-Davidson (http://www.harleyfineart.com/)
>>Benjamin Spock, Bob Hope, George Orwell, Irving Stone, Arthur Godfrey, among others were born.

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