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February 07, 2005
A flood of photons, our gift from the sun
Thought for the day (25 Jan):
The world is your lab. Question everything, especially your beliefs. Facts and evidence aren't the only measure, what you conclude after weighing matters is.
Brought to eye/mind today:
From an ad in TIME magazine (Nov.22, 2004) by Shell Solar Industries LP, "...the earth receives more energy from the sun in just one hour tha the world uses in a whole year."
Thank you, Lord, for...VNC (a network connection that allows you to access a machine's desktop and open applications) fixed and DVD read-write set up. And thanks to Roger for his help.
Today's Log:
>>Coming across the quote above, an old question came back: "Why are we still burning dead or decayed lifeforms for energy when we know a better way?" How many centuries is it, now?
>>At home checked VNC to be sure it works--it does.
>>Installed newer version of Corel Office; the old one kept going into fault. I think the patches to WIN 98, which I'm still using on this machine, are somewhat incompatible. Also, checked Microsoft site about license for putting WIN2000 on this machine.
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Shiny, pretty baubles
Thought for the day (24 Jan):
Each day has something to teach, is an opportunity to learn.
Brought to eye/mind today:
Dots artfully arranged.
Thank you, Lord, for...earring clarity
Today's Log:
>>At work, caught up some old tasks.
>>During lunch hour shopped online for alternate to $140 aquamarine earrings I found online (see below) Friday or Saturday. Found gold findings at affordable prices and faceted aquamarine brioloettes.
>>Worked on digital mockup of "Intimacy." Found it exciting to work on.
Suz Andreasen's pretty, sparkly aquamarine earrings
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There's more to intimacy than male/female relations...
Thought for the day (23 Jan):
in•ti•mate \"in-t€-m€t\ adjective [alter. of obs. intime, fr. L intimus] (1632)
1 a : intrinsic, essential
b : belonging to or characterizing one's deepest nature
2 : marked by very close association, contact, or familiarity
3 a : marked by a warm friendship developing through long association
b : suggesting informal warmth or privacy
4 : of a very personal or private nature
©1997, 1996 Zane Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.
Brought to eye/mind today:
Thinking of making a will.
Thank you, Lord, for...tasty molasses bread (though it was soft in the center)
Today's Log:
>>Saw cat Squeaker checking out the spot where I saw the "ghost" on Friday.
>>Cleaned downstairs bath--finally. Mostly dust from catbox.
>>Made 5-fruit salad and molasses bread for dinner.
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Tyger! Tyger!
Thought for the day (22 Jan):
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
--Wm. Blake, 1794, "Songs of Experience," "The Tyger"
(and my standard printer test)
Brought to eye/mind today:
Creaking floor in passageway between kitchen/dining room and living room (has been bothering me for a week or more; just now verbalizing it)
Thank you, Lord, for...VPN goal reached.
Today's Log:
>>Tested connection at home. Success at last. Downloaded Acrobat Reader 7 so I could access Poser5 help files.
>>Went to Borders looking for a CD and bought Dan Brown's "The Davinci Code," the illustrated version, instead--after it feel off the shelf when I approached.
>>Really annoying people at Fred Meyer today. I swear everyone there made it a point to stop and stand in front of me as I was trying to navigate the store and select my groceries.
>>Watched the movie "Troy." Achilles was presented as petulant, accustomed to having his every wish granted, and self-indulgent. I guess that's what being a Greek demi-god is/does.
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A ghost or no?
Thought for the day (21 Jan):
Sometimes the long view is just too far away.
Brought to eye/mind today:
Title for this series of flower paintings: "Georgia on my Mind"
Thank you, Lord, for...my trip to Costco being quickly accomplished.
Today's Log:
>>When I went to the door for morning prayer and opened the door, saw a flash of motion. The shape was trapezoidal and moved like a sheet of paper, but it was white and so transparent as to be almost invisible. It seemed to start and move away quickly as if surprised. In a moment I saw another flash at the road, where it seemed to turn south. Its original position was this side of the pile of wood from the old deck. I think I saw a ghost.
>>Tonight's Sci-Fi Friday. Been waiting.
>>Notes on Flower Series:
1. Series title: Georgia on my mind
2. Five or six paintings with flower(s) dominating the stage and information in the background.
3. First painting is "Intimacy" (working title).
4. A second may show Crown of Thorns with Mayan figures looking up in background. Working title: "Toward the Light."
5. A third may show clematis and emphasize the flow of them.
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Just a place on planet Earth
Thought for the day (20 Jan):
"...We do a job that keeps a certain part of your psyche peeled and fresh. And we're happy. We're useful. We provide a service that helps people get through their lives..." --Simon Lebon (Duran Duran), TIME Magazine, October 18, 2004
Brought to eye/mind today:
Long view, short view...or that's good, no that's bad.
Thank you, Lord, for...honey at a reduced cost.
Today's Log:
>>In a surly mood today. D.R. called and invited me to AMVETS for dinner. I declined because I was in no mood to be around people.
>>New version of WordPerfect Office finally arrived.
>>Reading about Arafat and the politics of Jerusalem and it seems to me the city is cursed. How many people have died because their group feels it owns a piece, if not all, of it. Count Jews, Muslims, Christians, Palestinians.... It is, after all, just a place on planet Earth.
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Sometimes you just want to slip away...
Thought for the day (19 Jan):
"O, tiger's heart wrapped in woman's hide."
--Wm. Shakespeare, 1592, "Henry VI:" York to Margaret
Brought to eye/mind today:
Alice's flamingo croquet mallet compares to working with figures in Poser.
Thank you, Lord, for...a day at home to do what I want.
Today's Log:
>>Took a personal day, and experienced, for a fleeting moment, joy of being (while walking from the kitchen to the stairs). Go figure.
>>Worked most of the day on creating a figure in Poser5 (Curious Labs). Learning the ground rules for working effectively.
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