Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci

Many have made a trade of delusions and false miracles, deceiving the stupid multitude. There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see. Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes! Nothing can be love or hated unless it is first known. Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence he is just using his memory. The depth and…

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Lightening Up

Lightening Up

Thought it was about time to lighten up the blog’s appearance. The dark reds were kind of depressing, and I’m really looking forward to spring. This is a little more basic in appearance. I may add more in the way of graphics, but this will do for now. I feel more cheerful already.

C’mon Google

C’mon Google

I want to work for Google. TIME: Life in the Googleplex Photo Essay Call me. I’m a perfect quirky PhD – I’ll fit right in! I could head your ethics department, for example.

Speak up for our Biogems

Speak up for our Biogems

I’ve been a "Biogems Defender" at the Natural Resources Defense Council for some time. I encourage you to join. You will get notices of pending environmental issues, complete with easy "speak up" tools. This environment is the only one we’ve got, and we’re losing ground fast. Their online news page is kept updated. Here is the most recent alert in my inbox: The Bush administration wants to escalate logging, oil exploration and grazing in our last unspoiled western wildlands by…

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Progressive Faith Bloggers Carnival 7

Progressive Faith Bloggers Carnival 7

Welcome to the 7th Carnival of Progressive Faith Bloggers! Join us if you would like to participate in future carnivals. Your host next week is Pearlbear’s Blog. Contact Michelle directly with a "Carnival Post" email or submit your blog link and description to ProgFaithCarnival – at – Yahoo.com with "Carnival Link" in the title. I was planning on making this more of a narrative post, but the topics this week were very wide-ranging. The round-up is more concise than descriptive….

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Unconscious Mutterings 159

Unconscious Mutterings 159

… Weekly Unconscious Mutterings Meme Week 159 I say:: you think Right time:: of the night Funeral:: death Calculate:: results Believe me:: later Chat:: coffee Anniversary:: remember Let you down:: sorry Shout:: twist Sweatsock:: pom-pom Prayer:: meditation