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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Today in the world...

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu has become such a chaotic place. The streets are crowded and everyone is doing their own thing. This image depicts the activities on the street, which juxtaposes with the stillness of the mother and child on the street

Acapulco, Mexico

Dancers whirling in sequined dresses inspired by the Orient reflect Spanish trade with the Philippines during earlier centuries.

Iran

With the exception of their veils, these girls of Barfurush, near Meshed-i-Sar, look, dress, and act like American girls in an Italian district—an interesting sidelight on the New Persia.

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. ~Danny Kaye

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Make-believe summer lasts for a minute or two as kindergarten children in sunless Lovozero bathe in ultraviolet light. Brief exposure to UV radiation provides the children with vitamin D, normally supplied by sunlight. The "sunshine vitamin" strengthens young bones.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Quotes.

I am a quote freak. I love quotes. The following was on a menu at this restaurant in Newport called Mama D's...really good, I highly recommend it.

Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes, the ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules, they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify and vilify them, about the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things. They push the human race forward and while some may see them as crazy ones, I see genius, because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who'll do it.