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Week 3: [1] Takeshi Kitano; [2] Kati Outinen; [3] Kati Outinen; [4] Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations; [5] Kati Outinen; [6] Harrison Wood Gaiger, Art in Theory 1648 1815; [7] Joyce, Ulysses; [8] Takeshi Kitano; [9] Kati Outinen ; [10] Euripides, Helen; [11] Takeshi Kitano; [12] Takeshi Kitano; [13] Kati Outinen ; [14] Bourdieu, Distinction; [15] Sykes, Constructing A New Agenda; [16] Takeshi Kitano; [17] Takeshi Kitano; [18] Kati Outinen; [19] Hays, Architecture Theory since 1968; [20] A History of Garden Art; [21] Braidotti Hlavajova, Posthuman Glossary; [22] Takeshi Kitano; [23] Takeshi Kitano; [24] Serres, The Five Senses; [25] Takeshi Kitano; [26] ArtBasel, Catalogue; [27] Cicero, Selected Letters; [28] Pliny, Natural History Volume 6; [29] Palmer, Deleuze and Futurism; [30] Anzaldua, This Bridge We Call Home; [31] Jefferson, Thoughts on War and Revolution; [32] Palmer, Queer Defamiliarisation Writing Mattering Making Strange
Week 2: (1 Harrison Wood Gaiger, Art in Theory 1648 1815), (2 Hovestadt Buehlmann, Quantum City), (3 A History of Garden Art), (4 Takeshi Kitano, Azquotes.com), (5 Kati Outinen, celluloidVideo), (6 Takeshi Kitano, Interview), (7 Kati Outinen), (8 Kati Outinen, Interview), (9 Takeshi Kitano), (10 Takeshi Kitano, Interview), (11 Takeshi Kitano, Filmfestivals.com), (12 Takeshi Kitano), (13 Cache, Projectiles), (14 Hays, Architecture Theory since 1968), (15 Sykes, Constructing A New Agenda), (16 Zizek, Less Than Nothing), (17 Arkisto, Aalto), (18 Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations), (19 Koolhaas, Elements of Architecture), (20 Arkisto, Aalto), (21 ArtBasel, Catalogue), (22 Joyce, Ulysses), (23 Anzaldua, This Bridge We Call Home), (24 Serres, The Five Senses), (25 Seneca, Complete Works), (26 Lefebvre, The Production of Space), (27 Zizek, Less Than Nothing), (28 Palmer, Deleuze and Futurism), (29 Wollstonecraft, Complete Works), (30 Jefferson, Thoughts on War and Revolution)
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The Old Salem Post
Our Local Tamassee-Salem SC Area News each Monday except holidays Contact: [email protected] Distributed to local businesses, town hall, library. Volume 7 Issue 6 Week of January 15, 2024 https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/oldsalempost-blog Lynne Martin Publishing
EDITOR: Church and friends can challenge us for new year changes. I knew a lady who lived by the word “Joy” for a whole year. She had pictures, plaques, and scriptures around her home that included the word “Joy.” A sweet message at church yesterday challenged me to pick a word to help me through life’s changes, challenges, and the insane ways of this world. “Trust” is the word. Proverbs 3:5 ( KJV) says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” LMartin
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday is a federal holiday recognized the third Monday in January. Born January 15, 1929, the 2024 observance falls on what would have been his 95th birthday. King is remembered for his nonviolent activism for civil rights. His most famous speech was delivered at the Lincoln Memorial, August 28th,1963 in hopes to end racism: “I have a dream...that we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal…”
TOWN of SALEM: * Visit the Downtown Market every Sat 8am-12pm. * Next Town Council Meeting Jan. 16th at 5pm. We will be swearing in Leigh Roach, new member on Town Council.
SALEM LIBRARY: January is National Blood Donor Month. Oconee County Public Libraries will be hosting blood drives at each of our locations in January, per the following schedule: Tuesday 1/16/24 10:00a-2:00p Walhalla Monday 1/22/24 10:00a-2:00p Seneca Monday 1/29/24 10:00a-2:00p Westminster Please give, if you are able. Sign up for an appointment. You may call the Blood Connection 864-751-1168.
JOCASSEE VALLEY BREWING COMPANY,(JVBC) & COFFEE SHOP* 13412 N Hwy 11 Open Wed–Sat 9am-9pm and Sunday 2pm-7pm. Events this week: Wed: BLUE GRASS JAM at 6:30pm. Thurs: Palmetto Trail Talks return at 6:30pm. Fri: Food: unconfirmed Music: Matt Phillips at 6:30pm Sat–Food: Lobster Dogs Music: Neil Conway at 6:30pm *Featuring Pisgah Coffee Roasters
Jottings from Miz Jeannie by Jeannie Barnwell Harvard and Plagiarism I am not one to brag, but did you know that I taught English at HARVARD for 18 years! (That's Harvard on the Highway-- or what we called Greenville Technical College, situated on HWY 291!) Here is the LEAST that a student needs to know about NOT COMMITTING PLAGIARISM. 1) If you use another person's exact words, you need to put quotes around the words. Then in parenthesis, list the name of your source referring your reader to your Works Cited page for complete information. 2) If you are paraphrasing the words of another person, then follow this example: Jesse Watters said that Claudia Gay's dismissal as Harvard's president was Not Racism; it WAS racism when Harvard hired her. Happy 2024!!!! Miz Jeannie
ASHTON RECALLS: by Ashton Hester
SALEM SCHOOL NEWS, OCTOBER 23, 1963 - (The following items were in the "Salem School News" column in the October 23, 1963 Keowee Courier). . .The Salem Chapter of Future Farmers of America met and organized October 9 for the 1963-64 school term. Officers elected were: president, Lynn Smith; vice president, Leland Talley; secretary, Roddy Smith; treasurer, Jackie Rankin; sentinel, Walter Hines; reporter, Kenneth Porter, adviser, John J. Rankin. The Salem chapter consists of 34 members. . .Linda Barker of the fifth grade and Harry Strickland of the third grade were crowned queen and king of the Halloween Carnival Saturday night. . .Our first grade children are working toward 100 per cent participation in the polio immunization program to be held at Salem School on Sunday afternoon, October 27. Old people and young people, we ask you to come get your Sabin oral polio vaccine. There are 37 boys and girls in our grade and each of us has a normal body. We ask you to help us keep it that way--help stop polio. . .The sixth grade has completed the annual "Progressive Farmer" magazine subscription sale. Over $100 was collected, which is the most of any of the past three years. . .Leon Patterson of the sixth grade had the misfortune to get an arm broken on the playground, but he hasn't allowed this to keep him out of school a single day. Maybe all of us need some of Leon's perseverance. . .Barbara Burgess of the second grade broke her leg Tuesday while playing at recess. . .Accidents seem to plague us. One of our teachers has a broken arm. . .Report cards were given out Thursday, and one little boy in the second grade went home crying because he made a "C." His family finally managed to calm him down, and he said, "I guess I'll have to study harder."
EAGLES NEST ART CENTER 2024 UPCOMING EVENTS Tea Party in Winter? Sure! You are Invited to a Cinderella Tea Party at Eagles Nest Art Center January 18th, 12pm-2pm. Hosted by Freda Tobias and friends. Call 864-280-1258
January, 20th, 7pm Oconee Mountain Opry Join us for Roots music on tap with a dose of cornball comedy as Dave Donor brings a set of Cajun music, Singer Songwriter Laura Jones plays some original tunes, and Ageless Acoustic brings a mix of timeless hits from the sixties and beyond. Enjoy old fashioned comedy skits between the rotating sets. This is our own hometown variety show of local and regional artists like no other. Doors open at 6 show at 7pm. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at eaglesnestartcenter.org or at the door the day of the show. Feb 3rd, 1pm-4pm Women Encouraging Women. 2nd annual Afternoon Retreat for women to refresh and encourage your faith. Feb. 10, 7pm Trial by Fire, A Journey Tribute, $20 advance tickets $25 day of show March 2nd, 2pm-5pm Second Annual Alumni Gathering 2pm-5pm March 16th, 7pm Oconee Mountain Opry $10
ENAC will host the House of Raeford Farms Chicken Sale: You must preorder online in order to pick up your fresh chicken on Saturday, March 2nd between 9am and 12pm. Type in House of Raeford Farms, Greenville, SC and scroll down to the preorder section.
*Visit our website at Eaglesnestartcenter.org for more 2024 events and ticket information.
The Eagles Nest Treasure Store be open every Saturday morning 9am-12pm. We are accepting donations during that time or call 864-557-2462. Information on sponsorships, events, volunteering, donations, or rentals call 864-280-1258.
CHURCH NEWS Bethel Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), 580 Bethel Church Rd Walhalla, 29691, worships at 10:30 a.m. . Like us on Facebook: Bethelpresbyterianchurchwalhalla Love to sing? Love to be in charge? Come lead! All worshipers are welcome. Boones Creek Baptist Church, 264 Boones Creek Road, Salem invites you to join us for regular worship service on Sunday morning with Sunday School at 10am and followed by worship at 11am. Salem Methodist Church: 520 Church Street, Salem. 9am for breakfast, 9:30am for Sunday School, and 10:30am for Worship. You may tune in to our live service on Facebook or view it later on our website.
11th Annual BELLFEST 2024: FRIENDS OF LAKE JOCASSEE will host BellFest 2024 at Devils Fork State Park on Saturday, March 16 from 10am-3pm. Celebrate the rare Oconee Bell, Shortia galacifolia, local harbinger of spring. Learn about its history and view it blooming in the park. Interpretive Bell Trail walks* Oconee Bell story presentation* Music each hour* Exhibits* Local vendors* Food Trucks* Kid and Family activities* Silent Auction to benefit FOJ * Park entry fees apply $8 Adult, $5 SC Senior, $4 Children age 6–15, 5 and under free. Find us www.friendsof jocassee.org or email us at [email protected] Happy Birthday Freda! LRM
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Improve and respect your opinion about yourself. It’s the only validation you need to design the life you want.
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All dependency leads to misery. You won’t be totally free if you are completely dependent on a single income, people or technology.
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Don’t believe everything you read. The news is designed to take advantage of human psychological weaknesses. Question the obvious.
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Think for yourself. If a decision or choice affects your future, find the first, second and third order consequences yourself.
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“The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.”
-Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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You have the right to change your mind. If you find good evidence that challenges your basic assumptions about life, use it for a better life.
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You are responsible for the trajectory of your life — don’t make that someone else’s duty.
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Lose the busy life — it’s one of the greatest obstacles to a happy life. “A happy person has no time to be busy.” Get busy living or get busy dying.”
-Stephen King
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Learning is for life — always be learning. It’s the only way to evolve into a better version of yourself.
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“Your whole experience of life is in your mind. Focus on your internal world, not external world.”
-Derek Sivers
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Find someone you won’t have to change for a happy and fulfilling relationship — you can’t change anyone.
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Create as many sources of income as possible — your financial independence depends on it.
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Learn from the smartest people. Read biographies — they are packed with lessons, principles and rules for life.
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“You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.”
-Vernon Howard
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Time is the most significant currency of life — defend it, invest it and commit to the right things that can help you live your best life.
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Life is meaningful if you influence it. Find your own meaning.
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All life is an experiment in progress — there is no perfect outcome. Do more of what makes you come alive.
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When you feel stuck, think forward and backwards; reverse engineer the problem. Deconstruct what you’ve already done
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Commit to a few good habits that are helping you make progress. 80% of your results come from 20% of your habits.
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“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
-Mark Twain
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Build a life, not a career. If you don’t like what you do for work, get to know yourself and invest in micro-skills that can make you indispensable.
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Invest in meaningful experiences, not things. Make memories.
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Commit to one thing at a time — it’s a better way to invest time and energy and get results faster.
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Don’t spend a lot of time in your head — mental clarity depends on it. Be more observant; notice twice.
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“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them — that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”
-Lao Tzu
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Don’t keep too many things on your mind — learn to offload your thoughts on paper. It’s a way out of worry.
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Action is optional. You don’t have to act at all, especially if your future self will be worse off.
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Tame your ego. Angry reactions are irreversible. People destroy decades of social connections because they can’t control themselves.
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If you are trying too hard to be happy, you are doing it wrong. Take things one day at a time. “Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.”
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A growth mindset changes everything — live your entire life in this mindset. “Don’t go through life, grow through life.”
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You don’t need validation or permission to pursue your true north.
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If you want to build wealth, become an investor; buy your own business or buy a stake in a company you understand and hold forever.
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Play the long game. Do small good things for as long as possible. Put time to work and compound good actions.
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“Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.”
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Experience the unconventional. Disrupt your routine on purpose.
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Master something or anything that makes you lose yourself. Be so good they can’t ignore you.
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Separate almost everything into two: things you can control and those you can’t. Don’t waste time and energy on what you can’t influence.
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Focus on everything happening for you instead of what’s happening to you. That’s how you maintain a grateful mind.
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To make more progress at work, maintain two to-do lists: high-value and low-value tasks. Start your day by checking off high-priority things.
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Self-ignorance is a massive obstacle to a meaningful life. Dig deeper into what makes you miserable and what makes you come alive. Get to know yourself. What do you really want in life? Use the answers to design the life you expect of yourself. “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road’ll take you there.” ― George Harrison
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(1) Corbin, Temple and Contemplation
(2) Sloterdijk, Critique of Cynical Reason
(3) Hovestadt Buehlmann, Quantum City
(4) Gorringe, A Theology of the Built Environment
(5) Jung, Memories Dreams Reflections
(6) Burrows, Fictioning
(7) Rand, The Fountainhead
(8) Koolhaas Obrist, Project Japan
(9) Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature
(10) Seneca, Complete Works
(11) Rousseau, Collected Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
(12) Hays, Architecture Theory since 1968
(13) Braidotti Hlavajova, Posthuman Glossary
(14) Zimring, Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste
(15) Kuhl, 50 Buildings You Should Know
(16) Negroponte, Being Digital
(17) Hofstadter, Godel Escher Bach
(18) Wilson, Aesthesis and Perceptronium
(19) Voegelin, Order and History 5
(20) Cixous, White Ink
(21) Hugo, Les Miserables
(22) Carter, Shaking A Leg
(23) Calasso, The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
(24) Ball, The Selfmade Tapestry Pattern Formation in Nature
(25) Schmitt, The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy
(26) Davis, High Weirdness
(27) Jefferson, Political Writings
(28) Asimov, Complete Robot Anthology
(29) Serres, Rome
(30) Negarestani, Collapse Volume VII Culinary Materialism
(31) Henaff, The Price of Truth
(32) Anzaldua, This Bridge We Call Home
(33) Marx, Collected Works
(34) Harman, Bells and Whistles
(35) Chiapello, The New Spirit of Capitalism
(36) Derrida, Signature
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Six miles and 267 feet
By Jonathan Monfiletto
I’ve got a mule, and her name is Sal; 6 miles on the Crooked Lake Canal.
OK, maybe a Yates County remix of the classic ditty about the Erie Canal – the one I, and probably all of us at some point or another, learned in elementary school history class – isn’t in the cards. And not only because the new words don’t fit the rhythmic pattern of the original song. But also, and mainly, because the Crooked Lake Canal lasted less than 40 years, while its more famous cousin is in the midst of a bicentennial celebration of its construction and completion.
Nevertheless, the Crooked Lake Canal was as influential as it was inefficient; at one point in time, it has been said, a person could travel anywhere in the world starting from Keuka Lake. From Keuka Lake, which was originally (upon European settlement of the area) called Crooked Lake, one could navigate the 27 locks over six miles, from Penn Yan to Dresden – a 267-foot change in elevation – paralleling the lake’s outlet into Seneca Lake, then traverse the Cayuga Seneca Canal into Cayuga Lake, then follow that lake’s outlet into the Erie Canal, and then travel west into the Great Lakes or east into the Atlantic Ocean.
However, even before it was built, the Crooked Lake Canal was deemed inefficient. According to a typewritten secondary source in our subject files, the canal commissioners – reporting to the state legislature in 1830 – predicted that “the Crooked Lake and Chemung Canals [which extended from Seneca Lake’s southern end at Watkins Glen to Elmira via the Chemung River] in neither case would equal the cost of construction and expense of repairs.” Still, as another typewritten secondary source points out, the Crooked Lake Canal was a popular venue for exporting timber and crops and importing coal and other goods throughout its existence, even allowing for the passage of steamboats.
In an article in the October 29, 1931 edition of The Chronicle-Express titled “Recollections of an Old Timer,” Theodore Hamlin noted the construction of the Crooked Lake Canal began in 1830 and finished in 1833. A spur extended from the canal into Jacobs Brook the length of a few canal boats with a dock for unloading all kinds of freight in the vicinity of Main Street businesses; until 1851, when the railroad from Canandaigua to Elmira was constructed, the merchants there had no other way of shipping goods into or out of Penn Yan. Hamlin recalled the heart-breaking, back-breaking work of the mule teams, which pulled canal boats through the canal along the towpath on the south side. Hamlin also pointed out a favorite fishing spot and a favorite swimming hole along the canal as well as the many locks and mills along the route as boats loaded or unloaded cargo. At the time of Hamlin’s writing, he stated, the canal “was given up about 50 years ago” when a branch of the Fall Brook railroad was built from Dresden to Penn Yan. By that point, he said, 100,000 passengers each year traveled the canal on the steamboats.
The Fall Brook railroad, indeed, used the towpath of the canal as its railroad bed and ushered in a new era of transportation for people and goods. The previous era had begun in 1827, according to an article in the July 1, 1965 edition of The Chronicle-Express, when residents of Yates County – just four years old at that point – petitioned the state legislature for a canal, pointing to the fertile land and large population of the area that would draw business from around the region. The canal finally opened on October 10, 1833, with a width ranging from 26 feet at the bottom to 42 feet at the water line and a depth of 4 feet. The construction of the canal cost $156,766.90 (a little more than $4.5 million in today's money), but its numerous locks required numerous repairs over the years. These costly repairs, along with the fact that revenue from tolls did not meet operating expenses, proved the prediction for its existence from the beginning. By January 1877, state law provided for the abandonment of the canal – a much-discussed topic during the canal’s existence – and allowed the canal board to sell the canal property. Such a move was made the following year, when the Penn Yan and New York Railway Company applied to purchase the canalway and the state legislature approved the sale.
While the Crooked Lake Canal may not have reached national importance or prominence as the Erie Canal did and still does – the 1965 article states the canal’s “influence was entirely local and limited to a small area” but it “served a purpose in helping to develop the country and in affording communication until it paved the way for railroads” – an article in the 1975 summer issue of The Chronicle-Express states, “Historians say (the canal) was of inestimable value to Penn Yan and the whole area. … (T)he owners (of factories and businesses along the canal) received great dividends in the transportation of their products to market.” Again, inefficient but influential may an appropriate way to describe the meaningful if brief existence of the Crooked Lake Canal.
The influence of the canal may be seen in reports of at least two attempts to resurrect it. A March 28, 2012 item in The Chronicle-Express’ Pages Past feature (compiled by Yates County History Center volunteers from our digitized newspaper collection) notes 100 years prior the consideration of reopening the canal as a feeder for the Barge Canal – an enlargement and improvement of the Erie Canal system to accommodate larger boats and thus increased cargo. Even in 1912, though, the Crooked Lake Canal was deemed “an important but expensive proposition.” An article in the September 27, 1956 edition of The Chronicle-Express covered the suggested rebuilding and reopening of the Crooked Lake Canal to make way for recreational boats traveling from Keuka Lake to Seneca Lake. The contractor proposing the project cited 10 reasons for why resurrecting the canal would be advantageous for the region, but the article also noted several roadblocks – pun somewhat intended – in the way of the canal.
Since the Crooked Lake Canal exists only in history and whatever remnants of its locks and structures may still be found along what is today better known as the Keuka Lake Outlet Trail, it is apparent which side of the resurrection argument won out. But perhaps with some different words and a better rhythm, we can bring this inefficient but influential waterway back to life, at least in a song.
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Chapter THREE
Love Doctor
The tomb on the island had a foundation of freestone blocks piled up with earth—a structure which by analogy with Roman custom would mean plantation. [25]
YOU: I was stumbling along and gradually I could make out the path Bernadette took to go to the grotto. I kept going, and in the distance, I saw a sort of light coming from the grotto. I can't tell you. It was like love at first sight. I was stumbling along and gradually I could make out the path Bernadette took to go to the grotto. I kept going, and in the distance, I saw a sort of light coming from the grotto. I can't tell you. It was like love at first sight.[26]
DOCTOR: We have yet to speak of the love wherewith you are loved, to determine whether this love itself is loved. And doubtless it is; and this is the proof. Because in men who are justly loved, it is rather love itself that is loved; for he is not justly called a, good man who knows what is good, but who loves it.Is it not then obvious that we love in ourselves the very love wherewith we love whatever good we love?For there is also a love wherewith we love that which we ought not to love; and this love is hated by him who loves that wherewith he loves what ought to be loved. For it is quite possible for both to exist in one man. And this co existence is good for a man, to the end that this love which conduces to our living well may grow, and the other, which leads us to evil may decrease, until our whole life be perfectly healed and transmuted into good.[27]
YOU: Why are my cheeks wet with tears? Why do anger and love now hither, now thither draw my changeful heart? A double tide tosses me, uncertain of my course; as when rushing winds wage mad warfare, and from both sides conflicting floods lash the seas and the fluctuating waters boil, even so is my heart tossed. Anger puts love to flight, and love, anger.O wrath, yield thee to love. [28]
DOCTOR: Love conquers everything.[29] Love, fear and reveretice—write these upon the three stones of the crane! A man on seeing a large sword at another man’s side said to him:— Oh you poor fellow! I have been watching you now for a long time tied to this weapon. Why don’t you release yourself since your hands are free, and thus regain your liberty?’ To this the other made answer: — ‘This is not your affair, and in any case it is an old state of things.’[30]
[25] Gothein, A History of Garden Art
[26] Koolhaas, Elements of Architecture
[27] Augustine, The City of God
[28] Seneca, Complete Works
[29] da Vinci, The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
[30] da Vinci, The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
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What Women’s Equality Day Means For Women in the United States
How many times have you heard that a woman’s place is in the home? How often have you been told to make yourself smaller and less visible, to make others (men) comfortable? It is disheartening and embarrassing that women still have to fight for equal rights and respect in the 21st century, but fight, we will. In honor of Woman’s Equality Day this week, I want to share what equality means to me as a woman and a pagan.
What is Women’s Equality Day?
Every year, on August 26, we celebrate women’s equality day. This holiday commemorates the woman’s suffrage movement and celebrates all that American women have accomplished since gaining their right to vote. This is the day the 19th Amendment was first signed into law in 1971 by President Richard Nixon, which is why it is also referred to as Nixon Day. Although we have come a long way since then, we still have a long way to go. A recent study showed that 40% of women don’t feel safe walking alone at night, and 56% feel unsafe when riding public transportation or walking alone at night near home.
A quick history of women’s rights in the United States
At one point in history, women were considered less than men. They couldn’t vote or hold office; they weren’t legally recognized as people at all, not even when it came to violent crimes against them. Fast forward to now: We’ve made a lot of progress—it’s hard to imagine a world where woman are constantly denied their human rights. But it happened (and still happens) every day.
March 31, 1776: In a letter to her husband, Founding Father John Adams, future first woman Abigail Adams made supplication to him and the Continental Congress to “remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands. Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.”
July 19-20, 1848: The Seneca Falls Convention was held in New York City with 300 attendees. The convention was the first women’s rights convention organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. The Declaration of Sentiments was signed by 68 women and 32 men, including Frederick Douglass. The document sparked decades of activism, eventually leading to the passage of the 19th Amendment, which we celebrate today.
January 23, 1849: The first woman graduates from med school and becomes a doctor, Elizabeth Blackwell, MD. She graduated from Geneva College in New York with the highest grades in her entire class.
May 29, 1851: Sojourner Truth delivered the famous “Ain’t I a Woman” speech at the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron Ohio. As a former slave, turned activist Sojourner stated, “And ain’t I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have plowed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man—when I could get it—and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman? I have borne 13 children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! Ain’t I a woman?”
December 10, 1869: Wyoming passed the first woman’s suffrage law in America, thus granting women the right to vote and hold office. Late, in 1890 Wyoming was the 44th state admitted to the Union and became the first state to allow women to vote.
May 15, 1869: Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the National Woman Suffrage Association.
October 16, 1916: Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in the United States.
April 2, 1917: The first woman was elected to Congress as a member of the House of Representatives – Jeanette Rankin of Montana.
August 18, 1920: Ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is completed, declaring “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”
May 20-21, 1932: Amelia Earhart became the first woman pilot ever to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic.
Read more about this history of women’s rights here
How can we honor the divine feminine by fighting for gender equality?
When stories about regular women are ignored, stories about goddesses are often buried, never to resurface again. Women’s empowerment can come in many forms, including the rediscovery of ancient cultural beliefs and stories that glorify the divine feminine.
In an age where feminism has become mainstream and gender equality has become more of a social norm, how can we honor goddesses like Isis, Hecate, Aphrodite, Artemis, Hera, Kali, and other Goddesses? Where do we find inspiration to fight for woman’s rights when so many women are fighting already? The answer is simple:
Learn from their fight.
Learn from these goddesses (both in the mortal realm and beyond) who fought tirelessly to achieve power and respect.
Read the stories of your ancestors.
Reflect on them.
Find strength and wisdom in these ancient tales.
Our fight is not over until every woman is free with equal opportunity to love, be loved, and have their voice heard. We are mighty beyond measure, and we will continue to fight as our ancestors have until our battle is won.
Carry on, sisters!
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King João and Queen Philippa 2nd Child: Pedro, Duke of Coimbra
Infante D. Pedro, Duke of Coimbra (9 December 1392 – 20 May 1449) was a Portuguese infante (prince) of the House of Aviz, son of King João I of Portugal and his wife Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt. In Portugal, he is better known as Infante D. Pedro das Sete Partidas [do Mundo], "of the Seven Parts [of the World]" because of his travels. Possibly the best-travelled prince of his time, he was regent between 1439 and 1448. He was also 1st Lord of Montemor-o-Velho, Aveiro, Tentúgal, Cernache, Pereira, Condeixa and Lousã.
Early life
From the time he was born, Pedro was one of João I's favourite sons. Along with his siblings, he received an exceptional education rarely seen in those times for the children of royalty. Close to his brothers Duarte the future king of Portugal, and João, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz, Pedro grew up in a calm environment free of intrigues.
On 14 August 1415, he accompanied his father and brothers Duarte and Henrique for the Battle of Ceuta in Morocco. His mother had died the previous month, giving each of her sons on her deathbed an arming sword she had ordered forged for them. Pedro refused to be knighted before showing valor in battle, and he was knighted along with his brothers the following day; he was also created Duke of Coimbra. His younger brother Henrique was made Duke of Viseu. These were the first dukedoms created in Portugal.
On finishing a translation of Seneca's De Beneficiis in 1418, he initiated extensive travels throughout Europe, which would keep him away from Portugal for the next ten years. After meeting with Juan II of Castile in Valladolid, he continued to Hungary, where he met with the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, and entered his service. He fought with the Imperial armies against the Turks and in the Hussite Wars in Bohemia and was awarded the march of Treviso in Northern Italy in 1422. In 1424 he left the Holy Roman Empire, meeting first with Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, on the island of Patmos, and then continuing to Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire; the hopeless position of the city against the Ottoman onslaught did not fail to impress him. From Constantinople he traveled to the Holy Land via Alexandria and Cairo.
European travels
In 1425, Peter travelled to France and England and visited the universities of Paris and Oxford before arriving in Flanders in 1426, where he spent the next two years at the Burgundian court. After the death of the second wife of Philip the Good of Burgundy in 1425, Pedro recommended his sister Isabel to him as a wife. Philip sent a delegation to Portugal in 1428–29 that included Jan van Eyck, who painted two portraits of the Infanta. Philip and Isabel eventually married on 7 January 1430, and one of their sons became Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy.
In 1427, Pedro wrote a famous letter to his older brother, later King Duarte, on "the proper administration of the kingdoms", from Bruges. Later that year, King Henry VI of England (his first cousin once removed) made him a Knight of the Garter (as were already his father and older brother Duarte).
In 1428, Pedro visited his marquisate of Treviso and the nearby Republic of Venice, where he was presented with a copy of the book of Marco Polo by the doge. He later gave that book, as well as maps of the Venetian trade routes in the Orient, to his younger brother Prince Henrique the Navigator. One of the maps was created by the famous Venetian cartographer Albertinus de Virga in 1411 and possibly shows North America before it was officially discovered. This map was found in the Alcobaça Monastery which was the main library of the Portuguese Royal family. From Venice he traveled to Rome, where he was received by Pope Martin V, and from there he continued to Barcelona, where he negotiated the marriage of his brother Duarte with Leonot of Aragon as well as his own future marriage with Isabella of Urgell, before finally returning to Portugal.
In 1433, he completed his famous six-volume work, the Tratado da Virtuosa Benfeitoria.
Regent
When Pedro’s brother King Duarte of Portugal died in 1438, Pedro's nephew Afonso V ascended the throne as an infant. At first, the choice for regent was the Queen mother Leonor of Aragon. This choice was not popular among many Portuguese, because Leonor was Aragonese. In a meeting of the Portuguese Cortes summoned by Peter's brother João, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz, Pedro was appointed regent of the kingdom during the minority of his nephew Afonso V, a choice that pleased both the people and the fast-growing bourgeoisie.
Inside the Portuguese aristocracy, however, especially among nobles around Pedro's half-brother Afonso, Count of Barcelos, Leonor of Aragon was preferred, and there were doubts about Pedro's political ability. A "war of influences" started, and a few years later, Afonso of Barcelos managed to become young King Afonso V's favourite uncle.
In 1443, in a gesture of reconciliation, Pedro created his half-brother Afonso Duke of Braganza, and relations between the two seemed to return to normality. But, in 1445, the new duke of Braganza took offence because Isabel of Coimbra, Pedro's daughter was the choice for Afonso V's wife, and not one of his granddaughters. Indifferent to the intrigues, Pedro continued his regency and the country prospered under his influence. It is during this period that the first subsidies for the exploration of the Atlantic Ocean were implemented under the auspices of Pedro's brother Henrique the Navigator.
Alleged Rebellion
On 9 June 1448, Afonso V came of age and Pedro returned control of the country to the king. Influenced by Afonso, the Duke of Braganza, Afonso V nullified all of Pedro's edicts, including the ones that concentrated power in the figure of the king.
The following year, under accusations that years later would prove false, Afonso V declared Pedro a rebel. The situation became unsustainable and a civil war began. It did not last long, because Pedro died on 20 May 1449 during the Battle of Alfarrobeira, near Alverca. The exact conditions of his death are debatable: some say it was in combat, while others say he was assassinated by one of his own men.
With the death of Pedro, Portugal fell under control of Afonso, Duke of Braganza, with a growing influence over the destiny of the country. However, Pedro's regency would never be forgotten, and Pedro was cited many times by his grandson King João II of Portugal as his main influence. The cruel persecution of the Braganzas by João II was perhaps the response to the conspiracies that caused the fall of one of the major princes of the Ínclita Geração.
Marriage and issue
In 1429 Pedro married Isabella of Urgell, daughter of James II, Count of Urgell, and candidate to the throne of the Crown of Aragon at the Compromise of Caspe. The couple had the following children:
Infante Pedro (1429–1466), Constable of Portugal, Count of Barcelona and disputed King of Aragon;
Infante João (1431–1457), married Charlotte of Lusignan, heiress of Cyprus, in 1456. He was created titular Prince of Antioch, and was possibly poisoned by his mother-in-law;
Infanta Isabel (1432–1455), Queen of Portugal by marriage to Afonso V of Portugal. Mother of João II of Portugal;
Infante Jaime (1433–1459), Cardinal and Archbishop of Lisbon, lived in Italy; his beautiful tomb is in the convent church of San Miniato al Monte in Florence;
Infanta Beatriz (1435–1462), married Adolph of Cleves, Lord of Ravenstein;
Infanta Filipa (1437–1493), a nun in the Convent of Odivelas.
Pedro and his wife Isabella of Urgell both rest side by side inside the Founders Chapel in Batalha Monastery along side Pedro’s mother and father and his bothers and nephews.
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70 questions tag
01: Do you have a good relationship with your parents?
I do, sometimes I struggle with my mom a bit since she is a little headstrong but it’s okay most of the time.
02: Who did you last say “I love you” to?
My best friends!
03: Do you regret anything?
I regret everything due to my habit of overthinking.
04: Are you insecure?
I am, I’ve gained tons of confidence in the recent years but there’s still a lot to work on. I hide it really well tho.
05: What is your relationship status?
Forever alone
06: How do you want to die?
Something nor very painful.
07: What did you last eat?
Chocolate cake
08: Played any sports?
I’ve succesfully tried everything: golf, swimming, tennis, rollerblading. A couple of years ago I found my love for weight training, running and boxing and now I go to the gym 4 times a week and have the best time.
09: Do you bite your nails?
I do, all the time, I get really anxious and it helps, is gross tho.
10: When was your last physical fight?
I don’t remember actually, I’ve only fight physically with my sister lol.
11: Do you like someone?
Do fictional characters count?
12: Have you ever stayed up 48 hours?
I have, finals and insomnia get the best of me.
13: Do you hate anyone at the moment?
I have a constant hate for my second semester property teacher.
14: Do you miss someone?
My friends, my parents since I’m away at school, my grandma and most of my family.
15: Have any pets?
I have 2 cats: Harper and Fitz. And 3 dogs: Cata, Seneca and Titan.
16: How exactly are you feeling at the moment?
I’m feeling a little down actually, I feel kind of frustrated with school right now and sometimes feel that I need I break to figure things out and might need to step away for a bit to see if I want to continue with this.
17: Ever made out in the bathroom?
Yes lol
18: Are you scared of spiders?
I am neutral about them.
19: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?
Yes, without a thought
20: Where was the last place you snogged someone?
A party
21: What are your plans for this weekend?
Loooots of studying for midterms.
22: Do you want to have kids? How many?
I am not sure, I think that it depends of where I am in my life in the future. I do want to have them so I can name them after my favorite characters lol, I would need a man with an English last name so they would sound pretty lol.
23: Do you have piercings? How many?
No, this is actually nice a story. My mom always said that she wanted me to be able to choose if a wanted to pierce my ears when I was old enough but when I was 2 years old I had surgery to fix something in my ears and the nurses thought I looked “plain” without my ears pierced and wanted to surprise my parents so they pierced my ears during surgery. My mom almost passed out when she saw me, however, I didn’t like them and kept removing them until they closed up, so now I don’t have any piercings.
24: What is/are/were your best subject(s)?
In school they were history and english.
In college they are constitutional, criminal and family law.
25: Do you miss anyone from your past?
I do, unfortunately.
26: What are you craving right now?
Something very greasy.
27: Have you ever broken someone’s heart?
I have, and sometimes I still regret it.
28: Have you ever been cheated on?
You ca’t be cheated on if you haven’t had a relationship.
29: Have you made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry?
No
30: What’s irritating you right now?
Everything related to civil law and my stupid non neurotypical brain.
31: Does somebody love you?
My friends and family, my pets.
32: What is your favorite color?
Burgundy, apple green, yellow and navy.
33: Do you have trust issues?
Not really.
34: Who/what was your last dream about?
Eating lots of food haha.
35: Who was the last person you cried in front of?
My friends.
36: Do you give out second chances too easily?
I do, I have a hard time letting go of people, even if they’ve wronged me or are very toxic so I try to keep people whatever it takes.
37: Is it easier to forgive or forget?
Forgetting, you can forgive someone for your peace of mind but most of the times it still hurts.
38: Is this year the best year of your life?
probably not
39: How old were you when you had your first kiss?
17
40: Have you ever walked outside completely naked?
Not since I was a child hahaha.
51: Favourite food?
Cheeseburger and fries.
52: Do you believe everything happens for a reason?
It depends
53: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night?
I read Escape from Camp 14
54: Is cheating ever okay?
Noooo, never, under no circumstances.
55: Are you mean?
I am :(
56: How many people have you fist fought?
My sister
57: Do you believe in true love?
I do
58: Favourite weather?
Sunny and kind of warm but not too hot.
59: Do you like the snow?
I’ve only seen it once during a trip so I don’t think I have a proper opinion on it since I’ve haven’t had to endure it when it gets boring or dangerous.
Shoutout to @ravenclawfairchild for reminding me that snow is not only a #aesthetic
60: Do you wanna get married?
I think I do, but it might be because I know too much about family law to not doit.
61: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby?
I want someone to call me baby :(
62: What makes you happy?
Reading, good food, long afternoon naps after a hard week, cute animals, learning, laughing with my friends, spending time with my parents, music and amazing workouts.
63: Would you change your name?
Nope, I really like mine.
64: Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed?
Yeah, kissing him was a mistake.
65: Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do?
I would tell him I don’t feel that way and hope he understands.
66: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around ?
I do, I have an awesome guy friend who is my absolute rock and gets me like no one else.
67: Who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to?
My dad
68: Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with?
My guy best friend
69: Do you believe in soulmates?
I do, I just don’t think they are exclusively romantic or a single one in the whole world.
70: Is there anyone you would die for?
I am not sure.
I love doing this so much, thank you Andrea for tagging @ravenclawfairchild . I tag @runeless-parabatai and @somekindofroger
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[39] Serres, The Natural Contract
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[65] Harris, The Queer Life of Things
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[69] Koolhaas, SMLXL
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According to a reporter, the Perfume was received ‘with what joy, with what happiness, with what desire, with what triumph, with what honour, with what ceremony, with what festivity, with what expressions of the imagination. [15] The joy, happiness, desire about the new perfume was captured in the following excerpts:
I imagined that the house was filled with joyous festivity, the meadows resounded with sports and revelry, the rivers offered refreshing baths, delicious fish wantoned in these streams, and how delightful was it to ramble along the flowery banks![16]
It’s perfect, smelling like glass. There is a clean transparency.[12.1] It embodies the essence of everything that one has to imagine under concrete, metal and glass.[17.1]
The sunrise produces wind by its stroke as well as by its warmth.[18] A spartan symphony of poured concrete, concrete block, gravel, tarred piles used as decoration, concrete tiles, galvanized metal: the Bijlmer displays more gray matter than any other place in the world.[19] A patchwork: different textures—concrete, hairy, heavy, shiny, plastic, metallic, muddy— alternate randomly, as if dedicated to different species.[20] This way of building was fit for a king, especially when combined with the antique repertory of forms, and strictly proportioned, symmetrical designs.[21] The wind gets up for a second.[ Greenhalgh, Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky] The courtains waving. The house floating like a concrete butterfly.[19] Freedom from gravity did not mean freedom from air resistance.[22]
Another visitor continued the experience with the one he had:
Round it grew numberless flowers of varied hue, filling the air with the richest perfume, There were flowers for colour and for perfume.[23] a bright forest clearing in spring, a cool clear stream flows by, a certain humidity is still in the air. [24] The lower orchard showed exuberant vegetation, with ornamental trees and fruit, and the trunks of citrons and oranges which reached right up to the windows of the emperor's room, and delighted him with their colour and perfume.[25] The trees are the true glory of the park some 274 chestnuts, flanked on either side by a double file of limes which perfume the air in summer.[26] It's a dance of passion, the water and fire each shaping first a separate, then a common impression in the air. [17.1] In the accumulation of little temples, pavilions and grottoes, which seem to summon together the most disparate testimonies of human history, it was really an escape into a fairy tale world that was sought. [29]
Here the gods of mythology and the {animals} [children] of fairy tales converge In [30] each other. The subject of xenofeminism, then, is neither woman nor human [31] N°5 is strolling around in the garden. She embodies the essence of everything that one has to imagine under a classic, floral powdery aldehyde. N°5 is the epitome of [feminine] beauty and fearlessness. [12.1] This dream a fantasy of sensory gratification, confused identities, and commingled pleasures is […] a celebration of the self and its grandiose desires [32]
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[16] Rousseau, Collected Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
[17.1] https://www.parfumo.net/Perfumes/Chanel/No_5 Blog from Stinkypenny
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[26] Saunders_The Art and Architecture of London
[29] Hays_Architecture Theory since 1968
[30] Zajko_Laughing with Medusa
[31] Braidotti Hlavajova_Posthuman Glossar
[32] Butler_Synaesthesia and the Ancient Senses
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I Love it when things come together for me! I had picked my bike up on Tuesday night after it being in the shop getting some long overdue maintenance done on her. They had rebuilt the front forks, replaced the seals, filled her with 15W fork oil, replaced the steering head bearings with All Balls tapered bearings, replaced the front and rear wheel bearings, flushed and filled the brakes and put on new tires. On my short 50 mile ride home I knew she was riding better than ever, but really wanted a chance to shake her down before heading out on my Arizona ride. Late Thursday night we got the word - Friday was a new federal holiday - I didn't have to work! Happy Emancipation Day!
I headed out first thing Friday morning and made a quick stop at the shed to put my Garmin Zumo on the bike. But she wasn't there . . . hmmmm . . . not wanting to waste time looking for it, I headed out - west . . . that's all I knew about my destination, I was heading west . . .
I first took a mix of roads, divided highways, back roads, and even a quick hop up on the interstate because I wanted to see how the bike felt and performed over all these. As I found myself on 55 heading towards the West Virginia border, I decided to head on down to Seneca Rocks. Yeah I had the time, might as well make it a real nice ride. The weather was beautiful, 67 when I left the house and it got up to 91 along the way.
The bike . . .man she was performing flawlessly. She was smooth . . . I mean Smoooooooth! I found that I could take both hands off the bars and not get the death wobble . .. she hasn't been this way way for a long time. I am sorry I have neglected some of the maintenance on you baby, you are like a whole new machine now.
My fuel light was on as I pulled into the little plaza across from Seneca Rocks. Looking at the Front Porch, the restaurant I usually eat at there, I saw it was closed, as were the gas pumps next to it. Another victim of Covid . . . Even with the fuel light on, I knew I could make the 10 miles or so down the road to where there was a station open. I fueled up and continued east on 33 for a few miles before pulling into the Gateway Restaurant. Once inside, I hydrated myself and enjoyed a simple tuna salad sandwich followed by an amazing slice of cherry pie with ice cream. Man that was good!
After lunch, I headed east on 33 to head home. Traffic was light, but I did manage to get stuck behind a slow rolling truck along the way. And somewhere, while stuck behind him, I missed a turn. By the time he waved me past, and I noticed that the road no longer had any stripes, I was having too much fun cutting the curves and marveling at the scenery to worry about where I was. I realized that I had no idea where I was, but I wasn't lost. I knew I was heading east. I knew this road had to come out somewhere, I had 3/4 of a tank of gas, so I just enjoyed the ride.
Eventually I noticed that the plates on the cars in the driveways I was passing were Virginia tags, so I surmised that I was back in Virginia. Eventually I entered the unincorporated village of Doe Hill. At this point, with the mountains to my left, I figured that I was heading south. Interesting . . . the next major route south of 33 would be 250. Have I gone that far?
After about an hour of not being lost, but having no clue where I was, I popped out on US 250. I hadn't ridden this road since Dave and I had that adventure back when we road from racing cars at Richmond up to Elkins, WV. Man this is such a great road to ride. Passing through Stanton and then Waynesboro, I continued on into more familiar roads outside of Charlottesville and Crozet. Finally I hit US 29 and headed north towards home.
My wife had asked me to stop at Messicks Farm to pick up one of her favorite treats from there. Of course I obliged, because i want her to be happy and because I knew they had great ice cream there. After enjoying my dinner of a blueberry cobbler sundae, I headed home. When I parked outside the house, I had completed my shakedown. 450 miles - the longest ride yet this year. But I knew that soon that ride would be eclipsed by others as my Arizona run was rapidly approaching!
Ride On!
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Passing By
Exile
Lenny stands in the garden, once again, facing towards the city. The large shadow cast by the neighboring building covers the entire House and its surroundings. He would like to sit, but the sunless afternoon makes it too cold for him. He thinks about his first time there, on a similar day, how he had been underwhelmed by the banal garden when passing the walls, and how unwelcome he had felt by the cold pure white house upon reaching the front door. He cannot remember how long ago; was it weeks? Months already? Could it be years?
-How much time gone to waste! [1]
He misses his long contemplative walks in the lush, warm and calm gardens of Rome. In Vienna the garden does not allow him to walk long enough to finish half a thought. There is no docile ear to listen when he wishes to speak, to be heard. The city seems to be pushing against the walls, shrinking the garden bit by bit, applying pressure, ready to crush him.
- How does death feel?… How does death feel?... [2]
Lenny suddenly turns on his feet and heads towards the house. He does not fear death; he fears the thought of death. [3]
The most whimsical idea was, that not believing in hell, he was firmly persuaded of the reality of purgatory. [4] Was this it? But how did he get here? He should listen only to his own zeal and should bear his exile without a murmur; that exile is one of his duties. [5] But what homeland do those seek to whom this entire world is a place of exile? [6] An exile, of which every one is more ashamed than the sufferer, is not exile at all. [7]
He reaches the door, pushes the handle and steps inside.
Memory
Lenny stands still and looks around him. He suddenly feels very light. The room is bathed in warm sunshine and he can see dust floating in the air. The walls are covered with shelves that contain books and picture frames. The entire surface of the room is occupied by small tables and pedestals, presenting countless other objects. Lenny picks up a book, but doesn’t recognize the language in which it is written. He looks at the frames, but they are all empty. None of the objects seem to be of use for anything to him. He walks around, trying to find something that he recognizes. Nothing. He thinks to himself:
- You’re too tied to the past. [8] None of this matters. The past is an enormous place, with all sorts of things inside. Not so with the present. The present is merely a narrow opening with room for only one pair of eyes. Mine.[9]
Lenny’s thoughts are interrupted by a distant sound. He can make out a quiet, rhythmic thump, emanating from the big empty white wall at the very end of the room. It is free of objects and coverings. [10] Is there someone else in the house? He exits the room to try and get to the other side of the wall. He guides himself by sound. [11] He searches and searches, but there doesn’t seem to be any way of getting there. He returns to the bright room and looks at the empty wall. The quiet thump continues.
- The future is hidden from me. [12] Is eternal life not as enigmatic as the present one? [13]
Lenny’s frustration grows with every thump. He starts kicking the wall, hitting it with various objects. Noise against noise. [14] White flakes of plaster and wood fly into the air, joining the dust before hitting the ground as he gradually destroys the wall, creating an opening just big enough for him to see through. Lenny looks inside but cannot make anything out in the dark space. He can hear the sound more clearly now, resonating. Lenny keeps going. Hitting, thrashing. The hole is now large enough, letting some light in and allowing him to crawl inside. The darkness embraces him lovingly. [15]
Malaise
As the dust settles, Lenny finds himself in a dimly lit space of strange proportions, much higher than it is wide. Vast. And silent. There is no more thumping. Here nothing but darkness and chilling moisture. [16]
There is however another monument of this dynasty. The celebrated Labyrinth, which must now be passed over entirely in silence. [17] Lenny advances in the only possible direction. The seemingly random movement of the endless walls forces him forward. He loses sense of time, and space seems to curve. He wonders if he really has a choice in navigating this artificial infinity. [18] He knows that his freedom of will consists in the fact that his future actions cannot be known now. [19]
He advances further. Gradually the ceiling becomes visible as it lowers above his head and the space straightens in front of him. For the first time since entering, he sees behind the vertical horizon of the walls. Clarity instead of vagueness. [20] At the end, a heavy door, filling the entire space between ground, walls and ceiling.
Lenny thinks about going back, but the eternal silence of these infinite spaces fills him with dread. [21] He takes a few more steps until he notices on the door, written with golden letters: « The Abode of Beauty ». [22] Lenny erupts.
- Open the door! Open the door, I said! [23]
The door bursts open. [24] He thinks to himself.
- A door opening to the unknown, discoverer of the new, maker of the new, maker of life. [25]
Lenny stands in the threshold. A door between two rooms is in both of them. [26] He steps forward and closes it behind him. His eyes slowly adapt to the bright warm light.
Sisyphus
Lenny stares in disbelief. In front of him he recognizes the unknown objects, strange books, empty pictures. And in the back, a cold, empty white wall.
He falls to his knees.
- My God, my god why have you forsaken me, I say to you now. [27] I came because I’ve never felt so alone and in despair in all my life. [28]
God’s infinite silence… God’s infinite silence… God’s infinite silence. [29] More cruel than the silence of prisons, that kind of silence is in itself a prison. [30]
Lenny screams and runs to the main entrance of the House.
He skids out, slamming the door. [31]
Other forces would have had to intervene […] to allow architecture to come in for a modest share in the great human revolt. [32] The House is capricious. One can struggle against it and hold back what has to be; then one becomes the person in revolt. [33]
Lenny steps into the cold afternoon light. He walks into the garden. The air was calm, and the sky unclouded, [34] but the Sun is hidden behind a skyscraper.
[1] Harrison Wood Gaiger, Art in Theory 1648 1815
[2] Asimov, Complete Robot Anthology
[3] Seneca, Complete Works
[4] Rousseau, Collected Works
[5] Rousseau, Collected Works
[6] Erasmus, Paraphrases
[7] Seneca, Complete Works
[8] Sorentino, The Young Pope
[9] Sorentino, The Young Pope
[10] Koolhaas, Elements of Architecture
[11] Serres, The Parasite
[12] Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations
[13] Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico Philosophicus
[14] Serres, Genesis
[15] Asimov, Complete Robot Anthology
[16] Jung, Memories Dreams Reflections
[17] Fergusson, An Historical Inquiry into the True Principles of Beauty in Art
[18] Frankl, The Gothic
[19] Wittgenstein, Tractatus
[20] Benton Sharp, Form and Function
[21] Harrison Wood Gaiger, Art in Theory 1648 1815
[22] Harrison Wood Gaiger, Art in Theory 1648 1815
[23] Borges, Collected Fictions
[24] Hovestadt Buehlmann, Quantum City
[25] Bergdoll Oechslin, Fragments Architecture and the Unfinished
[26] Russell Norvig, Artificial Intelligence
[27] Sorentino, The Young Pope
[28] Sorentino, The Young Pope
[29] Sorentino, The Young Pope
[30] Proust, In Search of Lost Time
[31] Rand, The Fountainhead
[32] Ockmann, Architecture Culture 1943 1968
[33] Sloterdijk, Critique of Cynical Reason
[34] Humboldt, Equinoctial Regions of America
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III – Flaunt (on the site)
House: What I am now going to show you is more than a stroll, an excursus, a wander.[33]
City: I see you daily, while you take your route around. At first you were a unique figure, but that faded gradually. You became a shadow of yourself. But lately something changed. Your old grandeur came back. You are quite different today; different in every respect.[2] What is going on with you?
H: Today is, a challenging time, as most times have been, and perhaps more so now because of the lightning speed at which global events that affect all of us unfold.[35] If one wants to stand out, wants to profile himself, he has to be agile. I adapted my form to the time and will so constantly. You should also adapt.
C: The change is inevitable, also for me, constant, balanced reality of the things themselves.[38] When you change, then I also will. It’s the same process, but with different results.[37]
H: That’s also what I experience. Since both the figure and the ground are in movement in space [36] change has become a matter of perspective. I love to be the center of attention, and I will always be. My red shoes gave me the confidence to express myself and pursue desire.It’s a symbol of power. My power.
[1] Wollstonecraft, Complete Works. .
[2] Asimov, Complete Robot Anthology. .
[3] Michelet, Priests Women and Families. .
[4] Marx, Collected Works. .
[5] Serres, Hominescence. .
[6] Hovestadt Buehlmann, Quantum City. .
[7] Butler, Bodies That Matter. .
[8] Duncan, The James Bod Archives. .
[9] Marion, On Descartes Passive Thought The Myth of Cartesian Dualism. .
[10] _, The Book of the Thousand and One Nights Supplementary Nights. .
[11] Le Roy, The Ruins of the Most Beautiful Monuments of Greece. .
[12] Deleuze, Dialogues. .
[13] Jefferson, Political Writings. .
[14] Klein, The Psychoanalysis of Children. .
[15] Bunz, Symptoms of the Planetary Condition. .
[16] Aquinas, Summa Theologica. .
[17] Michelet, The History of France Vol 2. .
[18] Seneca, Complete Works. .
[19] Murphy, Sick Building Syndrome and the Problem of Uncertai. .
[20] Ruskin, Poetry of Architecture. .
[21] Gartman, From Autos to Architecture Fordism and Architectu. .
[22] de Montaigne, The complete essays. .
[23] Burrows, Fictioning. .
[24] Kerr, The Gentlemans House. .
[25] Ackroyd, London A Biography. .
[26] Del Toro, Cabinet of Curiosities. .
[27] Zizek, Less Than Nothing. .
[28] Alexander, A Pattern Language. .
[29] Koolhaas, Elements of Architecture. .
[30] Saunders, The Art and Architecture of London. .
[31] Stickley, Gustav Stickley s Craftsman Homes and Bungalows. .
[32] Louboutin, .
[33] Foucault, The Courage of the Truth. .
[34] Deleuze Guattari, A thousand plateaus. .
[35] Jacobson, Slow Manifesto. .
[36] Deleuze, The Fold. .
[37] Serres, History of Scientific Thought. .
[38] Serres, Statues. .
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Part I Adoration of the house
For Ludwig
Even though we never touch, I love to walk, in silence, in the aura of your scent; I bathe with delight, to the point of drowning, in your eyes; I quiver, beneath the meaning, from the musicality of your voice; my bones crack from feeling your long limbed and slender body, [...] what joy to pace along, as though in a pas de deux, [...], with the same bendings and in rhythmic breaths. [1]
The heavy, marble metal doors rolled apart smoothly, silently, revealing satiny walls, a red plastic carpeting, and [three] more marble metal doors, some with glass inlaid, within. [2]
Around me spinning was the carefully ordered rhythm of [3] shapes
where to the left, [...] the figures rise,
and to the right they fall. [4]
I follow you around, fixated on your all.
By avoidence of alignment walls reach out,
lean forward,
or retreat;
grasp an object, [5]
or a hand.
I feel you in my open arms.
The shifting bounderies of our bodies somehow synchronise. [6]
At other times departing from the path our bodies meet in perfectly contrasting motion
The dance extend beyond itself […], creating conversations.[7]
More distant parts [...] do not keep their true proportion, but seem to approach one another until at last the spaces between [them] disappear, [...] [8] To finally touch one another.
Both result from one, or each from a separate act, why those whose birth was the same should have such different fates in life, and dwell at the greatest possible distance from one another, although they were born touching one another. [9]
Dirven by the passion of the body
the transfer of heat from one to other, [10]
The beauty of [the rawness],[11]
[...] and the almost perfect state in which [you] exist,
work [...] towards certain lightness and elegance in disposition. [12]
I do not know what [all] this is for, [...], but I see that each part of it is fitted to the rest […] [13]
Mislead by a different light, I tourn around
It was extremely clear, immensely thick, and precisely curved; not so much a window as a lens, funneling the light inward from all directions, so that, looking outward, one eyed a miniature panorama [14] of a garden.
the river, with it’s jagged coastline,
the plateau, the wall, [15]
the phasing, gorgeous, liquid, solid, [...] clouds, [16]
My world submited to [a total] change. [17]
I enjoyed listening [...] the keening of the wind in the [...] foliage of the tree, and the sound of scattered drops [...] falling on its lowest leaves. [18]
I’m searchin for inclusion, try to feel and fly with it.
Yet the view [...], remains the same, [while my reflection] on the window [...] varies:
shrinking,
shaking,
bending,
turning,
growing... [11] like a dog that chases along the ground the dancing shadow of an insect in the air—misled by her appearance in the body [19]
A violent slam [20]
I covered my mouth with shaking hands to stiffle the scream [21].
Everything [...] closed [...] and enclosed, unified in dim light. [22]
My eyes painfully adjusted to the candle light [23]
The reflection is a rather different one. [24]
In the lonely, empty place [lost] nomadic [bodies], [25] separated and distorted in the splintered glass.,
staring at eachother [...]; motionless; then perhaps move on a few yards, turn round, and look again. [26]
I ask myself, were you jealous of the garden?
The window continued to crack [...] repeatedly shattering its glass. [27]
I followed the fissured glass with my finger.
A little drop of blood [28] rolled down the crack.
I lose and seem at once to regain consciousness. [29]
I approach each door, testing it, swinging it, imploring it. [30] Three times I rushed toward you, desperate to hold you, three timesyou fluttered through my fingers, sifting away like a shadow, dissolving like a dream, and each time the grief cut to [my] heart, sharper, yes, and I, I cried out to you, words winging into the darkness [31]
leaving only very faint reverberation bouncing back from the far walls. [32]
You, hearing this, [...] in the dark stretched out toward my hand. [33]
The two of them pressing gently down, one palm on the back of other. [34]
I knew only that your body was in mine [35] and my in yours.
Once again you become I. [36]
[1] Serres, Hominescence
[2] Asimov, Complete Robot Anthology
[3] Koolhaas, Elements of Architecture
[4] Hiscock, The Symbol at Your Door
[5] Hartwig, A Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art
[6] Watson, Heaven s Breath
[7] Bussey Chamberlain, Queer Troublemakers
[8] Seneca, Complete Works
[9] Seneca, Complete Works
[10] Serres, The Five Senses
[11] Woods, Letters of an Architect from France Italy and Greece 2
[12] Woods, Letters of an Architect from France Italy and Greece 2
[13] Rousseau, Collected Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
[14] Asimov, Complete Robot Anthology
[15] Serres, Genesis
[16] Serres, Genesis
[17] Zimring, Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste
[18] Serres, The Five Senses
[19] Proust, In Search of Lost Time Vol II Within a Budding Grove
[20] Hugo, Notre Dame de Paris
[21] Asimov, Complete Robot Anthology
[22] Semper, Style in the Technical and Tectonic Arts or Practical Aesthetics
[23] Greenspan, Shanghai Future Modernity Remade
[24] Rendell Penner Borden, Gender Space Architecture
[25] Ovid, The Art of Love
[26] Darwin, Voyage of the Beagle Round the World
[27] McPhee, Bernini and the Bell Towers
[28] Asimov, Complete Robot Anthology
[29] Hopfstadter, I Am a Strange Loop
[30] Asimov, Complete Robot Anthology
[31] Homer, The Odyssey
[32] Asimov, Complete Robot Anthology
[33] Butler, Synaesthesia and the Ancient Senses
[34] Rand, The Fountainhead
[35] Asimov, Complete Robot Anthology
[36] Gaudreault, A Compagnion to Early Cyinema
[37] Koolhaas, Elements of Architecture
[38] Ranciere, Aisthesis
[39] Harrison Wood Gaiger, Art in Theory 1648 1815
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III. a performance
Midway in the night,
strange noises of sawing and cutting could be heard.
Ludwig was noisily revealing, unraveling his hidden heart.
He created circular vacuum as if the facade was shot by a canon balls,
lines through the ceilings and external walls as if the house was split by thunder, a godly light shining into empty space
Long trenches zigzagging through the once lonely garden
seemed now to talk to the neighborhood.
Actions of subtraction. A gesture, an empty code uncovering the covered.
Keyholes for Vienna and Lanny to look into Ludwig’s world.
This holes were not emptiness but illumated scars
healed wounds which can speak to everyone and anyone.
Day was arriving,
A knock on the door and the pope crossed into the bedroom.
As mediator when tempers rise, who reconciles
Whatever you do, you cannot torment men for ever without experiencing some amount of discomfort [44]
Lanny, realizing his unjust torture atoned for his sin
Soon illegible coded ink drawing and painting appeared on the walls
Like calligraphies in which a person’s lived history and true character can be expressed
a writing, a imagery who does not dwell only on proportions and purity of line,
but on life forces, on the storage of energy
walls and ceiling ornated like books scribbled again and again in the margins. [27]
colossal paintings warm, white, cream with variety of pinks oranges and reds mixed with pencils of black and grey
a colorful code portraying emotions, inner thoughts and feelings
An illegible code of swirls, loops which simultaneously signify nothing and everything.
Inside and outside, spiraling, flowing sculptures and structures were seen.
They did not resemble an animal or a person, but still seemed lifelike as a statue that would wake up and speak.
Scultptures that could dialogue using a three dimensional code with Ludwig and Vienna.
At my final day, I walked out the entrance door and stopped at the first stair.Lanny and the house were sitting side by side on the grass of the garden.
It seemed a common understatnding established between the 2.
And I left.
[1] Hovestadt Buehlmann, Quantum City
[2] Eco, The Name of the Rose
[3] The Book of the Thousand and One Nights
[4] Connerton, How Modernity Forgets
[5] , The Stones of Venice
[6] Callan, Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers
[7]Rosemont, Black Brown Beige Surrealist Writings from Africa and the Diaspora
[8] Serres, Biogea
[9] Sullivan, The Autobiography of an Idea
[10] Rousseau, Collected Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
[11] Sullivan, The Autobiography of an Idea
[12] Asimov, Complete Robot Anthology
[13] Zizek, Less Than Nothing
[13] Serres, Hermes Literature Science Philosophy
[14] Cervantes, Don Quixote
[15] Asimov, Complete Robot Anthology
[16] Ovid, The Erotic Poems
[17] Lewis, Witchcraft Today
[18] Erasmus, Exposition of the Psalms
[19] Zimring, Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste
[20] Steiner, After Babel Aspects of Language and Translation
[21] Zimring, Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste
[22] Wollstonecraft, Complete Works
[23] Foucault, Discipline and Punish
[24] Foucault, History of Madness
[25] Justinian, The Codex
[26] Wollstonecraft, Complete Works
[27] Carter, Anthony Blunt His Lives
[28] Seneca, Complete Works
[29] Acocella, Stone Architecture Ancient and Modern Construction Skills
[30] Koolhaas, Elements of Architecture
[31] Horowitz, Consuming Pleasures Intellectuals and Popular Cult
[32] Kaup, Neobaroque in the Americas Alternative Modernitie
[33] Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier
[34] Proust, In Search of Lost Time Vol V The Captive The Fugitive
[36] Mallgrave, Modern Architectural Theory
[37] Le Roy, The Ruins of the Most Beautiful Monuments of Greece
[38] Barber, A Companion To World Mythology
[39] Bussels, Spectacle Rhetoric and Power
[40] Rousseau, Collected Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
[41] Hugo, Les Miserables
[42] Harrison Wood Gaiger, Art in Theory 1648 1815
[43] Divine Comedy, Dante
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