Alternative Reality

I believed at nineteen that self expression was above art. Age has changed this belief along with many others. So... here is another look at the same question.

Pythagoras

"There is geometry in the humming of the strings
... there is music in the spacing of the spheres."

Great Lakes

It appears that some new governors are looking for a quick reset of financial burdens for the Great Lakes States, i.e. in Michigan, the plan is to begin taxing pensions, and give business a break for an equal amount. Wisconsin's governor wishes to disable the public service unions. Ohio's governor has a similar plan.
I don't mind paying more taxes to fix a problem, but businessmen don't wake in the morning with the thought of creating more jobs, but rather how can I make more money. Less taxes are more money.
Herber Hoover was a great human being, and a President. After 1929, he would call national business leaders together to the White House and have "Non-business meetings" weekly. Nobody knew what to do with the world wide depression, but our country naturally looked to the capitalist.
Hoover was a self made man, high achiever, limited by his own success. In this situation, it reminds me of what Steven Jobs said, " In most cases, strengths and weaknesses are both sides of the same coin. A strength in one situation is a weakness in another, yet often the person can't switch gears. It is a very subtle thing to talk to strengths and weaknesses because almost always they're the same thing."
Businessmen cannot solve problems they themselves create. Instead of dealing with the source of the difficulty, some new Republican governors are turning from red to gray.

Immortalitas

Aftermath Bat Cave '65. MP, Wm T., and I discussed songs that will last forever. Wm T. hazards not a guess, but in fact, could be egging Mike and I on as he always said, "Just looking for a little information."
Est autem fides credere quod nondum vides: cuius fedei merces est videre quod credis ("Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe." ) St. Augustine

May you always have walls for the winds,
a roof for the rain, tea beside the fire,
laughter to cheer you, those you love near you,
and all your heart might desire.

May the raindrops fall lightly on your brow.
May the soft winds freshen your spirit.
May the sunshine brighten your heart
May the burdens of the day rest lightly upon you.
And may God enfold you in the mantle of His love.

Borrowed from Fr. Brennan

Nature Study

A couple of days ago, as we neared the seventh phase of Winter, I noticed something pretty neat. It has been obvious for so many years that man learns from nature, but I saw an instance in which the reverse is true. Reciprocity is good for the soul. Working into the woodpile, ice, and snow, I notice, whatever little animals are living there now, have imported some insulation to make themselves warmer. I'm stunned, how did they know to do this?

Possible

In my mind, there has always been a certain kind of music especially right for Sunday morning i.e. Desolation Row by Bob Dylan.
I ran across the following song on a British blog terming it the best Sunday song ever. It has grown on me over the last couple of weekdays. See what you think.

Fog & Mist

A day like any other, only warmer. A bit hard to see clearly with the smoke over the fog and the mist, but the spring is now a word that can be recognized. Every good day breeds the notion that the rest of them will remain the same. Hope is eternal.

Expansion

The cadence of mantra is picking up.

chop wood
carry water
cook food