Neil deGrasse Tyson's favorite quote

Ptolemy, in the margins of his greatest work AD 150, "Almagest" (which literately translates from the Arabic to "The Greatest"): In this book he lays out the mathematical foundations for the geocentric universe. Reflecting on the motions of the planets, not fully understanding what's going on, he penned:

"When I trace at my pleasure the windings to and fro of the heavenly bodies, I no longer touch earth with my feet. I stand in the presence of Zeus himself, and take my fill of ambrosia."

It's been a long time.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

American Buddhist...

American Buddhist monk Ajahn Sumedho taught: "We suffer a lot in our society from loneliness. So much of our life is an attempt to not be lonely: 'Let's talk to each other; let's do things together so we won't be lonely.' And yet inevitably, we are really alone in these human forms. We can pretend; we can entertain each other; but that's about the best we can do. When it comes to the actual experience of life, we're very much alone; and to expect anyone else to take away our loneliness is asking too much."

Humanity's Greatest Achievement

Anite******: yeah well humanity's greatest achievement is we haven't destroyed our selves yet.

He was drunk, but he made sense.

Dogen

A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.

Artsy Quiz

You Are Impressionism

You think the world is quite beautiful, especially if you look at it in new and interesting ways. You tend to focus on color and movement in art. For you, seeing the big picture is much more important than recording every little detail. You can find inspiration anywhere... especially from nature.

What Art Movement Are You?

Sleep

"Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed."

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Summer's leaving us

The weather here, despite the timing, makes me feel like summer is on her way out. A cool breeze from the bay chills at night, the insects are less loud, not to mention the few days rain keeping the temperature down. Even the scent of evening is morphing. I can feel Autumn, as a whiff of her perfume of rotting leaves, harvest, and cardigan sweaters in earthy tones remind me of what's to come. I'm sad summer is leaving, but though it is the end of my vacation, it is the beginning of school, of gettting things accomplished. (and of more mischief!!) Here's a Mucha for you, on Summer: