Words to Live by: Virgil

Fortune sides with him who dares.Virgil, The Aeneid Book X Line 113 Often translated as "Fortune favors the bold."

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Creepy House

Spotted in the South Park Neighborhood. I wonder what sorts of urban legends have sprung up about this house. I looks creepy and haunted, though I do love the nice teal paint job. So, stylish ghosts I suppose.

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Heisenberg Motivations

Now that my kids have gotten much older, I have finally had the chance to get into shows that I missed when we were going though our kids younger days and we were more into rewatching Pixar films (which...

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We go to the moon…

July 20, 1969.... 53 years ago this day, humans stepped on the moon. It reminds me of this little video I found on YouTube: JFK's Moon Speech, as presented by the Festival of Curiosity (festivalofcuriosity.ie) during Rick O'Shea's panel...

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Cool hand painted mural

Spotted this great hand painted mural in my neighborhood and loved how these folks decorated their fence. What a lovely way to share joy with the world. The patterns, stars/suns, and and lush colors brightened my day. Beauty is everywhere.

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Words to live by – John Steinbeck

A guy’ll believe good stuff about himself.- John Steinbeck (from Cannery Row)

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Nice signage at Seoul Zip

While walking through Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood other day, I was struck by the great hand painted signage at a local Korean Restaurant and coffee shop Seoul Zip. love how it used the full façade of the space to brand...

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Frogs are awesome

That’s it, that’s the post. I think frogs are pretty awesome.

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Words to live by – Friedrich Schiller

Against stupidity, even the gods struggle in vain.- Friedrich Schiller

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Shadows on the Ceiling

Upon getting home late one night, I realized I’d never noticed the cool shadows that our Sputnik light cast on the ceiling in the white austere harsh LED street lights. It was a brief moment of beauty...

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