Camonica Club of North America: humor

1979's 'Breaking Away' was a very memorable film. It's one of those movies with a lot of depth and background, despite it's relatively simple message. There's a lot about a young person trying to find themselves and their place, which is very relatable. The film is based on an actual race held annually at the University of Indiana, and the film was filmed in Bloomington, Indiana, and the cinematography was excellent, and really captured various moods.

The filming of the film's fictional 'Little 500', although again it is an actual race attended by 25,000 spectators annually, was excellent. It might have been filmed on the same day as the actual race. If you haven't seen this movie, then you probably should read no further! I love the metaphor of the final stage of the race, where "the Cutters" are well behind, and the protagonist David is exhausted from carrying the team on his back. Two of the Cutters are ordinary at best, then Mike was strong and athletic but is not a trained cyclist, and David is their superstar.

As the spent and banged up David comes in for his final stop, Mike jumps on the bike and through sheer determination and vitality, gets the team back within striking distance. Then comes one of the great underrated metaphors of film history! Going up against these well-trained collegiate teams, they're incredibly still in it. The other two teammates tape David's shoes to the pedals for the final stage, which powerfully symbolizes "there's NO going back now." No more substitutions, no more breaks, no more water. I don't really know if that would ever happen, as what if the cyclist had to stop for whatever reason? Then through guts and talent, David wins the race. In life, we all have a few ace cards that we can play decoy with, but eventually we have to just put our best out there; win, lose, or draw.

Looking back at the film "BREAKING AWAY" from 1979

Louis Rondoni

I'm related to Louie Rondoni as he was known, who was a very good competitive cyclist from San Mateo County back in the '50s, and maybe before that. His family, related on my paternal side, had come to the county earlier in the last century from the Ironwood-Hurley area.

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Nature is BARBARIC

Some time ago, I was looking out our front window back home. There were no houses across the street on the hillside, and there are a lot of trees, mostly pines, and a good number of birds. However, during the last couple of decades, ravens have moved into the area, and they don't like other birds around, so we saw less of them than what was usual before that. So on this day I spotted one of those pretty little white butterflies. I call them angels of the day due to their bright appearance in the sun, and their angelic motion. As I watched this white butterfly move along, and pondered my last days living in the home that we had for so many years, out springs a small black or dark grayish bird from the trees! To my surprise, it made a beeline towards the butterfly! It knew what it wanted, and the butterfly did also, and a chase ensued! The butterfly went into a surprisingly high rate of speed, then I lost track of them for a moment due to all of the background colors of the environment. In another moment, I spotted the bird on a branch, and I could see by it's beak and motions that it was clearly eating. It ate the butterfly.

After the ravens moved in, things would change in the local food chain. The ravens didn't tolerate anything except humans. They would stoop low and lunge at small dogs or cats. They particularly went after other birds, even going so far as to try to intimidate an occasional hawk when they entered the area. They kept a safe distance, but they at least tried to intimidate them, usually two-on-one. I think the animal they despised the most were sea gulls, who occasionally crossed over the mountain from back and forth between the bay and the ocean. One day I was in the kitchen, and I noticed a large amount of white feathers in the air, which really got my attention. When the feathers cleared, I could see ravens killing a sea gull on top of the house next to ours. They then fed on it. Although we commonly think of nature as being serene, which it is, we always seem to forget it's brutal side. When our pets enter it, they become part of the food chain, and we do as well!

There are videos of rabbits eating their young. or puppies eating one of their siblings alive. Very graphic videos! If we shrunk down to eight inches tall, and walked in a nearby park or hillside, dogs and cats would suddenly become defacto grizzly bears and Bengal tigers! How do we know that our own pets wouldn't do us in? Of course, there are dogs which can kill adult humans, without us having to shrink down in size. Our cats while we lived there over the many years, were able to live very full lives. They were free to roam, and they did, sometimes far distances, hunting. One of them was injured once, and we never did know what happened. Today, our cats would never survive there. Coyotes have moved in during the last fifteen years, and there is a lot of room for them. They're also active during the day. They will go after small dogs and cats. The first thing they did was eliminate all of the foxes and wild cats. One of our cats narrowly escaped being killed by a chasing pitbull, right in front of us, but he managed to make it to our six-foot fence and leap out of danger just in time.

Another time a couple of years ago, a neighbor's wandering cat narrowly escaped walking through the neighbors yard, being chased by an aggressive border collie. Hawks can sometimes go after a cat, although it never occurred up there. I think that would tend to be a larger species of hawk, and a smaller cat. Wild areas are much like urban areas, where everything can seem fine, then predators strike. I remember long ago when I spent a week at Jones-Gulch camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains one late spring when I was about eleven I think, and right after we had arrived and got off the school bus, one of my classmates was attacked by bees. She must have walked too close to a hive. It was only a few bees, but she was stung a number of times. I remember that day, how warm it was that early afternoon, the rugged mountains and woods. It's not surprising that there are many dangers up there, including poison oak! On a side note, I had mentioned earlier, paternal relatives who has migrated to San Mateo County long ago. At least a couple of them had attended Jones-Gulch as children, in the '40s!

My first experience with the brutality of nature was when I was a small child in our backyard. I would pick up grasshoppers by their legs gently, and look at them. Also, moths by their wings lightly. I remember turning them around and looking at their alien-like appearance. One day, I had two grasshoppers, one in each hand, and for whatever reason I put them together to see their reaction. They immediately clutched each other and started biting and drawing blood! I recall just throwing them in the soil. They didn't hesitate for a second, before tearing into each other. I'm 100% certain that if any human being shrunk down to two inches tall, and ran into one of those large preying mantises, they would clutch the person, and just start feeding on their heads! There are strange aspects of nature, such as we think of wolves as being very violent, and doves as being very gentle. Actually, wolves never kill other wolves, and they mate for life. Humans can't even say that! However, doves are particularly brutal, and kill each other all the time, or peck each others eyes out! So, shouldn't the old metaphor be changed from "the dove of peace," to...... "the wolf of peace?"

The following articles today, got me thinking about this issue:

'Mountain lion tears dog on leash away from its owner in California neighborhood'

'Great White Shark Bites the Head Off of a Diver in Extremely Rare Type of Fatal Shark Attack'

'Bird Rips Snake’s Eyes Out as it Tries to Escape' (video included)

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Yvonne Elliman If I can't have you 1977 16:9

RETROVISOR

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"It’s hard to listen to this song, it brings tears to my eyes every time. How I long for those days in the 1970s, when I was a little girl! My dad passed away in 2016, and I remember he had this album and he played it all the time, when I was young. My dad was a lover of music, all genres. I miss him so much! I miss my childhood! I wish I could go back, things were so peaceful, and so much simpler back then."

-- Dee Lo

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“When a person places the proper value on freedom, there is nothing under the sun that he will not do to acquire that freedom. Whenever you hear a man saying he wants freedom, but in the next breath he is going to tell you what he won’t do to get it, or what he doesn’t believe in doing in order to get it, he doesn’t believe in freedom. A man who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire . . . or preserve his freedom.”
— Malcolm X

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These concepts are almost never spoken of in the mainstream. They present something of a perception, rather than anything really thought provoking. Two Stateist idealogies; a clear violation of the written social contract.

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“The best argument against Democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”
-- Winston Churchill

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'There’s New Footage of a “Giant Wolf” Roaming Montana'

Cassandra Yorgey - Exemplore - February 14, 2023

What do we want? Dire wolves! When do we want them? Now, and also slightly fictional please. Giant wolf sightings have increased significantly since the rise of Twilight and Game of Thrones which both feature giant wolves, and now a new video has surfaced out of Montana claiming to show a dire wolf frolicking about in a field of wintery grass.

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Hey Jude (Remastered 2015)

The Beatles

7.19M subscribers

57,241,300 views - June 17, 2018

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Ships sailing by moonlight

James Gale Tyler

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Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus)

Carl Brenders

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Angel of Grief

Angel of Grief or the Weeping Angel is an 1894 sculpture by William Wetmore Story for the grave of his wife Emelyn Story at the Protestant Cemetery in Rome. Its full title bestowed by the creator was The Angel of Grief Weeping Over the Dismantled Altar of Life.

Angels Are Always With You

This image reminds me of my mother. To me there are three angels: My mother (Janet), my sister (Catheine), and my ex-fiance (Rachel). Also, I'm sure there are angelic spirit guides and elemental spirits that know me.

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Rita Hayworth

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5,574 views - December 31, 2022

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Jacqueline Rondoni

I have something like a second cousin once removed on my paternal side who came out to Hollywood to try to get into maybe films, in the '30's I think! She was striking looking, if not beautiful. One of those smiles and eyes that just lite up. She may have had a bit part in something, but ended up being a waitress for some years. We had some photographs of her, as she had stayed with our earlier relatives who had lived in Brisbane. It's drives me crazy because a lot of these photos somehow got lost. I think I have one of her left, so I'll put that up sometime. She went from the Northwoods to Hollywood! Her photos remind me of Rita Hayworth. It's fun to think that a relative of mine was so glam and fancy, coming from a very historically isolated, blue collar background.

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'Sunshine On My Shoulder' John Denver with lyrics

alexandre gianola

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I hadn't thought of it other times listening to this song, but I do feel a sense of my mother being gone, the memories. This song make loss easy to contemplate and yet also hard to contemplate. It kind of goes hand-in-hand with the 'Angel of Grief' above.

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"My mother passed when I was 12. When I was younger she would sing this to me. Now I’m 24 with two kids of my own. I sing this to them just to keep her alive in my mind."
-- david childress

"So emotional to hear this song..My only daughter passed away Aug 2020..so hard for me to get over.. after 8 months my son died..after a week my wife also went through.. i dont know what to think about but i had so much Faith in God Will.. 😭 "
-- Dan Deladia

"Suggestion to all my brothers and sisters viewing this. This beautiful song is here to teach us to feel this way. Find the light inside you that resonates with sunshine. It is there! Heal your body, feed it well, give love to yourself and others. Let this beauty fulfill John's wishes for all of us to live in light.💞 Let's make the world the place he wanted for us. We are lifting the energy that has dragged us down in the past. Love yourself. Let your light shine. Pass it on!"
-- Notadonna

"I just recently lost my 66 year old grandpa, he introduced me to all of my favorite things, one of those includes John Denver, we lost him to cancer and we were so close you can't imagine it, but this music will help me get through it. I miss you Papa Sam I know you are out there and you will always be in my ❤️ "
-- Kalin Watkins

"Years ago I listened to my daughters singing this song....I cried....it was a beautiful moment.... and I find myself crying again....this song is heavenly"
-- Sonia Mayrink

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For dad- Sunshine On My Shoulders by John Denver (Jamie Goodso)

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Chickens On A Village Road

Johan Krouthen

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Upper Falls, Minnesota After Dark

dark woods creek

[Apparently in Minnesota]

Photo by dovlindphoto on flickr

Rami Cohen

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Beautiful fantasy image

This was written in French, so I can't give any information, but you could translate it if you want..

Germany Pomahuacre

Article from flawless-insideout.over-blog.com

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'Scientists Discover Gigantic Sharks in Mammoth Cave... Yes, Sharks!'

Sharon Parry - AZ Animals - February 18, 2023

Not the sort of news story that you would usually associate with Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky bearing in mind that it is miles from the sea! However, as is the case with many inland areas, this area was once an ocean and in those ancient waters there lived sharks. Shark fossils have been discovered miles underground and are allowing scientists to learn more about these incredible species.

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'Prehistoric 91-million-year-old Shark Discovered in Kansas Was Size of a Great White and Had Cannibal Babies'

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Just like crocodiles, sharks go right back to the age of the dinosaurs. Obviously this implies strongly that parts of Kentucky and Kansas were a part of the ocean at one point.

The Earth 65 million years ago

The Atlantic Ocean is seen extending into the middle of North America.

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Stevie Nicks - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (Official Video) [HD]

Stevie Nicks

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31,690,592 views - March 29, 2019

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"This is one of those songs that NEVER get old… if you’re still listening to it in 2022 you’ve got GREAT taste in music 🎼😁"
-- Gypsy Soul

"When times was so much easier. Rip Tom Petty. You made a huge impact on countless lives through your music."
-- Kevin

"41 years later and it's remains a favorite in 2022."
-- Shelly Wyatt

"I feel privileged to have grown up listening to 80’s music. It will last forever!"
-- Mark

"This is one of the great ALL TIME man-woman rock duets. Perfect chemistry and vocal tradeoffs on this song!"
-- Wayne Polk

"I am 65. Still listening to this song, and all of Stevie Nicks songs. This is one of the greatest songs of all time. So glad I grew up listening to music in 60’s 70’s and 80”s. Greatest decades of music. The young ones today, DON’T KNOW WHAT REAL MUSIC IS!!"
-- Ron Williams

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Hard to believe that Tom Petty has been gone for over five years.

Friday, February 10, 2023

La Festa dell’ Inverno: Winter 2023 - Part 4

Mackay Is The Most Criminally Overlooked Town In Idaho

The other day I tried a 25.3 fl oz aluminum container of Proud Source Spring Water, bottled at the source in Mackay, Idaho in the Rocky Mountains. It doesn't have the taste of most mineral water brands/sources; just a clear taste. I remember my father used to bring home "mountain water" which he collected himself during winter from way up on the Sierra Nevada Mountains, as he was a truck driver. Proud Source has the same taste.

From the bottle....

Crafted By Nature

Our natural alkaline spring water is bottled at the source near the base of Idaho's majestic Mount McCaleb. It's naturally filtered by thousands of layers of ancient volcanic rock. Leaving minerals and electrolytes that deliver a smooth, crisp taste.

Proud Source Water

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Goat Lake in the Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho

Sarah Goeckner

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Mom's Guiding Light

"Today Will Be Great"

I can think of once when I was a teen, hiking the nearby mountain trails at twilight one June evening. I had one of those early Sony Walkmans, which played the old audio cassette tapes. The air was warm as the darkness overcame the mountain. I felt energized by the blackness, but I hadn't brought a flashlight. I remember walking a wooded trail, pondering my life, but never thinking that this evening would stay in my memory. To me, it was just another evening. I started to make my way back home, listening to the music. When I came upon the final stretch of trail, before some street light would illuminate the environment a little, I remember listening to 'Time After Time' by Cyndi Lauper. There seemed to be a great meaning to the song, but I didn't really understand what it was. The lyrics almost suit the idea of that warm night and the guiding light.

The mountain itself--along with the elevated community and our home--symbolized guardian spirits, as there were problems not far below. Now I'm far away from those old cornerstones of my life, and it's both easier and harder to be nostalgic about them. Finally I made my way to the big neighborhood water tank; that beautiful light blue tank resting along the mountain slope, some trees surrounding it, with a paved road leading to the street below. There were two other water tanks on the mountain, serving other communities up there, but this one was ours. Somebody then, or now, could walk up that paved road, place a fold up chair on the grassy area in the back, take out a beverage, and look out and see downtown San Francisco, downtown Oakand, the Marin Headlands, much of the Bay, like being in Heaven. If there were a little house on that spot, I would rather live there than the greatest mansion in the city!

I made my way down to the street, and continued to walk a few blocks, downward on those steep streets, back home. As usual, my mother had left the porch light on for me; something she did my entire life. She used to get the cats in, and flip that switch if anyone else was still out. Even just a couple of years ago, living there, when I was out after dark, she would always turn it on, even after she had gone to bed. At that point, she would also turn on the living room lamp as well. She was always my guiding light.

Two days ago, while shopping, I saw one of those little "Be Inspired" hanging canvas banners. The ones that hang on a little wooden stick, with a small rope onto which to hang it up. It was a light-beige canvas with pink flowers and brown lettering that reads "TODAY WILL BE GREAT," with a fancy pink tassel hanging from the v-shaped bottom. I have it hanging from the ceiling on an old hook in one corner. It reminds me of my mom, because every day was great when she was here. Maybe it can bring a little bit of that energy and mood back.

Flashback, warm nights
Almost left behind
Suitcase of memories
Time after time

'Porch Light'

Traditional Realism night Painting

by Paul Keysar

"Become the bright light for others, when their world becomes dark"
-- Anthony Douglas Williams; 'Inside the Divine Pattern'

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Time After Time

Cyndi Lauper

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12,402,557 views - Jan 25, 2017

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Time After Time · Cyndi Lauper
Twelve Deadly Cyns... And Then Some
℗ 1983 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1994-07-19

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"I have been hearing this song since I was a child. Thank you for giving us this beautiful song, Cyndi! ❤️"
-- Débora Almeida

"Song always holds a special place in my heart."
-- Lonezewolf Gaming

"Driving late at night and this song came on the radio feel so heavenly. I've forgot about everything for a moment and enjoy the wind and this song."
-- Gen Rex

"This song reminds me of being on a road trip with the windows down and having a good conversation. The song will always hold a special place in my heart"
-- Jade

"Weird because I'm 23 and I feel like I was alive during that song. I absolutely love it"
-- Louis Dnd

"The beat to this song timeless! Love it"
-- Ohemaa Katrine

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'Time After Time'

Song by Cyndi Lauper

Lying in my bed, I hear the clock tick and think of you
Caught up in circles
Confusion is nothing new
Flashback, warm nights
Almost left behind
Suitcase of memories
Time after

Sometimes you picture me
I'm walking too far ahead
You're calling to me, I can't hear
What you've said
Then you say, "go slow"
And I fall behind
The second hand unwinds

If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall, I will catch you, I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you're lost, you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall, I will catch you, I will be waiting
Time after time

After my picture fades and darkness has
Turned to gray
Watching through windows
You're wondering if I'm okay
Secrets stolen from deep inside (deep inside)
And the drum beats out of time

If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you, I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you're lost, you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall, I will catch you, I will be waiting
Time after time
Time after time

I've got a suitcase of memories that I almost left behind
Time after time
Time, time, time
But you say to go slow but I fall behind
Time after time after time (after time, oh)

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For those who do have a deity....

At least for the ones who do live up to this level of dedication, can we match this? With the overall decline of Christianity, I think there is also a resurgence in some circles. For most folk pagans, their gods are not cosmic dictators, but more like members of their family; their kindred. I don't think the gods would want us to think about them every moment of every day! I think they want us to be near, and live by principles of logic and honor. Ritual is important, but I don't think they seek to be objectified in every waking moment.

I remember when I had cable tv some time ago now, I was channel surfing and came upon Joyce Meyer speaking upon the "impure thoughts" that she always has, and that she claims to say aloud "Get outta there Satan!".... using her hands to show her interaction with her own head. So thinking about "Sin, Sex, and Satan" all the time probably leads one right to it! I think our gods want us to have a more grounded set of principles to develop and live by. I recall another time that I came upon a channel with Donnie Swaggart speaking. He openly "claimed" Japan for Jesus Christ. All because... "he said so," although he would proclaim that "god said so." I do think we as small groups, can lay some spiritual claim on certain public lands; to interact with them, and care for them, and the creatures that dwell there. To me, the gods and spirits very much include our own ancestors.

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Torres Del Paine National Park (Chile)

[Windows 10 Spotlight]

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These Bizarre Photos Are so Creepy We Wish They Weren't Real

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A quote that almost got him burned at the stake. Copernicus was Polish, but it showed the power of the Catholic Church over governments and institutions far and wide.

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Love Will Find A Way

Pablo Cruise - Topic

1,358,919 views - July 29, 2018

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Love Will Find A Way · Pablo Cruise

Worlds Away

℗ 1978 A&M Records

Released on: 1977-01-01

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"In a world that's going crazy, I say maybe we take a time out. And break away from all the madness, the sadness, and just breathe."
-- Pablo Cruise

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Mysteries of China

One thing I noticed about China is despite its massive population (1.4 bil), a Google Maps examination actually shows a lot of open green mountainous land. Also, There are large ominous entirely empty cities which have been constructed in rural looking regions for some strange economic purpose having to do with internal Chinese investment. These empty cities have no fittings or cables for water or power, and are strictly for investing, mostly of the condo-like units of large high rises. I suppose that someone could break into one of them and just live there, but there's no food or water, and there's the risk of prison if they were caught. However, foreigners can just visit these empty cities, which are poorly constructed and are already crumbling! It's also curious that the politically paranoid Red Chinese government allows its citizens to emigrate, which is almost an admittance that their leaving for "something better."

China Military Official Site (in English)

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Bowen Island, north of Vancouver, Canada

[Windows 10 Spotlight]

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Google Chrome 666 Logo

If dice keep coming up with "snake eyes," usually it means the dice are fixed.

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Sia - Unstoppable (Lyrics)

Loku

2.58M subscribers

357,455,987 views - May 24, 2020

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A society without the means to detect lies and theft soon squanders its liberty and freedom."
-- Chris Hedges

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"Most people are wrong, when it's most important to be right."

-- Author unknown

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Are there bats in Alaska?

According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game:

Many residents are unaware that we have bats in Alaska, but seven species of bats are known to occur here. The little brown bat is the most common and widespread bat in Southeast Alaska and is the only species known to occur in Southcentral, Interior, and Western Alaska.

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The little brown bat is the one I'm used to seeing, when I lived back home. It's not just southeast Alaska, but they live right up to central Alaska. Alaska is fascinating in that it's entirely different than Greenland. In fact, "Greenland" would be a more fitting name for Alaska, as there are massive woodlands even in the far north. I guess it can't be too surprising that there are bats there. A cave would offer them a safe place to hibernate, without enduring the full harshness of winter.

Bats in Alaska! (video footage of little brown bat species in Alaska)

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No Snakes in Alaska (Alaska Department of Fish and Game)

There are no lizards, freshwater turtles, or snakes in Alaska. The only reptiles in Alaska are rare sightings of sea turtles.

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Forggensee, a lake in Bavaria, Germany

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Well stocked with trout, eel, and pike, this large lake is a prime fishing spot. And, by the looks of those mighty mountains rising above the lakeshore, this is also a great place for sightseeing. Located in a part of Bavaria that's blessed with truly breathtaking scenery, Forggensee is shadowed by the Ammergau Alps, a subgroup of the Northern Limestone Alps. The sharp, rugged contours of the towering mountains contrast in photo-worthy fashion with the placid waters of the lake and the area's lush forests. If you look very closely at the foothills in the center of our image you may glimpse something else of a spectacular nature: Neuschwanstein, a 19th-century castle and one of the architectural gems of the region.

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Eddie Money - Two Tickets to Paradise (Lyrics)

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Two Ticket to Paradise by Eddie Money with lyrics on screen. My soon to be honeymoon destination with my very special lady.

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"Great song & images! Makes me want to fly away with my lady!"
-- Tom Maxwell

"I'm ready to pack my bags and leave tonight. I wish I was on a nice vacation far from where I live."
-- Margaret Nicola

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"The escape to paradise"

This is a silly story, but I remember years ago I had a friend who was living in Antioch. I was speaking to one of his neighbors one afternoon, a young woman who was 18 and just graduated from high school. Blonde, really cute; more in a girl next door sort've way. I wasn't interested in her as such, but she was nice. She really really wanted to get out've Antioch, and really the area in general. During another subject of conversation, I mentioned another friend of mine who was living in Birmingham, Alabama at the time. Somehow the concept of just being able to go to some place to get away from things for awhile came up, and I just mentioned as an example going there for a time, but wasn't really serious. She then said: "YEEAH, LETS GOOO!!!" I really think she would have gone! I wonder how many couples got their start by just... going! What if I had just.... gone..??

I'm gonna take you on a trip so far from here

I've got two tickets in my pocket, now baby, we're gonna disappear

[Above: 'Angelina' by Doris Joa]

...or maybe just to escape from fate..

I remember when I was at the hospital with my mother, I recall thoughts for split seconds, of... maybe there's a way to just escape this? To escape from the danger. I imagined just taking her to the car and just driving up some mountain, to a place of safety. But there was no place to escape to..

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'Two Tickets to Paradise' (Eddie Money)

I've got a surprise especially for you
Something that both of us have always wanted to do
We've waited so long, waited so long
We've waited so long, waited so long

I'm gonna take you on a trip so far from here
I've got two tickets in my pocket, now baby, we're gonna disappear
We've waited so long, waited so long
We've waited so long, waited so long

I've got two tickets to paradise
Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight
I've got two tickets to paradise
I've got two tickets to paradise

I'm gonna take you on a trip so far from here
I've got two tickets in my pocket, baby, we'll disappear
Know why?
We've waited so long, waited so long
We've waited so long, waited so long

I've got two tickets to paradise
Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight
I've got two tickets to paradise
Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight
I've got two tickets to paradise
Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight
I've got two tickets to paradise
I've got two tickets to paradise

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The Peasant Window

Carl Moll, 1893

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Regina Angelorum

"Queen of the Angels" (sometimes "The Virgin with Angels")

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1900

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Sunlight and Shadow

Stanley Royle. 1926

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The gate to Warmond

Floris Verster, 1894

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Mad World - Gary Jules

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167,936,249 views - January 9, 2006

The original video of Gary Jules' and Michael Andrews' cover version of Mad World, directed by Michel Gondry. Throughout the video children are making animated figures on the sidewalk below. (the song was featured in the movie Donnie Darko. If you haven't seen it, seriously consider it.

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A good cover; a young female voice:

Mad World - Gary Jules (Janet Devlin Cover)

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'Mad World' lyrics

'Mad World' would go perfectly with images or footage of those empty Chinese cities, such as the ones posted above. Also, it would go well with the current social climate; depressed, vaxxed, medicated, young weebs... wandering around not even knowing if they're a boy or a girl.

And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had

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Symbolism

I believe that the song was specifically contracted to go hand-in-glove with the film, which had a certain Satanic occult meaning. I don't buy the official line put out. I'm not knocking the film or the song. I just think there's more to it. This image of the "rabbit" almost reminds me of 'The Wicker Man', and there could be a pagan connection to it. Not surprisingly, there is a lot of artwork based on the film, which is cool. I like when people try to interpret things with art. We should all try to find some types of romantic realism in our lives; for us, or for that which we are close to.

'Mad World' (Wikipedia)

'Donnie Darko' (Wikipedia)

Mad world Song Interpretation - lyric meanings (video)

Donnie Darko meaning (video)

Donnie Darko pinterest (art)

Donnie Darko deviantart (art)

I saw 'Donnie Darko' many years ago, and I guess I just watched it late one night, and didn't get much from it. I was just sort've out to lunch. Sometimes it depends when you see it! The morning is the best time. I remember watching 'American Psycho' the first time, and didn't especially care for it. Then I really got it when I watched it the second time. Lots of symbolism and mystery. Somehow.. I never got around to seeing DD again, but I will.