• Congratulations on your successful eye procedure !
My ophthalmologist was amazed that my left eye was far-sighted (sphere +0.25/cylinder -1.50/axis 001/add 2.50) and my right eye near-sighted (sphere -1.25/cylinder -1.00/axis 176/add 2.50)... I have always read books without glasses quite well.
"It seems to me that you look a tiny bit timider on the picture without glasses." Quite possible... my avatar pix was taken in 2005 at the Oakland, California Temple https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_California_Temple grounds after a joyful "sealing" (eternal marriage ceremony) of close friends of mine. 15 years gone in a blink. The profile pix (only seen if one signs in evidently) is from this summer 2020; a more somber time after months of covid-protocols; at a friend's home prior to a small gathering for a sacrament service outdoors due to our not being able to use our church facilities due to said protocols.
Reminds me to check on the status of the new S.P. East Temple (Brasil)... https://churchofjesuschristtemples.o...l-east-temple/ ... not much yet, but then it was only announced recently :)
• Yes, it's a shame that elephants are used for food at all.
• Maneki-neko... very interesting, I have seen these cats but had no idea of their significance.
• Another saying I use quite often is "How does one eat an elephant? - One bite at a time"; referring to dogged determination at tackling a large undertaking - perhaps similar to one of the quotes listed: "With patience and saliva the ant swallows an elephant."
(lol) I've always appreciated Dorothy Parker's humor in her quotes... I even made an anagrammatic poem of one of them (posted somewhere earlier, I believe, on LitNet):
An anagrammatic representation of the quote:
"Their pooled emotions wouldn’t fill a teaspoon."
- Dorothy Parker
O' Froth Tide Moon/Orion Sleeps (within)
o' froth tide moon
auld silent one
- a poet's pillow
12/1/2016
... this was a fun poem for me to craft and observe that one could find "Orion sleeps" embedded in the poem.
¤¤¤ and part of the transition of changing our theme too :) ¤¤¤
• Fabulous birth story, and explanation, of Sri Ganesh... I can appreciate "Ganesha is also invoked as patron of letters and learning during writing sessions. - Wikipedia [11]"; "Paul Courtright says that Ganesha's dharma and his raison d'ętre is to create and remove obstacles. - Wikipedia [93]" ; Om; First chakra; temples; 3,000 BCE... a very colorful and rich cultural icon.
• Enjoyed the music of Ignore the Elephant.
• Agree... changing...
~~~~~ SPACE: Stars/Moon/Sun/Celestial/etc. Theme~~~~~
• 5 Hours of Relaxing Psychedelic Space Rock - Travel Dos... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ors0wpcVDcc (added to my youtube music lists)
• Gustav Holst: The Planets primer and youtube video of the BBC Symphony Orchestra playing the suite... https://www.npr.org/sections/decepti...s-solar-system (one of my favorite suites)
• "C. S. Lewis and the Seven Planets of the Medieval Cosmos"; Article/Web page that includes C.S. Lewis' poem "The Planets"... http://beyondthestarsastrology.com/2...dieval-cosmos/
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor