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Indubitable: April 2014
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Reflections, rants and ruminations (small plates edition). Saturday, April 12, 2014. Originally published April 1, 2014 at Modern Mormon Men. Sometimes you run into the darndest people in this town. What is truly unbelievable was my son seeing the plates of Darth's archenemy in the parking lot at Fry's Electronics. I was pleased to see He was in a domestic minivan rather than a something more exotic. It is also noteworthy that these are Nevada plates (Booyah Utah! Mantra. What's in your cart? The revelat...
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Indubitable: The Ugly Duchess (Part 1)
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Reflections, rants and ruminations (small plates edition). Saturday, September 15, 2012. The Ugly Duchess (Part 1). An Old Woman (The Ugly Duchess), oil on wood;. Painted about 1513 - by Quinten Matsys (1465-1530). Photo Credit: Big Reid's iPhone @ National Gallery, London. What inspired the genius of Leonardo Da Vinci? Of the British Museum, which I'd visited earlier that day. Drawing of a Grotesque Woman; red chalk on paper. By Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519). Was based on one of Da Vinci's Grotesque.
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Indubitable: January 2014
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Reflections, rants and ruminations (small plates edition). Tuesday, January 28, 2014. More Enduring Wisdom: Tertullian. In my readings about Tertullian I was amazed by his wisdom ( here. For an old post and background; here. Christians are made, not born. - Apologeticum. We multiply whenever we are mowed down by you; the blood of Christians is seed. - Apologeticum. Man is one name belonging to every nation upon earth. In them all is one soul. Truth does not blush - Adversus Valentianos. Daily, every mome...
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Indubitable: July 2014
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Reflections, rants and ruminations (small plates edition). Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Bryn Lennon, Getty Images. Mick Rogers - 2014 TDF Stage 16. At the end of stage 11 in this year's Tour de France, Michael Rogers' advice to Andrew Talansky. Was "persistence wins all races.". On that descent . I just said I've been in this position too many times not to win. [Either] I'm going to crash or I'm going to win. Links to this post. Friday, July 18, 2014. True Grit and the Tour de France. Andy knew at that point ...
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Indubitable: December 2013
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Reflections, rants and ruminations (small plates edition). Thursday, December 12, 2013. Guest Blogging @ MMM: Fresh Asparagus and Sweet Oblivion. Check out my most recent post at Modern Mormon Men. Http:/ www.modernmormonmen.com/2013/12/guest-post-fresh-asparagus-and-sweet.html. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. View my complete profile. The Ugly Duchess (Part 1). Persistence vs. Perseverance. Benjamin Franklins Enduring Wisdom. C S Lewis on Surrendering.
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Indubitable: Philly Crosswalk Robots
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Reflections, rants and ruminations (small plates edition). Monday, May 28, 2012. I've seen some cool things in Philadelphia that have been on my to-do list for a while. Yet waking back to the hotel after our stroll through some of Philly's neighborhoods provided a veritable pearl of great price. President Monson's now famous advice to Elder Carl B. Cook of the Seventy (after a rough day at the office) was: "It's better to look up." ( General Conference Oct 2011. Close-up of above shows pipe-smoking robot.
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Indubitable: To Kvetch or Kvell?
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Reflections, rants and ruminations (small plates edition). Thursday, March 7, 2013. To Kvetch or Kvell? A person who complains a great deal. Has me on a serious tangent thinking about the persona and stereotypical portrayal of the chronic kvetch. It's a cool word given that it's both a verb and a noun. Some have argued that it is also an art form (. For a funny video;. To grumble, complain or murmur) and Greek ( goggyzō. For a great case study. And it has more than it's share of complainers. Admitted...
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Indubitable: Of Glitter & Gold: Tolkien v. Shakespeare
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Reflections, rants and ruminations (small plates edition). Saturday, October 13, 2012. Of Glitter and Gold: Tolkien v. Shakespeare. All that glitters is not gold". It's a well-known aphorism in the English language. Of this phrase are apparently quite old, dating back to the 12th century when a French theologian, Alain de Lille, said: "Do not hold everything gold that shines like gold." The phrase appears in many other works, including. By Geoffrey Chaucer* and. Act II, Scene VII - Prince of Morocco).
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