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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Pictures in the mind

Poems create mental images, pictures in the mind. Here is a nice poem,‘Song’, by Federico García Lorca. I wonder how Salvador Dalí, or Vincent Van Gogh, might have painted elements of this poem; would their paintings be anything like the pictures in my mind? Song The girl with the beautiful face is... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Hygieia and the snake - what snake?

Hygieia was the Greek goddess of health and hygiene. The bowl of Hygieia with an entwining snake has been used as a symbol of the pharmacy professional at least as far back as 1796, when it was used on a coin minted for the Parisian Society of Pharmacy. It has since been adopted by many more... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 27, 2012

Have a look Rio, and eat your heart out. Can you see me in the pic?

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"A worthy goddess. But the lady plays with snakes (shudder!)."

“A worthy goddess. But the lady plays with snakes (shudder!!).” – adnohr. Yes adnohr, but she is rather pretty. I was going to post this in the ‘comments’ section but not sure if it would take images.. 521 Sign in to see full entry.

Blogit is 10 today.

I am told by one Jackie (The Blogit Team) that, “Blogit opened to the public on August 27, 2002. Please feel free to contact us if you have questions or concerns,” she writes. Well, thank you, Jackie. Such concerns as I may have could be resolved only by the Gods sitting atop Mount Olympus or... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 26, 2012

The Great Blogit Steeplechase – Sunday, 26 August

Terminology: Yard (aka stable) = categories Runner = blogger Leaders = first 10 runners Pursuers = next 10 runners Back of the field (aka trailers) = next 30 or so runners Circuit = 1 week (aka 7 days) Ladies and gentlemen. I am calling the runners as they are turning the bend and entering the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

They are dead. And there is nothing you can do about it.

“… I was part of the Suicide Hot Line for a while; the thing stressed most was to convince the caller to at least wait for one more day. So many things can change in 24 hours. As in your last verse. Her praying and waiting one more day may save her life. …” – adnohr I came across the above comment... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 24, 2012

ART IN MOTION

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The colour of her eyes …

… and of her hair… did she know that DNA sample can predict crime suspect’s eye and hair colour. Well, now they can. Read it here.. 455 Sign in to see full entry.

327,000 people went ‘missing’ in 2011 in the UK

327,000 people went ‘missing’ in 2011 in the UK Read more about it here.. 455 Sign in to see full entry.

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