A question of survival and not morality PINNED Following the current events abroad or politicking in general I like to formulate here my own stand on issues, one that I have been taking now for a while already. No subject matter on today's political landscape is more important than taking a...See More »
The Rubens landscapes PINNED Art brings oneself to higher plains alright. Just think of the Rubens landscapes. For me personally, they represent well my county of Flanders. The nature and sense of being Flemish that is. During his long career, being much more than a mere...See More »
Sad, bad and awfully good PINNEDHow are you? To be really honest and deeply personal for once, I've tried for decades almost anything to get myself out of a hole. The villain of the piece isn't really big star depression as such, because there's much more going on, but then again...See More »
Pharaoh Akhenaten Personally, Aknenaten got somehow under my skin when I first made the association of a bust hanging in The Louvre and love in its truest form. Dorothy Porter said of Akhenaten, “I first saw him in a museum in Berlin in 1976. I had come to see the...See More »
ContemplationContemplative prayer is when we use our minds and hearts, and sometimes our imaginative ability, to recognize God's presence and fix our gaze on Him. It seeks to achieve a union with God and is characterized by quiet, stillness, and simply resting in...See More »
The art that I love - 15Le Plat Pays" (Translation: 'The Flat Country') is a French-language song by Belgian singer Jacques Brel about his home country. He dwelt fearlessly on love, death and desperate emotion in works that inspired countless artists, and spawned covers...See More »
Playing pool nothing better to concentrate the mind on the body and teaching a kitten some new tricks
Is one born in chains?Do you think too much? I have this annoying habit of overthinking. Firstly, I hate my name. Of course, there's some history behind it, but heck, I'm not a nun. How come one is so limited to what one gets at birth? There are issues that I have been...See More »
My cat is dying againNowadays during Easter I'm feeling pretty vulnerable. Not only is my favourite cat dying again, my dad is also fading away in front of my eyes. It's not a new situation. I've been in the same position some twelve years ago. My mom was dying then. I...See More »
Easter massageThere am I again. Restless. I can't be bothered any more to do anything about it. "Know when to stop and leave the conversation" one is reminded on here. Who are they kidding? Somehow it's the right thing now to do nothing but to suffer the bullying...See More »
People are beastlyBe kind and friendly. Assume good faith. Well, that's the prescription alright. Personally I threw out the bottle. There's nothing to be gained by denying the self a position of priority over others. I can't swim so I'll not try that, thank you very...See More »
Madness in partsBefore I start emptying the cat's litter tray during my lunch break from work I like pose the question on here why there's yet another SAW movie out? Are people really that stupid, or unsensitized? Yes, it does do an excellent job of building tension...See More »
Be freckled out of your mind, please A Mark of Uniqueness is what I love. Somehow that someone special surprised one in some manner. Like how they smile, how they dress, how their face looks like, how their sense of humour is, how intelligent a person she is, et al. That's heaven to...See More »
Auld Lang Syne, a Scottish song Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne? (chorus) For auld lang syne, my jo, For auld lang syne, We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet, For auld lang syne. And surely ye’ll...See More »
The art that I love - 14 The love of a mother for her daughter. Madame Vigée Le Brun, Self-Portrait with her Daughter, Julie. It's a modest portrait of a mother with her daughter full of intensity and intimacy. It's the painting that I normally point to to illustrate...See More »
The art that I love - 13 Superstition is a powerful emotion, or rather a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation. Yes, but it's strongly felt nevertheless. As strong as paranoia or...See More »
The art that I love - 12 What is art in the first place? Is something that a celebrity made on canvas automatically art? What makes a creation actual art? Why do I get when I google female artist always a singer? Is there no added value to be presented first when one...See More »
To have or to have notA false prophet is a terrible thing to have. Look around and you'll notice them all about. People without any substance nor morals being pushed ahead. There's no need to be a prophet to be a false one. Somehow the want to discover different cultures...See More »
From Russia with loveStrange, but I haven't seen that movie for a long while now. Perhaps it's because I've been depressed about the country eversince Putin took over from Jeltsin. Yes, that's a very long wile ago but in my deep core of being I haven't changed much. I'm...See More »
What's importantThere's months now something that is really upsetting me. It's the war conducted by the IDF in Gaza. Yes, I'm not against a state defending itself. No, I'm not a hypocrite because of it. I was for the defence of the Ukraine, but as some of you might...See More »
The art that I love - 10 Frans Hals is one of the most famous and most extraordinary Dutch painters of the 17th century. He painted lively, sometimes even cheerful, portraits of people from all levels of society: important people, naughty children and even drunks or people...See More »
Perhaps another ten yearsI'm old. It's my birthday this month and I'm not going to celebrate it. Not only have my physical habilities gone; my looks, my physical achievements, etc. my mental prowess is going now too. I feel like a wreck on a rocky ocean. This ship is never...See More »
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