Tag: Art

Is it Art?

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At the very nice St Regis Hotel in Venice the lounge had a couple of very interesting pieces of art. Upon closer examination it turned out that the large images were made from the ends of cassette cas... Read More

Blessed

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“We truly are blessed to live in America.” Nikki Haley A lamp work glass chair at the Imagine Museum in St Petersburg, FL When you read this we will be traveling home from Italy. I like travel but... Read More

Peace

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“If you want peace, prepare for war.” Si Vis Pacem, Para bellum  Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus Vegetius was a military writer in the late Roman Empire. The quote is apropos since we are to... Read More

Pablo Picasso

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“It took me my whole life to learn to draw like a child.” Pablo Picasso Picasso spent his formative years in Barcelona before moving as a teenager to Paris, where he became arguably the most influ... Read More

Risk

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There is risk in everything we try, demanding certainty is another way of stalling. This quote reminds me of a Richard Feynman quote from last year’s trip. This Asian looking cabinet was at the Imag... Read More

Conversation

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“It is often the case that the louder a person speaks the less they have to say.” This quote has multiple attributions and so it is not necessary to find the original author. the flower in the pho... Read More