Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Stucture of The Universe


After 32 years of working with this simplicity, today I realized to a greater degree how wonderfully beautiful basic things are. In my humble profession I use these figures to make land suitable for humans. I've always revered the great importance in their truths. Now I see plainly the astronomy in them.

I was on the witness stand 4 hours today as an expert witness concerning matters such as these. In the final moments the Judge wanted me to answer questions I thought were twisted, and I refused to answer a simple yes or no. He got unhappy, and would move on to another question I thought was similar, and on it went. I thought I might be hauled off any minute but wouldn't budge from what I thought was true. He left me no choice. In this moment of stress and uncertainty I saw for just a glimpse, the absolute pure magic in what we were doing, and what makes little numbers so special. They must be honored.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Old Greeks


I asked this old Greek permission to take his picture, by pointing to my camera. This was his answer.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

The Baptistery Doors




The eastern doors of the Baptistery of San Giovanni (1452), across from the Duomo Cathedral in Florence (Tuscany), Italy, revered by Michelangelo as the gates of paradise.

A Sea For One


Believe nothing on the faith of traditions,
even though they have been held in honor
for many generations and in diverse places.
Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it.
Do not believe in the faith of the sages of the past.
Do not believe what you yourself have imagined,
persuading yourself that a God inspires you.
Believe nothing on the sole authority of your masters and priests.
After examination, believe what you yourself have tested
and found to be reasonable, and conform your conduct there to. Buddha

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha 

Monday, May 3, 2010

Morrow Point, Black Canyon Of The Gunnison


Morrow point was named after an early Christian minister who came here to converse with God and contemplate his Sunday service. It is not a hike for the faint hearted. The bone jarring road to the trail head in those days was sufficient to discourage any preacher or goat unworthy of his salt. The winds hear at the point search the heart, speak like thunder, 2700 hundred feet above the Gunnison river straight down.