Gray Wolf

Tag: human interest

  • Ozymandias and Yertle The Turtle

    Every so often these 2 writings stick in my head. Now is one of those times. For me they have the same theme.

    SandI am not sure when I first read Ozymandias – it may have been in grammar school or high school but I know it was way before college and it’s always resonated with me. As does Yertle the Turtle

     

    Ozymandias

    I met a traveler from an antique land
    who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
    stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
    half sunk,a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
    and wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
    tell that its sculptor well those passions read
    which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
    the hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
    and on the pedestal these words appear —
    My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
    look at my works, ye mighty, and despair!”
    Nothing besides remains. Round the decay
    of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
    the lone and level sands stretch far away.’

                  by Percy Shelly

    It’s that last couple of sentences about look at my works and despair. Yet nothing beside remains [except the legs and the sand]

    It speaks to the futility of a lot of the grandiose ideas and  projects that we do thinking we are more important than anyone else.

    Projects that probably cost a lot in terms of money, human time, and human lives.

    Then there is Yertle, which also has the same kind of theme running through it.

    I’m Yertle the Turtle!
    Oh, marvelous me!
    turtle
    For I am the ruler
    of all that I see!…

    That plain little turtle whose name was just Mack,
    Decided he’d taken enough. And he had.
    And that plain little lad got a bit mad.
    And that plain little Mack did a plain little thing.
    He burped! And his burp shook the throne of the king!

    By Dr. Seuss

    Yertle wants to rule everything he can see but Mack, the lowly turtle, burps and destroys the throne of the king.

    Sand, burps, time and tide can wreak havoc on our egomaniacal plans. Be careful how you treat others and the environment. Karma!! Leave a legacy that helps future generations; not glorifies you????

    Thoughts? Comments? Thank you.

     

  • International Women’s Day

    International Women's Day

    Every year on March 8, many countries celebrate international women’s day. 

    This is not a very well known or very celebrated day in the United States.

    Why? Probably because it happens on March 8 – which can be a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday! 

    We have come to love our holidays only if they happen on a Monday so that we can have three-day weekends and where you were encouraged to go out and Buy! Buy! Buy!

    Also, alas, we have little respect for women in the United States.

    This was shown in the last election go round and even up to right now – with all of the legislation going on and being presented in both the Congress and in statehouses and legislatures curtailing women’s rights and bodies.

    Yes, I know I was writing a book on the state of women in the United States.  It just didn’t get done in the timeframe that I wanted it done so it’s sitting mulling around in my brain and computer – but will be done this year. 

    So women – even though you don’t really have an official day here in the United States – you can celebrate with your sisters around the world and try to make it a better place for women in every country – including the United States.

     

    Comments? Thoughts? Thank you….

  • World Food Day

    healthy-foodIt's World Food Day…

    A day to think about what we eat and about those who don't have enough food.

    Think about that "food" you eat.

     

    You are probably eating chemicals!!

    There is something we can all do about this..

    We can eat better ourselves……

    AND

    We can be social entrepreneurs and help the world's malnourished children!

     

    Comments?

    thank you

  • I Want A Boat Ride!

    Hey - where is the captain? Ii want a ride.

    My cat loves boats and I was trying to capture an image of him looking at me from my neighbor's boat.

    But something or someone was more interesting and he moved so fast the camera caught this shot and I got the idea for this image.

    I'm still slow at creating images [it's easier to pen words] but I AM getting speedier and I do love making these!  

     

    Ideas for speediness? Comments? Thank you!

  • Facebook and Breakfast

    breakfast eggs

     

     

    I hang out on Facebook and a friend had posted some photos of a pretty breakfast dish of eggs coked in peppers….so I decided to try it…

    Glad I did.

    The pepper I used was a long narrow red one and next time I'd use a shorter rounder one so there would be more surface….eggs in pepper

    Wouldn't taste any different but I think it would look prettier.

    I roasted the pepper first and also added Feta cheese as I love it…then just before eating, I  added some nasturtium leaves and a flower because I love the taste of these too.

     

    Comments? Thoughts? Thank you.

  • Reading Spam Is Like Reading Comics

    Don't get mad at your computer – laugh at the spam!

     

    I always look at what my spam catchers catch on my blogs because they err on the side of catching too much…

    The email spam I do not open!

    I like that better than catching too few….

    Here are some spam comments that have appeared on a few of my blogs – I bet you get them as well. They sound sort of reasonable until you realize you've seen the same words more than once, or twice, or 50 times…

    So I thought – why not post about what fun it is to read this stuff….giggles sure beats getting ticked off about the spam…It's going to continue to happen and I will continue to giggle at it.

    Here are 3 examples of spam that were on one of my blogs..all comments on a page and not a post. 

    [I'm still wondering what keywords got them there…]

    1- The charm and appeal to our cleverness as bloggers:

    I like what you guys are up also. Such clever work and reporting! Keep up the superb works guys I have incorporated you guys to my blogroll. I think it will improve the value of my site :). "Live among men as if God beheld you speak to God as if men were listening." by Seneca.

    2- Making us feel we are really really special:

    I think other website owners should take this site as an example , very clean and fantastic user friendly design . “Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.” by Carol Burnett.

    3- Attempt at both of the above

    Fantastic goods from you, man. I’ve understand your stuff previous to and you are just extremely magnificent. I actually like what you’ve acquired here, certainly like what you are stating and the way in which you say it. You make it entertaining and you still take care of to keep it wise. I can’t wait to read far more from you. This is really a tremendous site.

    Spam is a factor in life – so laugh at it…..

    And I'll let you all know if posting these comments leads to lots of spam on this post

     

    YUP – whatever words are in these spam comments above, they attracted more spam

     

    Thoughts? Comments? Thanks….