What's on your mind?

[Tone]

Wait, what? ... Oh, you said Spanish knight and African princess, not Northern Longblade knight and Kalinkan princess. For a second there I thought you were saying there was a legend going around about myself and the imaginary love of my life, that I didn't even know existed.

Yeah, that may be it actually...a bit of Magic Realism.

 

[bèlla]

Who knows, maybe I'll meander over to Virginia.

I keep seeing license plates that say "Virginia is for lovers"

Anybody know why that is?

You should. I’m sure you’ll have fun.

 

[Sunshinee777]

Lately I have been having trouble figuring out how to spend my day. There isn’t enough to do. =[

Well any physical exercise is always good idea.. it will improve mood and overall health. Have you tried dancing? Or, do you like more intense focusing type of thing like diamond art.

 

[Tone]

Yeah, that may be it actually...a bit of Magic Realism.

"Something that most critics agree on is this major theme. Magic realist literature tends to read at an intensified level. Taking One Hundred Years of Solitude, the reader must let go of pre-existing ties to conventional exposition, plot advancement, linear time structure, scientific reason, etc., to strive for a state of heightened awareness of life's connectedness or hidden meanings. Luis Leal articulates this feeling as "to seize the mystery that breathes behind things,"[27] and supports the claim by saying a writer must heighten his senses to the point of "estado limite" ('limit state' or 'extreme') in order to realize all levels of reality, most importantly that of mystery.[28]"
Magic realism - Wikipedia

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@bèlla

@SarahsKnight

 

[Tone]

You should. I’m sure you’ll have fun.

Do you know why Virginia is for lovers?

 

[shineyourlight]

Who knows, maybe I'll meander over to Virginia.

I keep seeing license plates that say "Virginia is for lovers"

Anybody know why that is?

"A team led by David N. Martin and George Woltz of Martin and Woltz Inc. of Richmond, Virginia created the slogan after winning the Virginia State Travel account in 1968."

 

[bèlla]

Do you know why Virginia is for lovers?

From Wiki:

"Virginia is for Lovers" is the tourism and travel slogan of the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. Used since 1969, it has become a well-recognized and often imitated part of American jargon.

There is a public perception that the 1968 design of the slogan is a response to the 1967 court ruling in Loving v. Virginia, which legalized interracial marriage in the United States after an interracial couple were issued jail sentences for marrying in violation of Virginia law.[6] The ad agency which designed the slogan has denied intent to connect the slogan to that court case.

 

[Tone]

"A team led by David N. Martin and George Woltz of Martin and Woltz Inc. of Richmond, Virginia created the slogan after winning the Virginia State Travel account in 1968."

Shine!

You're breaking through the haze more and more!

 

[Tone]

Loving v. Virginia, which legalized interracial marriage in the United States after an interracial couple were issued jail sentences for marrying in violation of Virginia law.[6]

Oh wow, that's good stuff, thanks!

 

[shineyourlight]

Shine!

You're breaking through the haze more and more!

What can I say? I have some pretty strong double-A batteries

 

[shineyourlight]

 

[HisGraceAbounds]

What's on my mind today is aging.

I feel so old today.

 

[TheWhat?]

Jophiel -- according Jewish tradition, archangel of Judgment, Beauty of God, and protector of the tree of life.

 

[bèlla]

Oh wow, that's good stuff, thanks!

Make sure you research the best spots for good eats. Have some gumbo, crawfish etouffee, jambalaya, oyster po-boy, beignets, and pralines.

 

[bèlla]

Jophiel -- according Jewish tradition, archangel of Judgment, Beauty of God, and protector of the tree of life.

What Jewish tradition?

 

[TheWhat?]

Jophiel -- according Jewish tradition, archangel of Judgment, Beauty of God, and protector of the tree of life.

Said to be one of two standard bearers, along with Zadkiel, archangel of Mercy, who follow Michael into battle.

 

[bèlla]

Said to be one of two standard bearers, along with Zadkiel, archangel of Mercy, who follow Michael into battle.

Where did you find that?

 

[TheWhat?]

Anglicans venerate both, and Judaism apparently. I don't know their sources, maybe pseudo-dionysius. I don't know why Catholicism does not recognize these two, but I do think it forms an interesting picture, as Michael is depicted in Catholic iconography as holding a scale in his hands with which to weigh souls, and because "mercy triumphs over judgment".

 

[Tone]

Make sure you research the best spots for good eats. Have some gumbo, crawfish etouffee, jambalaya, oyster po-boy, beignets, and pralines.

I don't eat shellfish...or pork...

 

[Tone]

"Yes, let me hate the lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh, and the boastful pride of life.

Yeah, I've been thinking a lot about how those things are basically believing a lie:


That the eye can see all things

That the flesh can be satisfied

That [any]one has anything they were not given"


I said the above to another member and I thought I'd throw it out there...I may start a thread on it.