Xtreemli's Journals
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Glorious Nonsense
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| In the annals of American literature Kurt Vonnegut has been categorized as a black humorist, a post-Hiroshima novelist who encouraged readers to laugh... |
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Writing and the bottle
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| Gargamel: Man, Myth, Legend
Everyone knows Gargamel - or they should. This plucky fellow was the bane to all Smurfs. His only desire was the capture... |
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I, Claudius 30th Anniversary
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| Wow! What a krazy weekend. I've been told by civies from Egypt, Meso and even as far as the Orient that the celebration was a big hit.
One of t... |
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Love Letters from Rome
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Listen to the music while reading :-)
Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup
They slither while they pass
They slip away ... |
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Salve
honored guest!
Festina Lente!
The mind is not a vessel to be filled,
but a fire to be lighted.
Vive la revolution!
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L'Herbier VI by Basilius Besler
You may know that the peony is Jeannin's, the hollyhock belongs to Quost, but the sunflower is mine in a way."
Vincent van Gogh (to Theo)
22 or 23 January 1889
The Chinese hail the sunflower as a symbol of longevity.
The Incas had an entire religion devoted to the sunflower. They worshipped the stately flower as a sacred image of their sun god. Incan priestesses wore gold sunflower emblems on their clothing. Incan temples were embellished with sunflower imagery hammered in gold.
Sunflower Mandala
Image Graham Pritchard Copyright 2000
Click HERE to read about the Woodborough Sunflower,
the amazing and stunningly beautiful "Sunflower" that appeared in Alton Priors between Woodborough Hill and Picked Hill, on August 13th.
Based on ground observation it was assumed to be a Moiré construction with dozens of thin rings, but it isn't. It's a pattern made from Phi spirals, like the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower.
At The Belle Époque, I play Ellen Rhodes Wingham.
Please visit my wolf page by clicking on the graphic below.
My AncientSites Home in Rome
Credits:
Avatar ~ The Tambourine Girl by John William Godward.
Framed wolf photo © JIM BRANDENBURG 2004.
Page background by Mad Hatter Graphics.
We Play Hard plaque by Balbas Scriptor
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All Posts (1228) Messages posted by Xtreemli
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Xtreemli's 11 Groups
Arachne's Web
Position: Arachnid Alumnus
Level 3
A group focused on serving the AW community by providing help and discussion on topics such as HTML, CSS, web design, homesite decorating, netiquette and issues important to web artists.
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I, Claudius: Adventures in Julio-Claudian Rome
Position: The Empress Messalina
Level 5
Dedicated to the study of History and the writing of Historical Fiction in the Julio-Claudian time period. Research is encouraged and murder, mayhem and familial dysfunction is revered!
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Mediaphiles
Position: Media Dabbler
Level 5
A group dedicated to audio, video, the audio post, music and podcasting.
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ResPublica Romana
Position: Members of The Belle Époque
Level 4
Fact and fiction about things real and things imagined…Where the story you've always wanted to write can come to life in an interactive setting.
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ROME
Position: Roleplaying Citizen of ROME
Level 3
Every City Has Its Secrets
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Subconscious Writings
Position: The Freudian Slip
Level 4
...and other odd subjects.
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The Assembly
Position: Seers
Level 4
Serious discussion for group development, management and successful growth in a peaceful and cooperative environment.
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Museum of the Americas
Position: Member
Level 4
The Museum of the Americas or short MOTA, is a virtual museum for art of the indigenous cultures of the Americas.
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The Cheese Shrine
Position: Milk Maid
Level 4
For Discussion and Study of all things CHEESY!
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Complete List of Xtreemli's 11 Groups
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