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Before there were text messages — or rather, “b4 txts” (B.T.?) — there was emblematic poetry.
Fashionable during the Victorian era, emblematic verse played games with form and typography.
A poem about flight and divinity, for example, might have its stanzas arranged in the shape of an angel’s wings.
And a pining ode to one’s beloved might substitute letters, numbers and punctuation marks for actual words: “He says he loves U 2 X S, / U R virtuous and Y’s.”
Read article. As a liter
ary schol
ar I would point out that emblematic poetry of various kinds has a long long history, going back at least as far as classical cultures.
Probably further, since human nature hasn’ t really changed.
Do the chemical signals we send out through our smell affect the hormone levels of other people
Doga. You bring your
dog to class, do your poses, and encourage your
doggie friend to practice along with you.
and meditation.
Watch Bo and Coco do breathing, stretching
GOING to the bathroom could one day be profitable, a research team in Scotland that is study
ing urine for its potential to create low-cost energy said.
Doctors at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh were given a £130,000 ($225,000) grant to develop a system that offers an alternative
to flammable hydrogen or
toxic methanol.
Read article. Fascinating.
COLUMBIA, S.C. -A declawed, defanged bear is chained to a stake as hunting dogs bark and snap, trying to force the
bear to stand on its hind legs.
The training exercise called bear baying is intended to make the bears easier to shoot in the wild and it’ s only allowed in South Carolina.
Armed with new undercover video of four such events, the Humane Society of the United States is pressuring state officials to explicitly outlaw the practice . . .
Unless you own a sheep, you’re actually do ing harm to the environment every time you water and cut the green patches
in the front and backyard.
When I moved to my home, which was new, in 1998, I had to landscape.
I refused to put in the typical bluegrass and rock landscape that my HOA deemed the norm.
I opted for a drip system, perennials, and fruit trees throughout.
I’ve never lacked bees (or wasps), various kinds of birds, raccoons, foxes, and so on.
I use one-third to half the average water.
There’s little to no waste.
I compost and recycle.
Fortunately, more and more people outside of Boulder, which tends to be ahead of the curve, are realizing
the wisdom of such landscaping.
Just 11 hours of learning a meditation technique induces positive structural changes in brain connectivity by boosting efficiency in a part of the brain that helps a person regulate behavior in accordance with
their goals, researchers report.
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I just heard about this on NPR.
Sounds interesting.
Thomas Ramey Watson is an affiliate faculty member of Regis University's College of Professional Studies. He has served as an Episcopal chaplain (lay), trained as a psychotherapist, done postdoctoral work at Cambridge University, and was named a Research Fellow at Yale University.
In addition to his scholarly writings, he is a published author of poetry and fiction.