tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36704704359890244522024-02-19T17:29:28.753-08:00LuminaryThis is who we are.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-15325518519302928652008-02-05T11:59:00.001-08:002008-02-05T12:04:01.337-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3IAb9zYG6GEEnv4HYuDxY_NXpqQtn5aDhEe8fTczaqPERkfPNzI0iUlwGy6-6aeLGhGOmPHKbLVSm70V9zwQqoaB_M3M93mqPIgnK1a1U3qqZaDIJ5t-lC3Nl6iKHnpS9Wb1mID6WOc/s1600-h/Ramesis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3IAb9zYG6GEEnv4HYuDxY_NXpqQtn5aDhEe8fTczaqPERkfPNzI0iUlwGy6-6aeLGhGOmPHKbLVSm70V9zwQqoaB_M3M93mqPIgnK1a1U3qqZaDIJ5t-lC3Nl6iKHnpS9Wb1mID6WOc/s320/Ramesis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163589336557536738" border="0" /></a><br />"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:<br />Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-19646670621055115342008-01-27T08:56:00.001-08:002008-01-27T09:04:32.952-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuby27dZWtMVnQrzMKtsJBhl5ZteqjItgiBsCpIVqSVGGHiwEmiCTh-xTMNYwOpBEGmfRzXwn7MStDzibWOWFdOCy3Kl4sfnXNfTB8Bjq6M2WxxcMBI80r5Uvg2edvy4yMNW3_IkV5FkY/s1600-h/DSCN0369b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuby27dZWtMVnQrzMKtsJBhl5ZteqjItgiBsCpIVqSVGGHiwEmiCTh-xTMNYwOpBEGmfRzXwn7MStDzibWOWFdOCy3Kl4sfnXNfTB8Bjq6M2WxxcMBI80r5Uvg2edvy4yMNW3_IkV5FkY/s320/DSCN0369b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160203308895421906" border="0" /></a><br />Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret: every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it; don't wait for it; just let it happen. It could be a new shirt in a men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black, coffee.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-61445598363765966402008-01-23T13:26:00.001-08:002008-01-23T13:35:34.217-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQsYcaK6syEyIcBIlhQqp9wOzoia5lCfiT8-8wwn8BWD3GPUxO2CZWXQ839Fi_vfDCcZYQigP0WofmB0aru9rkuH-Lpg0ifcjoai9g6dGqPOqKKbj_W6bmtHy9BxCvy4kcI9RBFCjslk/s1600-h/Face.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQsYcaK6syEyIcBIlhQqp9wOzoia5lCfiT8-8wwn8BWD3GPUxO2CZWXQ839Fi_vfDCcZYQigP0WofmB0aru9rkuH-Lpg0ifcjoai9g6dGqPOqKKbj_W6bmtHy9BxCvy4kcI9RBFCjslk/s320/Face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158787485811197378" border="0" /></a><br />For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me. And what I dreaded has happened to me. I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, for trouble comes.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-22777534427157508292008-01-18T15:19:00.000-08:002008-01-18T15:34:21.516-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzUp-Y8T3XsRgeQp34j0OV2MMlIH0qGoMzK6T2wENOxhQZip4Ev9spnXcikUH230RuoSoMTneOE8IGCK57QCpnMobZTQMpne_ZvaRibiiKVBqCEQwjKEaFQNVSVlKQojE8N5dIASsWjY/s1600-h/DSCN1694a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzUp-Y8T3XsRgeQp34j0OV2MMlIH0qGoMzK6T2wENOxhQZip4Ev9spnXcikUH230RuoSoMTneOE8IGCK57QCpnMobZTQMpne_ZvaRibiiKVBqCEQwjKEaFQNVSVlKQojE8N5dIASsWjY/s320/DSCN1694a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156961250955826706" border="0" /></a><br />St. Augustine said that miracles are not contrary to nature, only what we know about nature.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-66348728152775080942008-01-12T14:40:00.001-08:002008-01-12T14:45:21.796-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYJAyxTTZlOeDO1e-hsSgNerIlZXKNP9t-16ZihWNdS8VecIHrWE8EQXraTv-qY9yt31yJ4iak-CD0EOM2p3Umw_9eDb75nPtrDFt-c8Lnz1symqh2zX17Pkody4foLERJVaHbu0UYxg/s1600-h/DSCN2372a+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYJAyxTTZlOeDO1e-hsSgNerIlZXKNP9t-16ZihWNdS8VecIHrWE8EQXraTv-qY9yt31yJ4iak-CD0EOM2p3Umw_9eDb75nPtrDFt-c8Lnz1symqh2zX17Pkody4foLERJVaHbu0UYxg/s320/DSCN2372a+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154724182879966722" border="0" /></a><br />Once out of nature I shall never take<br />My bodily form from any natural thing,<br />But such a form as Grecian goldsmiths make<br />Of hammered gold and gold enamelling<br />To keep a drowsy Emperor awake;<br />Or set upon a golden bough to sing<br />To lords and ladies of Byzantium<br />Of what is past, or passing, or to come.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-29489351409206976672008-01-05T09:36:00.000-08:002008-01-05T09:41:02.128-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECQk_IBZgJSDs7M4o7aBZjMFYOkR5YiHNkNIsUEbbex_m2nsZNSeEvcKDjqYglAzz3qYH5-o0xOBqK1dZETdZt5spG8bu6NNutYrqrEPltgpJMIfGS85JjBOR2gNbbG_dXDD-JsDHURA/s1600-h/DSCN0525b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECQk_IBZgJSDs7M4o7aBZjMFYOkR5YiHNkNIsUEbbex_m2nsZNSeEvcKDjqYglAzz3qYH5-o0xOBqK1dZETdZt5spG8bu6NNutYrqrEPltgpJMIfGS85JjBOR2gNbbG_dXDD-JsDHURA/s320/DSCN0525b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152048658772727282" border="0" /></a><br />'By night, by day, when it shines or lours,<br />There lies intact that chalice of ours,<br />And its presence adds to the rhyme of love<br />Persistently sung by the fall above.<br />No lip has touched it since his and mine<br />In turns there from sipped lovers' wine.'Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-61958028881397037912008-01-01T08:53:00.000-08:002008-01-01T09:00:25.877-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_V90y2K7xNvtPxQ1e98OuniRyduk3im-fERMTVcXkdSj8K2Xg_LhBUqcWS0G6z1JCBXH3nT8cTyXRfAOQGY_24O3TXxJkmARE430I4jJiKdTgCRdKoX8XwXricCjRu6jd_hwkRMI8Q-s/s1600-h/DSCN3588c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_V90y2K7xNvtPxQ1e98OuniRyduk3im-fERMTVcXkdSj8K2Xg_LhBUqcWS0G6z1JCBXH3nT8cTyXRfAOQGY_24O3TXxJkmARE430I4jJiKdTgCRdKoX8XwXricCjRu6jd_hwkRMI8Q-s/s320/DSCN3588c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150553249944507874" border="0" /></a><br />You're special. You have a very special purpose in life. You've been chosen. The Island awaits you.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-54643814028741327592007-12-31T13:05:00.001-08:002007-12-31T13:07:29.794-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOShjFT1h0qXj_2Rqupv2Kw_tbIoS-FBMq1W2fA18CpAJ9EJQ5dZHnyTkJImuCqKtpAy9vJuG1qXvbZvRdhij3u7slPzGKT4CzWFBobDLJu36G2KMmsLzTBxG3ApWaWbfEmAQayOf4hc/s1600-h/DSCN2393a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOShjFT1h0qXj_2Rqupv2Kw_tbIoS-FBMq1W2fA18CpAJ9EJQ5dZHnyTkJImuCqKtpAy9vJuG1qXvbZvRdhij3u7slPzGKT4CzWFBobDLJu36G2KMmsLzTBxG3ApWaWbfEmAQayOf4hc/s320/DSCN2393a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150246576394671570" border="0" /></a><br />Construction arises out of the ashes of destruction.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-89156035694481204782007-12-29T15:01:00.001-08:002007-12-29T15:04:42.644-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO98RuxHdI22nIAbl4nMr0ySh28VNbeXkX5FkFAT8SW9gZSbcBfNXpHQTa-Uv0zHhSvZXtYEEak1ESqEA7XDvdSCuGLYqaMyzQ9JphjHCx6Hd78hZ2Ln8QALs1qOHWJVRaEQtSV4peh8g/s1600-h/DSCN1118.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO98RuxHdI22nIAbl4nMr0ySh28VNbeXkX5FkFAT8SW9gZSbcBfNXpHQTa-Uv0zHhSvZXtYEEak1ESqEA7XDvdSCuGLYqaMyzQ9JphjHCx6Hd78hZ2Ln8QALs1qOHWJVRaEQtSV4peh8g/s320/DSCN1118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149534492291831234" border="0" /></a><br />You're gonna need a bigger boat.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-54266705344571217672007-12-26T16:55:00.000-08:002007-12-27T12:23:45.119-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB41e7IeFOELttBzgfLlbybV4itRlB1IwfUo3fZFe-qr9aajVrns4p5nFM52U2MJ6b-GSh9NPlrdWXN4WeipEyS8lFd3QlxfdagUm-NjdfeI8sOdf-v5Cy62YNt2v0s_y2wHARC6vaow4/s1600-h/DSCN4277.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB41e7IeFOELttBzgfLlbybV4itRlB1IwfUo3fZFe-qr9aajVrns4p5nFM52U2MJ6b-GSh9NPlrdWXN4WeipEyS8lFd3QlxfdagUm-NjdfeI8sOdf-v5Cy62YNt2v0s_y2wHARC6vaow4/s320/DSCN4277.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148450897812854194" border="0" /></a><br />Sometimes, in order to see the light, you have to risk the dark.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-21991862606522421192007-12-22T11:10:00.001-08:002007-12-22T11:18:41.807-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2i_SclE6vKEoDTtgH13ignu9nrAZTq0e8dXxc2z-LgHMkq5g8xM3yJvRZ3VlvjUaApoeeU3PlB-vQg7m4Sey4dcFHDXSU3mWNARNU9xvMzPmtxiAgXdWbsm2_EfCiFNhOcV7wqLAbyv4/s1600-h/DSCN3340a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2i_SclE6vKEoDTtgH13ignu9nrAZTq0e8dXxc2z-LgHMkq5g8xM3yJvRZ3VlvjUaApoeeU3PlB-vQg7m4Sey4dcFHDXSU3mWNARNU9xvMzPmtxiAgXdWbsm2_EfCiFNhOcV7wqLAbyv4/s320/DSCN3340a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146877290515076514" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;">Ah, the last peanut - overflowing with the oil and salt of its departed brothers.</span>Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-65316460495749292802007-12-21T13:40:00.001-08:002007-12-21T13:42:46.505-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfnFn1rR6eooyMdlmJpYRhMBNdnkP-qE3RfpfLQm0datmveeGITHuv5enLNtv8I9kiY9Mmp0A5NCEc4MDrkfeC5fWOL-70le34BQF9RudwNL4nTpUi19Lcqhh3nex-Lvll9kzALPveEM/s1600-h/DSCN3260.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfnFn1rR6eooyMdlmJpYRhMBNdnkP-qE3RfpfLQm0datmveeGITHuv5enLNtv8I9kiY9Mmp0A5NCEc4MDrkfeC5fWOL-70le34BQF9RudwNL4nTpUi19Lcqhh3nex-Lvll9kzALPveEM/s320/DSCN3260.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146544709722510738" border="0" /></a><br />Poor Nestor. They were going to give him a medal, too.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-32534597107567668532007-12-20T11:19:00.000-08:002007-12-20T11:33:08.620-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluix6AVJsGnbpB03332ZrpOobp9ASfGb7hTZtarkYXDvXeeh2xv48ThnrbKM3dxjzRvUUUnvZPlLuxHck7H0MawfDVm3lOabZ7L8frZtJq-xWaavdL7vO6v-n_NZhF8X8wivxpv9UjZQ/s1600-h/DSCN0446a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluix6AVJsGnbpB03332ZrpOobp9ASfGb7hTZtarkYXDvXeeh2xv48ThnrbKM3dxjzRvUUUnvZPlLuxHck7H0MawfDVm3lOabZ7L8frZtJq-xWaavdL7vO6v-n_NZhF8X8wivxpv9UjZQ/s320/DSCN0446a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146140128098194802" border="0" /></a><br />I pray that I may never see the desert again. Hear me, God.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-30370207443948212292007-12-17T12:42:00.000-08:002007-12-17T12:45:53.422-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2sIkodNA4XyyURj_RFpCyKXEbe4mQYdJlQzQolV82rOs_MbdWjpWiIP3_zmzRNBULD6jOM-hhqfoGwGJgTKcbCV6W345Rk9sAfJkOsBPpA-n_YvHlteR8IDguAze-cWY45DU5tGRfIA/s1600-h/DSCN4081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2sIkodNA4XyyURj_RFpCyKXEbe4mQYdJlQzQolV82rOs_MbdWjpWiIP3_zmzRNBULD6jOM-hhqfoGwGJgTKcbCV6W345Rk9sAfJkOsBPpA-n_YvHlteR8IDguAze-cWY45DU5tGRfIA/s320/DSCN4081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145045869215421794" border="0" /></a><br />What if you could go back in time, and take all those hours of pain and darkness and replace them with something better?Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-69146586868191941702007-12-16T15:26:00.001-08:002007-12-16T15:32:21.926-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyE01WbD-HBdR00i2qENpV3b7xyETsv9Jf2a7PkD-X6ry5lQajtDf4HKwSJmEjwmbE-mrQtLzVn8pJ_PYoK4FXLY1Yq4sVpMtpw8goNM2K1PViLQ2YpWwT8mmqjrqO9R1iCEWsy_tgo94/s1600-h/DSCN0851.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyE01WbD-HBdR00i2qENpV3b7xyETsv9Jf2a7PkD-X6ry5lQajtDf4HKwSJmEjwmbE-mrQtLzVn8pJ_PYoK4FXLY1Yq4sVpMtpw8goNM2K1PViLQ2YpWwT8mmqjrqO9R1iCEWsy_tgo94/s320/DSCN0851.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144717622044857682" border="0" /></a><br />We operate on a first-name basis. My first name is Captain.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-22654223591706498942007-12-14T14:48:00.000-08:002007-12-14T14:55:44.271-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCljK2p-g-h-1qy6PuK93CM0itgAd6E2_BYbvkXFUD2sJzcyP2U85Iod6XPW6Qb5UMc-LoMmkt7C8hJIaHGo0Os1SfoLyMvI12OazS0FlEN5bqkfai9slIAHGwnuxQtHxWTGhDsoaoC8/s1600-h/DSCN1336a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCljK2p-g-h-1qy6PuK93CM0itgAd6E2_BYbvkXFUD2sJzcyP2U85Iod6XPW6Qb5UMc-LoMmkt7C8hJIaHGo0Os1SfoLyMvI12OazS0FlEN5bqkfai9slIAHGwnuxQtHxWTGhDsoaoC8/s320/DSCN1336a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143966050012697842" border="0" /></a><br />Just remember this - in this country they drive on the wrong side of the road.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-80939787290626892642007-12-13T09:43:00.000-08:002007-12-14T16:06:15.138-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5h1NettbsgiIn_mK-fFpAHf4I2WJYWP1P4RPSA4i8sFZAG_W89zjr3UPNh_cIEsxOQzwLzSUo1zkYUXQydADkvaZRhQAfnaxBgEwrRVxY19JuP4xual68LrjEeaOWkYDWr5sDGSqPbu0/s1600-h/DSCN3049c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5h1NettbsgiIn_mK-fFpAHf4I2WJYWP1P4RPSA4i8sFZAG_W89zjr3UPNh_cIEsxOQzwLzSUo1zkYUXQydADkvaZRhQAfnaxBgEwrRVxY19JuP4xual68LrjEeaOWkYDWr5sDGSqPbu0/s320/DSCN3049c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143984110350177570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That may be the most important thing to understand about humans. It is the unknown that defines our existence. We are constantly searching... not just for answers to our questions... but for new questions. We are explorers... . We explore our lives day by day... and we explore the galaxy, trying to expand the boundaries of our knowledge. And that is why I am here. Not to conquer you with weapons or ideas. But to coexist and learn.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-11588197130769788742007-12-09T16:14:00.001-08:002007-12-09T16:19:58.142-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLM827HXnb2e38FB-WPMuf3O9Pxov4NyT9qRpNJKpk0vjdSF3T99hSEygc7-7jXcjv6c71ze9RpNCOAxBLBbNPHC1CHMJMoy8wDPnKGy83aRaZ0dxiyBHsy83NwgtYJi9qMvE1RlCuXc/s1600-h/DSCN0092a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLM827HXnb2e38FB-WPMuf3O9Pxov4NyT9qRpNJKpk0vjdSF3T99hSEygc7-7jXcjv6c71ze9RpNCOAxBLBbNPHC1CHMJMoy8wDPnKGy83aRaZ0dxiyBHsy83NwgtYJi9qMvE1RlCuXc/s320/DSCN0092a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142131632417074930" border="0" /></a><br />We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-65926557869921570172007-12-08T08:32:00.001-08:002007-12-15T15:54:20.529-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTP_h3dKT3SJETdcte6C405K7FBixjLa19VN4dfyYUJbUfhhz5oU_XG7LpwnhKoCqpJhH79epaRtuDbUIaCZmWqbsOYRAa9LAN2lUFHyDpUksxNOsPwljZa8dOOgXIfupCgeBavrxFNhY/s1600-h/Bright_Angel_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTP_h3dKT3SJETdcte6C405K7FBixjLa19VN4dfyYUJbUfhhz5oU_XG7LpwnhKoCqpJhH79epaRtuDbUIaCZmWqbsOYRAa9LAN2lUFHyDpUksxNOsPwljZa8dOOgXIfupCgeBavrxFNhY/s320/Bright_Angel_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144351991478949186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A man who looks at a rock must have a lot on his mind.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-7472161640863875282007-12-06T15:39:00.001-08:002007-12-06T15:41:25.168-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmqiU_5nuFZ-9FWpxrRqRIOmaOcnBSobSRq3dYRKEQGQsyP7XUwZoFl7zwdYmZJ5qnq36vVYKe0MI_BjzLL9qv6k0rLkJK8r1jGlejtMTwq2oW4c8amcDPkz8m1XR50ee64ZKaQz5wL8/s1600-h/DSCN2197a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmqiU_5nuFZ-9FWpxrRqRIOmaOcnBSobSRq3dYRKEQGQsyP7XUwZoFl7zwdYmZJ5qnq36vVYKe0MI_BjzLL9qv6k0rLkJK8r1jGlejtMTwq2oW4c8amcDPkz8m1XR50ee64ZKaQz5wL8/s320/DSCN2197a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141009129829363410" border="0" /></a><br />If I take one more step, it'll be the farthest away from home I've ever been.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-55157119119321598202007-12-05T13:58:00.000-08:002007-12-05T14:01:32.813-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHNEQ5rmEWprsVNjnoLGKiQZ1SZn_g_hP23zRzP0oArkWKATvl4xFk-OAwtnKzf_x4gdLxKKTon279b64S0VaRU7JNBf_FyuJjCzxCOU_jwcNNK3BAToyLCV6zl2dEkp-y6s__becbd4/s1600-h/DSCN4201a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHNEQ5rmEWprsVNjnoLGKiQZ1SZn_g_hP23zRzP0oArkWKATvl4xFk-OAwtnKzf_x4gdLxKKTon279b64S0VaRU7JNBf_FyuJjCzxCOU_jwcNNK3BAToyLCV6zl2dEkp-y6s__becbd4/s320/DSCN4201a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140612279146180290" border="0" /></a><br />Take my love, take my land<br />Take me where I cannot stand<br />I don't care, I'm still free<br />You can't take the sky from me<br />Take me out to the black<br />Tell 'em I ain't comin' back<br />Burn the land and boil the sea<br />You can't take the sky from me<br />There's no place I can be<br />Since I found serenity<br />But you can't take the sky from meLuminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-75397361990798630402007-12-04T14:55:00.000-08:002007-12-14T15:03:58.361-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MeEapa1pdqlUqVhZnCvLoGdOgmcwghieiWXqWiBzub59AeUxemII1LVsEO6Omqz0JqVuzkXs1t0GVj3ILeSGa-Zej9bzhNruRjL5gOZ3buvU-N_TvXLhVQ1XAp4NSYM7vW_NZJGRUs8/s1600-h/DSCN1013a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MeEapa1pdqlUqVhZnCvLoGdOgmcwghieiWXqWiBzub59AeUxemII1LVsEO6Omqz0JqVuzkXs1t0GVj3ILeSGa-Zej9bzhNruRjL5gOZ3buvU-N_TvXLhVQ1XAp4NSYM7vW_NZJGRUs8/s320/DSCN1013a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143968025697654018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A grown man knows the world he lives in. For the moment, that world is Rome.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-86166827867186580392007-12-02T15:10:00.001-08:002007-12-02T15:12:19.025-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wtw-Gc7nlioZnuCP61bJqd0FFzYJ2C8dU7uKa96eLCp2A9qWtWN7L0woyLrM22Y5bS91cRuxvQhMgzm-uwcOC_RmD5jit-aaKHL7jzfvUUB5PFFh8DXFHMJd1tnmaHjwkORlO8HYjNk/s1600-r/DSC00065a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHcwnzPC8UE_Qf-bdUfU-7FMcQgGPuBVOOgL_J2pmnpPmPXwtIi0hUDtBiLPQeuauyTVa7m5dp43kxSGaUYkaMVIbtu8d3NSjIdZK6Fh0kDjCoq21-FTnZstBDZjY5wTsxXRY7P2ZNS8/s320/DSC00065a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139517212809555586" border="0" /></a><br />Now, once more, I must ride with my knights to defend what was, and the dream of what could be.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-77427952826745547912007-12-01T15:36:00.000-08:002007-12-14T15:33:47.367-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYoOfcz7UI-1yszEy_WoRUApnlpVIPl_I4p4V93EVn0Ija8RNRNl9XthaomLnkxPdynQsNBLRH2VwiQqZFrEf_u7U82a7KXIhfClnvXI1pxLSbIzXvEXw2fwTfJ6-ZxFhyDpnIjLPugg/s1600-h/DSCN2323c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYoOfcz7UI-1yszEy_WoRUApnlpVIPl_I4p4V93EVn0Ija8RNRNl9XthaomLnkxPdynQsNBLRH2VwiQqZFrEf_u7U82a7KXIhfClnvXI1pxLSbIzXvEXw2fwTfJ6-ZxFhyDpnIjLPugg/s320/DSCN2323c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143975773818656018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Good morning, gentlemen. ACME pollution inspection. We're cleaning up the world, we thought this was a suitable starting point.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670470435989024452.post-21528520499206856062007-11-28T15:45:00.000-08:002007-11-28T15:53:05.785-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvwhFl2dUm6z7RyWdGiXh-qlXnXltpnjTA-KMcF6LGWDeso256rze9_RFCt7oN3hd5evAbOA4_DI2R5tU-QbJK6ONCxZty9gKEl9uie1KYuQUiOGGDm12YvJiD611S-gyRifyuJcLPmY/s1600-h/DSCN3927a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvwhFl2dUm6z7RyWdGiXh-qlXnXltpnjTA-KMcF6LGWDeso256rze9_RFCt7oN3hd5evAbOA4_DI2R5tU-QbJK6ONCxZty9gKEl9uie1KYuQUiOGGDm12YvJiD611S-gyRifyuJcLPmY/s320/DSCN3927a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138042623013413234" border="0" /></a><br />"Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half-light, I would spread the cloths under your feet: But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams"<br /><br />Happy 18th birthday to my son; look to your dreams and make them come true.Luminaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632021865607219614noreply@blogger.com0