Jim Sande

"I don't know why people expect art to make sense. They accept the fact that life doesn't make sense."
~ David Lynch

SUMMER EVENING by Edward Hopper

“The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.”
–Voltaire

Emil van Hauth (German, 1899-1974) Mädchenbildnis vor Landschaft II (Portrait of a Girl in Landscape), 1923. Oil/wood, 45.5x32.7 cm.
@Sold
at auction Feb. 10, 2024.

Very nice

Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains? People with aphantasia are offering a window into consciousness.

Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains? www.nature.com/articles/d41... how the strength of your ‘mind’s eye’ might influence your emotions, memory and creativity.

Miss America contestants in 1925. (Miss Lancaster Estella Wittell, Miss San Francisco Edyth Flynn, Miss Pottsville Elsie Gallagher, Miss Scranton Beula Keator, Miss Bronx Edith Higgins)

In Churchill,Canada,1of the few towns where polar bears roam freely,it is common for residents to leave their car doors unlocked.This is not due to negligence but is instead a crucial safety measure:in the event of an unexpected encounter w a bear any1 can escape in a nrby auto.

After a heart attack, blocking heart-to-brain signals may improve healing In mice, blocking heart-to-brain signals improved healing after a heart attack, hinting at new targets for cardiac therapy.

The brain’s response to a heart attack may worsen recovery www.sciencenews.org/article/hear...

Shemp Howard, age 25, and Moe Howard, age 22, in 1919, performing on stage as Howard and Howard in vaudeville.

Longevity is in the genes: half of lifespan is heritable Understanding the genetic controls of ageing could lead to more therapies that forestall it.

Longevity is in the genes: half of lifespan is heritable www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Earlier this year a sci article claimed the opposite.This angle seems more likely.

"What an incredible shot! 📷📷 Costa Rican snail eater (Sibon lamari) portrait by Diego Ugalde Photography. TRR is made possible by rodentpro.com".

Finding the Light of America The tragic events of Minnesota are pushing the nation toward two tipping points.

Finding the Light of America
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Both tipping points may be true: We’re tipping toward Trump’s fascist police state at the same time we’re tipping toward a new era of community and solidarity. The latter is the consequence of the former.

"Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort."
-- Jean Cocteau

On White II - Wassily Kandinsky - 1923
For the kid's room

Edward Gorey (1925-2000) "unfathomable mysteries"

Summer landscape Murnau, W. Kandinsky, 1909.

Karl Hubbuch ( 1891-1979), German painter- Twice Hilde II - 1929

'The Gallery of HMS Calcutta (Portsmouth),' by James Tissot, 1876

"This painting is a masterpiece of Henri Matisse’s mature decorative style.Matisse depicts his model& companion of many yrs,Lydia Delectorskaya,reclining in an exotic Moroccan costume.The pulsating color and ingenious variety of lines energize the painting.

On Forgiveness I have interviewed a lot of people from various parts of the country performing various jobs for an article dealing with forgiveness.

On Forgiveness
open.substack.com/pub/grissom/...
I can now see that very few people have a clear concept of forgiveness, and fewer still know how to apologize.

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