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Survey Thursday...January 22

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  • I was in Bali last year, and for the last (about) 900 years, they've had their own form of hindu/buddhism, which puts emphasis on the small things you do daily to praise/worship, over large monuments of tribute. As such, they don't have very many large temples or anything like that. However, before then, it was a kingdom, and there were no such qualms about erecting big monuments, and so, tucked away in the north in some obscure place (down hundreds of steps in a random rice field and flanked by hawkers) - Puri Gunung Kawi - you have these 23' monuments - not huge, but by balinese standards, enormous. Quite surreal.

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  • The truth? God's creations - the mountains, streams, rivers, trees, oceans... "Mother Earth" I love


    the real outdoors.



    I like this thinking.


  • gftChrisG gftChris

    I was in Bali last year, and for the last (about) 900 years, they've had their own form of hindu/buddhism, which puts emphasis on the small things you do daily to praise/worship, over large monuments of tribute. As such, they don't have very many large temples or anything like that. However, before then, it was a kingdom, and there were no such qualms about erecting big monuments, and so, tucked away in the north in some obscure place (down hundreds of steps in a random rice field and flanked by hawkers) - Puri Gunung Kawi - you have these 23' monuments - not huge, but by balinese standards, enormous. Quite surreal.

    @gftchris said:

    I was in Bali last year, and for the last (about) 900 years, they've had their own form of hindu/buddhism, which puts emphasis on the small things you do daily to praise/worship, over large monuments of tribute. As such, they don't have very many large temples or anything like that. However, before then, it was a kingdom, and there were no such qualms about erecting big monuments, and so, tucked away in the north in some obscure place (down hundreds of steps in a random rice field and flanked by hawkers) - Puri Gunung Kawi - you have these 23' monuments - not huge, but by balinese standards, enormous. Quite surreal.

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  • Those of you who follow my facebook trivia know that this painting by Paul Cezanne sold for the most money in history, 274 million bucks:

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  • Gipper-thanks for posting several of the favorites. As our guide said on the tour of "David", "He has made up his mind exactly what he is going to do and is totally focused on Goliath as he begins to lift his left heel off the ground in his first step towards the giant."

  • 1. DeFillipo.......the Answer?
    I honestly do not know at this point, but compared to many of the retreads considered, but not hired, I like Flip's odds.

    2. Who starts for Ohio State next fall: Braxton Miller, JT Barrett, Cardale Jones?
    Barrett... just more in the mold of a Myer QB.

    3. Airballs? Much Ado About Nothing......or a big deal? (yes, I am talking about Brady and his deflated balls)
    Much ado becoming a big deal now. Cheating is bad. Lying about cheating is worse.

    4. What was the most interesting/unique/coolest/weirdest/suckiest whatever class you took in school?
    "Introduction to Encounter Groups"... a few evening's of exercises leading up to a weekend retreat at a farm the University owned. One "course" encompassed every adjective you used.

    5. What is the most interesting work of art that you have ever laid eyes on? (seen in person)
    Wow... have not been to the Louvre and skipped the Sistine Chappel, but of the museums I've been to there have been a few pieces that have stopped me in my tracks.
    The one that is front and center in my mind was by a local artist. Very simple black and white oil of a featureless, apparition-like figure in a suit that the artist called "NoMan". I bought it.

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196
  • The GipperT The Gipper

    Here are this week's survey questions. Give your opinions or answers:

    1. DeFillipo.......the Answer?

    2. Who starts for Ohio State next fall: Braxton Miller, JT Barrett, Cardale Jones?

    3. Airballs? Much Ado About Nothing......or a big deal? (yes, I am talking about Brady and his deflated balls)

    4. What was the most interesting/unique/coolest/weirdest/suckiest whatever class you took in school?

    5. What is the most interesting work of art that you have ever laid eyes on? (seen in person)

    @the-gipper said:

    Here are this week's survey questions. Give your opinions or answers:

    1. DeFillipo.......the Answer? Too little information at this time

    2. Who starts for Ohio State next fall: Braxton Miller, JT Barrett, Cardale Jones? Cardale jones

    3. Airballs? Much Ado About Nothing......or a big deal? (yes, I am talking about Brady and his deflated balls) blown way out of proportion

    4. What was the most interesting/unique/coolest/weirdest/suckiest whatever class you took in school? animal care.

    5. What is the most interesting work of art that you have ever laid eyes on? (seen in person) the starry night. Prints don't do it justice.

    Early man walked away as modern man took control. Their minds weren't all the same and to conquer was their goal. So He built his great empires and he slaughtered his own kind, and he died a confused man and killed himself in his own mind...

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