The Ivory Tower

Life After Easter

2010-04-03T21:53:00.001-04:00

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Life After Easter

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Open The Eyes Of My Heart

2010-04-02T23:08:00.001-04:00

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Open The Eyes Of My Heart

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The Passion

2010-04-01T20:51:00.001-04:00

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The Passion

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Garden Grandeur

2010-04-01T03:42:00.001-04:00

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If ......

2010-03-24T14:32:00.001-04:00

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If ......

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Sepia Art

2010-03-23T00:46:00.001-04:00

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Sepia Art

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Oriental Art

2010-03-23T00:45:00.001-04:00

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Crusades 2

2010-03-21T01:57:00.001-04:00

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If You Stop To Think

2010-03-18T12:05:00.001-04:00

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If You Stop To Think

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To Believe .....

2010-03-16T01:00:00.001-04:00

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To Believe .....

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Sure And Begorrah.....

2010-03-13T13:51:00.001-05:00

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Sure And Begorrah.....

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Birds 1

2010-03-07T19:13:00.001-05:00

Taxi.....

2010-03-02T19:53:00.001-05:00

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Seeing Is Believing

2010-03-02T00:56:00.001-05:00

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Seeing Is Believing

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If ......

2010-02-25T02:55:00.001-05:00

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If ......

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Ice Cycle

2010-02-23T03:44:00.001-05:00

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Ice Cycle

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Can Spring Be Far Behind

2010-02-17T17:27:00.001-05:00

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Can Spring Be Far Behind

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I Want You To Know

2010-02-17T00:42:00.001-05:00

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I Want You To Know

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Worldly Wisdom

2010-02-15T23:19:00.001-05:00

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Worldly Wisdom

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The Lost Generation

2010-02-12T21:10:00.001-05:00

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A Walk On The Wild Side

2010-01-29T12:01:00.001-05:00

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Hiliuyun

2010-01-28T11:29:00.001-05:00

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Hiliuyun

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Nature...by design

2010-01-24T16:51:00.001-05:00

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I love you.................

2010-01-21T12:16:00.001-05:00

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Christmas at the Ivory Tower

2009-12-20T05:27:00.001-05:00

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Doggy Christmas

2009-12-14T15:45:00.002-05:00

Lovely Vietnamese women

2009-12-11T02:25:00.000-05:00

My Presentations on SlideShare

2009-12-10T19:52:00.000-05:00

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Life

2009-12-10T19:24:00.001-05:00

Faraway Places

2009-12-10T17:04:00.001-05:00

Philosophy

2009-12-10T12:05:00.001-05:00

2009-12-10T02:51:00.003-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving

2009-12-10T01:55:00.001-05:00

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Native America

2009-12-10T01:18:00.001-05:00

Creation

2009-12-10T01:15:00.001-05:00

Garden Paradise

2009-12-10T01:09:00.002-05:00

Setting Sail................

2009-12-10T00:54:00.003-05:00

2009-12-10T00:43:00.002-05:00

Bavaria

2009-12-10T00:39:00.002-05:00

2009-12-10T00:25:00.001-05:00

The Ivory Tower: ..........Maxine's stress factors

2009-11-05T12:13:00.000-05:00

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Name Dropper

2009-08-11T13:38:00.000-04:00

The Ivory Tower

2009-01-27T15:06:00.001-05:00

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Master Painter

2009-01-12T10:36:00.002-05:00

Master Painter

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Master Painter

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Ivory Tower

2008-12-31T10:07:00.001-05:00

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Lemon festival

2008-12-30T14:34:00.001-05:00

Lemon Festival

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Lemon Festival

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The Ivory Tower

2008-12-03T12:23:00.001-05:00

Bill Stephens Deer

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Bill Stephens Deer

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Ivory Tower

2008-11-30T22:16:00.001-05:00

Merry Christmas 2008

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Merry Christmas 2008

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Awake

2008-11-24T09:21:00.001-05:00

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Just give me a few minutes..................

2008-09-21T14:48:00.002-04:00

A tired,old dog wandered into the yard. I could tell by his collar and well fed belly he was someones pet. He followed me into the house, down the hall, and then fell asleep ine a corner.

An hour later he went to the door and I let him out.

The next day he was back...resumed his position in the corner and slept for an hour. Then he got up and left. This same routine continued for several days.

Finally, overcome with curiosity, I pinned a note to his collar: "Every day your dog comes to my house, sleeps for an hour and then leaves".

The next day my new friend arrived with a different note pinned to his collar: "He lives in a home with ten children - he is trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?"

A born loser...................

2008-09-19T13:38:00.003-04:00

A little guy is sitting at the bar just staring at his drink for half an hour when this big trouble-makingbiker steps next to him, grabs his drink, gulps it down inone swig and then turns to the guy with a menacing stare asif to say, 'What'cha gonna do about it

?'The poor little guy starts crying.'Come on man I was just giving you a hardtime,' the biker says. 'I didn't thinkyou'd CRY. I can't stand to see a man crying.

"This is the worst day of my life," saysthe little guy between sobs. "I can't do anythingright. I overslept and was late to an important meeting, somy boss fired me. When I went to the parking lot, I found my car was stolen and I don't have any insurance. Ileft my wallet in the cab I took home. I found my wife inbed with the gardener and my dog bit me. So I came to thisbar trying to work up the courage to put an end to my life,and then you show up and drink the damn poison."

Big Band Era.........

2008-09-19T02:25:00.001-04:00

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A messsage to our children.....

2008-09-15T14:11:00.000-04:00

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Is this show fit for kids

2008-09-15T01:48:00.001-04:00

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Lost City................

2008-09-13T10:01:00.001-04:00

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Whatever happened....................

2008-09-11T18:33:00.001-04:00

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Iguazu Falls - Argentina

2008-09-11T15:17:00.002-04:00

Taller than Niagara Falls, twice as wide with 275 cascades spread in a horsehoe shape over nearly two miles of the Iguazu River, Iguazú Falls are the result of a volcanic eruption which left yet another large crack in the earth. During the rainy season of November - March, the rate of flow of water going over the falls may reach 450,000 cubic feet (12,750 cubic m) per second.
These matter of fact details do nothing to describe the grandeur of the falls, the tremendous amount of water (an average of 553 cubic feet per second) thundering down 269 feet, the tropical location and the sheer beauty that led Eleanor Roosevelt to say Poor Niagara. Four times the width of Niagara Falls, Iguazu Falls are divided by various islands into separate waterfalls. One of the best known is Devil's Throat, or Gargantua del Diablo with its perpetual spray high over the falls. Other notable falls are the San Martin, Bossetti, and Bernabe Mendez.

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Cats 1

2008-08-31T18:56:00.000-04:00

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Pavement art...............

2008-08-30T16:30:00.000-04:00

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The old phone...............

2008-08-28T22:38:00.003-04:00

When I was quite young, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighbourhood. I remember the polished, old case fastened to the wall. The shiny receiver hung on the side of the box. I was too little to reach the telephone, but used to listen with fascination when my mother talked to it.

Then I discovered that somewhere inside the wonderful device lived an amazing person. Her name was "Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know. Information Please could supply anyone's number and the correct time.

My personal experience with the genie-in-a-bottle came one day while my mother was visiting a neighbour. Amusing myself at the tool bench in the basement, I whacked my finger with a hammer, the pain was terrible, but there seemed no point in crying because there was no one home to give sympathy

I walked around the house sucking my throbbing finger, finally arriving at the stairway. The telephone! Quickly, I ran for the footstool in the parlour and dragged it to the landing Climbing up, I unhooked the receiver in the parlour and held it to my ear. "Information, please" I said into the mouthpiece just above my head. A click or two and a small clear voice spoke into my ear.

"Information. "

"I hurt my finger..." I wailed into the phone, the tears came readily enough now that I had an audience.

"Isn't your mother home?" came the question. "Nobody's home but me," I blubbered. "Are you bleeding?" the voice asked. "No," I replied. "I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts." "Can you open the icebox?" she asked. I said I could. "Then chip off a little bit of ice and hold it to your finger," said the voice.

After that, I called "Information Please" for everything. I asked her for help with my geography, and she told me where Philadelphia was. She helped me with my math. She told me my pet chipmunk that I had caught in the park just the day before, would eat fruit and nuts.

Then, there was the time Petey, our pet canary, died. I called, Information Please," and told her the sad story. She listened, and then said things grown-ups say to soothe a child. But I was not consoled. I asked her, "Why is it that birds should sing so beautifu lly and bring joy to all families, only to end up as a heap of feathers on the bottom of a cage?"

She must have sensed my deep concern, for she said quietly, " Wayne always remember that there are other worlds to sing in.">> Somehow I felt better. Another day I was on the telephone, "Information Please." "Information, " said in the now familiar voice. "How do I spell fix?" I asked.

All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest . When I was nine years old, we moved across the country to Boston . I missed my friend very much. "Information Please" belonged in that old wooden box back home and I somehow never thought of trying the shiny new phone that=2 0sat on the table in the hall. As I grew into my teens, the memories of those childhood conversations never really left me.

Often, in moments of doubt and perplexity I would recall the serene sense of security I had then. I appreciated now how patient, understanding, and kind she was to have spent her time on a little boy.

A few years later, on my way west to college, my plane put down in Seattle . I had about a half-hour or so between planes. I spent 15 minutes or so on the phone with my sister, who lived there now. Then without thinking what I was doing, I dialed my hometown Operator and said, "Information Please." Miraculously, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well. "Information. " I hadn't planned this, but I heard myself saying, "Could you please tell me how to spell fix?"

There was a long pause. Then came the soft spoken answer, "I guess your finger must have healed by now." I laughed, "So it's really you," I said "I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time?" I wonder," she said, "if you know how much your call meant to me. I never had any children and I u sed to look forward to your calls."

I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and I asked if I could call her again when I came back to visit my sister. "Please do", she said. "Just ask for Sally."

Three months later I was back in Seattle . A different voice answered "Information. " I asked for Sally. "Are you a friend?" she said. "Yes, a very old friend," I answered. "I'm sorry to have to tell you this," she said. "Sally had been working part-time the last few years because she was sick. She died five weeks ago."

Before I could hang up she said, "Wait a minute, did you say your name was Wayne ?" "Yes." I answered. "Well, Sally left a message for you. She wrote it down in case you called. Let me read it to you." The note said, "Tell him there are other worlds to sing in. He'll know what I mean." I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant.

When the time comes.............

2008-08-26T12:52:00.003-04:00

A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to Leave the examination room and said, 'Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side.'

Very quietly, the doctor said, 'I don't know.'

'You don't know? You, a Christian man, Do not know what is on the other side?'

The doctor was holding the handle of the door; On the other side came a sound of scratching and whining, And as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room And leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.

Turning to the patient, the doctor said, 'Did you notice my dog? He's never been in this room before. He didn't know what was inside. He knew nothing except that his master was here, And when the door opened, he sprang in without fear.

I know little of what is on the other side of death, But I do know one thing... I know my Master is there and that is enough.'

La belle femme.........

2008-08-20T23:42:00.001-04:00

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Summer romance

2008-08-18T23:06:00.000-04:00

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Life is for the birds...............

2008-08-16T14:19:00.000-04:00

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Philobolos 1................

2008-08-14T23:19:00.000-04:00

Take a peek revised

2008-08-13T21:21:00.000-04:00

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The tree................

2008-08-13T21:18:00.001-04:00

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Antique cars.................

2008-08-13T20:47:00.001-04:00

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Digital Art 2

2008-08-11T11:21:00.000-04:00

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And to you a very pleasant.........

2008-08-10T00:21:00.002-04:00

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A most unusual friendship,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

2008-08-09T19:47:00.000-04:00

Night lites.................

2008-08-09T18:51:00.001-04:00

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Vanishing American.................

2008-08-07T20:32:00.000-04:00

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Election 2008

2008-08-07T00:35:00.001-04:00

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Relax a few minutes...............

2008-08-05T14:21:00.001-04:00

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Funky fun.........

2008-08-04T21:17:00.001-04:00

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Pennsy RR........

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Lily.....................

2008-08-04T18:07:00.001-04:00

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Merry pixels..................

2008-08-04T15:55:00.001-04:00

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Mechanical Army mule.................

2008-08-04T09:39:00.002-04:00

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May I wish you a pleasant...........

2008-08-03T12:16:00.001-04:00

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Nature's free gifts.............

2008-08-02T09:52:00.002-04:00

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Nature in the Dali style...............

2008-08-01T23:01:00.002-04:00

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The searching "I"

2008-08-01T21:01:00.002-04:00

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The Kiss....................

2008-07-26T00:33:00.002-04:00

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Tarula....................

2008-07-25T22:27:00.001-04:00

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And now the time has come...........................

2008-07-25T16:43:00.002-04:00

Randy Pausch, famed for his life-affirming message, passes at 47

PITTSBURGH - Randy Pausch, a computer science professor whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, has died. He was 47.
Pausch died early Friday at his home in Virginia, said Anne Watzman, a spokeswoman for Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh where he worked. Pausch and his family moved there last fall to be closer to his wife's relatives.
Pausch was diagnosed with incurable pancreatic cancer in September 2006. His popular last lecture in September 2007 garnered international attention and was viewed by millions on the Internet.

Carnival of Venice...............

2008-07-25T00:51:00.004-04:00

Venice Carnival 3

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Time to fly................

2008-07-24T00:59:00.002-04:00

But the memories linger on...................

2008-07-19T10:12:00.004-04:00

Jo Stafford dies at 90

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The buffalo theory.................

2008-07-08T12:04:00.005-04:00

"Well you see, Norm, it's like this . . . A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the heard is hunted, it is the lowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.

In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells . But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. And that, Norm, is why you always feel smarter after a few beers."