Normally, I confine myself to matters pertaining to Second Life.  I prefer to keep within that because it’s easy to write about things firsthand, by exploring or photographing; or I can talk about issues that I have a far clearer view on than all of the political spleen being vented in the name of “public [...]

It was on this day in 1912 that the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic of the White Star Line set sail from her berth in Southampton, ultimately sailing into history and legend as the worst passenger-liner disaster in the world.  Fascination with the ship and its passengers and crew continues even after a century of time [...]

“The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.” – Robert Frost The unofficial poet laureate of New England was right in the essence of what he wrote; but there is physical beauty that endures if not lasts forever, and that can be found in architecture as well as the more portable arts.  For [...]

Girl Wonder Speaks…about Second Life®: The Most Interesting Avatar in the World. Strangely, she isn’t drinking Dos Equis…. Thanks to Hamlet Au

“I have known the joy and pain of friendship. I have served and been served. I have made some good enemies for which I am not a bit sorry. I have loved unselfishly, and I have fondled hatred with the red-hot tongs of Hell. That’s living.” I lived for a time in Central Florida, and [...]

“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined….  For to us a child is born, to us a son is given: and the government shall be on his shoulder: and his name shall be called [...]

Reblogged from Living in the Modem World: Grid: Second Life Location: Al Andalus Alhambra It is one of the most stunning palaces in the whole of Europe, one that brings together light, life, culture and geometry in a stunning tour de force of medieval Islamic architecture – albeit one forced to incorporate western European styles [...]

“Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan….”– President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, December 8, 1941, speaking to a joint session of Congress. The world changed — massively — for Americans [...]

A short note before I head off for RL work.  Many of you know that a Crowdfunder campaign has been set up for KirstenLee Cinquetti to give her the wherewithal to keep working on Kirstens Viewer 1. Crowdfunder is the site that allows you to contribute toward goals for financing projects, of course; the best [...]