Saturday, February 23, 2008

boy and dolphin by david wynne



crosby hall



thomas carlyle lived 'ere


































The Conflux of Eternities
Carlyle's expressive phrase for time, as in every moment of it a centre in which all the forces to and from eternity meet and unite, so that by no past and no future can we be brought nearer to Eternity than where we at any moment of Time are; the Present Time, the youngest born of Eternity, being the child and heir of all the Past times with their good and evil, and the parent of all the Future, the import of which (see Matt. xvi. 27) it is accordingly the first and most sacred duty of every successive age, and especially the leaders of it, to know and lay to heart as the only link by which Eternity lays hold of it and it of Eternity.

a souvenir from woolworths




Monday, February 18, 2008

the driving force of the global economy ... after which i'll try never to return to this subject

i recently mentioned the spice trade

it is always difficult to comprehend large numbers and unseen quantities

but one should never risk losing one's perspective

which is why i maintain an on-screen shortcut to this website

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/

Thursday, February 14, 2008