Paul Viel @ MindSay 
Between 
Between
Somewhere between the lines
Lives the shadowy truth
Seen but not believed
Both light and dark
They are feelings we live
Feelings we never express
For fear they are illusion
For fear they are smoke
To meet another spirit
To experience attraction
To hide what we see
To wonder if it is a dream
The truth lies somewhere between
The shy awkward glance
And the tender embrace
©Paul Viel 2007
Between
Somewhere between the lines
Lives the shadowy truth
Seen but not believed
Both light and dark
They are feelings we live
Feelings we never express
For fear they are illusion
For fear they are smoke
To meet another spirit
To experience attraction
To hide what we see
To wonder if it is a dream
The truth lies somewhere between
The shy awkward glance
And the tender embrace
©Paul Viel 2007
Functional Art 
Glass Insulators
Sometimes I wonder if the beauty of functional objects can be seen as arts or crafts or just worthless creations. Then I think of my mother's small collection of glass insulators and stop wondering. Are we still creating everyday things that will one day be collectables and show this kind of beauty. I look around my room and see functional objects and almost all are plastic. There is no sense of the solid weight of those thick insulators.
I do have a pretty nicely designed Wireless Receiver. It looks really nice and functions very well but I doubt, even with time, it will have the charm of the insulators. It all makes me wonder why time seems to add depth
to the things we see. Of course as we become a more compact society everything is getting smaller and style is losing ground to function. I remember the Book and Movie Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. The hero, played by Gary Cooper, was a fiercely independent man of principles who wanted to build functional structures with no frills or features that he considered useless. Square and rectangular with no spires or gargoyles or curly trim. My conflict with this character is I liked his strength of character but I loathed his impersonal approach to the world we live in being so antiseptic. It's kind of like a passionate appeal for blandness.
Oh there's no point about what I'm saying other than my belief that there doesn't always have to be a purpose beyond intellectual stimulation in order for there to be value in what is created, produced and built.
Oh there's no point about what I'm saying other than my belief that there doesn't always have to be a purpose beyond intellectual stimulation in order for there to be value in what is created, produced and built.
Let the holidays begin ~ and ~ Celebrate Life 
I'm thankful for Sharyn and this Bath, Maine beach
I'm thankful for watching Steven in Pittsfield with Ansley, Sierra and Kevin
I'm thankful for Matt sending this picture from the Hard Rock Cafe in Heidelberg, Germany.
I'm thankful for the visit with Vivian to see Pete
I'm thankful for watching Isaac contemplating lunch at Mo's in Florence
I'm thankful for Jilly and seeing her hold Sierra at a mall in Escondido
I'm thankful for being able to carry Sierra on my shoulders at Fort Riley, Kansas
I'm thankful for seeing Kevin at the laptop in Pittsfield
I'm thankful for seeing Ansley being silly
I'm thankful for Sharyn's Friend Stella, a charming, elegant and thoughtful person
I'm thankful for some of the best times of my life spent at "The Cabin" with the Hogles
I'm thankful for Jim preparing for the Turkey Soup
I'm thankful for Doreen and seeing her celebrate at the New Hampshire retreat
I'm thankful for Michelle helping me save the umbrella from blowing away
I'm thankful for seeing Doreen and Jim being able to relax
I'm thankful for time with Vivian, her daughter Monica and Granddaughter Meridith in Texas
I'm thankful for being able to remember Ed having fun at the Hawaii party in Escondido
I'm thankful for Sharyn and the Red Buick
I'm thankful for Steven and Martha
I'm thankful for seeing Bruce being casual
I'm thankful for visiting the Round Barn at Hancock Shaker Village
I'm thankful for learning to do creative digital editing on my PC
I'm thankful for the brave New York Firemen at Ground Zero and our Troops all over the world.
I'm thankful for being able to see Christian doing Commando Cody
I'm thankful for David's winning smile
I'm thankful for Samantha the red nosed rain deer - so sweet
I'm thankful for the time Steve, Martha & family went with us to the Hotel Del Coronado
I'm thankful for My big sister and one of my two great brothers -in-law - Larry
I'm thankful for other brother-in-law Doug
I'm thankful for my little sister instructed me on making Baklawa [Lebanese Version of Baklava]
Did I already say I'm thankful for digital image editing and digital my three cameras [gifts from Sharyn]
I'm thankful to be Me
I'm thankful for Sharyn and this Bath, Maine beach
I'm thankful for watching Steven in Pittsfield with Ansley, Sierra and Kevin
I'm thankful for Matt sending this picture from the Hard Rock Cafe in Heidelberg, Germany.
I'm thankful for the visit with Vivian to see Pete
I'm thankful for watching Isaac contemplating lunch at Mo's in Florence
I'm thankful for Jilly and seeing her hold Sierra at a mall in Escondido
I'm thankful for being able to carry Sierra on my shoulders at Fort Riley, Kansas
I'm thankful for seeing Kevin at the laptop in Pittsfield
I'm thankful for seeing Ansley being silly
I'm thankful for Sharyn's Friend Stella, a charming, elegant and thoughtful person
I'm thankful for some of the best times of my life spent at "The Cabin" with the Hogles
I'm thankful for Jim preparing for the Turkey Soup
I'm thankful for Doreen and seeing her celebrate at the New Hampshire retreat
I'm thankful for Michelle helping me save the umbrella from blowing away
I'm thankful for seeing Doreen and Jim being able to relax
I'm thankful for time with Vivian, her daughter Monica and Granddaughter Meridith in Texas
I'm thankful for being able to remember Ed having fun at the Hawaii party in Escondido
I'm thankful for Sharyn and the Red Buick
I'm thankful for Steven and Martha
I'm thankful for seeing Bruce being casual
I'm thankful for visiting the Round Barn at Hancock Shaker Village
I'm thankful for learning to do creative digital editing on my PC
I'm thankful for the brave New York Firemen at Ground Zero and our Troops all over the world.
I'm thankful for being able to see Christian doing Commando Cody
I'm thankful for David's winning smile
I'm thankful for Samantha the red nosed rain deer - so sweet
I'm thankful for the time Steve, Martha & family went with us to the Hotel Del Coronado
I'm thankful for My big sister and one of my two great brothers -in-law - Larry
I'm thankful for other brother-in-law Doug
I'm thankful for my little sister instructed me on making Baklawa [Lebanese Version of Baklava]
Did I already say I'm thankful for digital image editing and digital my three cameras [gifts from Sharyn]
I'm thankful to be Me
I'm thankful for more turkeys, big bits, little bits, close friends and the kind strangers I've met in my life - Sad but I don't have more room to show them all
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Quote of the Day
“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” ~ Albert Pine (English author, d.1851)
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