A siren in the night

Attention all travelers through the cobbler! This marks the first post of my computer's new era. Having passed through fire and water and after battling from the lowest dungeons to highest peaks, now emerges Inspiron the White. It threw down the enemy and smote his ruin upon the mountainside!

I've been frequenting the river-walk near my residence.  Along the way I took a hazy portrait of the Public Service Company of Oklahoma across the Arkansas River:








Also, an EMS was about the night on life-saving duties, here is a brief capture of this stallion as she meets the night head on in a fury of light and sound:

Speaking of emergency services, how about Egypt? There is some intense calamity over in that region, and I feel as if the beast that is rearing its head there right now is only the tip of a rather expansive iceberg. The coming days will prove quite intriguing in how they develop. Mubarak (the president of Egypt) has said he is having the government resign and he'll make a new one today, Saturday. This guy must be pretty good to make a new government in a day... but is he not a pivotal part of the former (bad?) government?
I note that China is restricting broadcasts and news concerning the antics in Egypt. Such a seed let loose in China could prove unhealthy to their government.    


I've been working to plant new seeds and expand a number of things in my life recently, included on the "list," if you will, are reading materials and exposure to sources of inspiration.

Pictured here are some of my most recent acquisitions, two of the authors came with good recommendation by my uncle, I like what I've seen so far. 

Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, is quite the interesting journey. The premise of the work is based on the essentially instantaneous judgments/conclusions the mind will arrive at without "intentional" conscious thought and contemplation, your discernment of sorts. It is a testament to the power and effectiveness of split-second decision making as compared to drawn out contemplation. Though I haven't read past the first chapter, I find his approach rational and fantastical enough to carry on.

America (the book) is essentially Jon Stewart's Comedy Central show in book form, concerning most things political, historical, and cultural of America. It's hilarious and I'm loving it. Compliments of Ray Roscoe Crawford III. 

I mentioned the da Vinci purchase earlier, though here you can see and behold it!

Ron Chernow is a celebrated biographer and his work over Alexander Hamilton was quite revered among historical and literary circles. I had read a smidgen of his Hamilton book and so decided to seize an opportunity to pick up this monument to Washington for enlightenment.

I leave you now with my thoughts to chew on and my heart to love!

Gabriel