On 3 Mar, 16:36, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > Richard's point is a good one, hidden down there within the other > posts. Life in prison is a life of horror. Compound that with the > fact that some serving a life sentence are actually innocent. I think > in these cases, there are no winners. Perhaps it is just life > unfolding in ways difficult to judge. >
We ARE serving for life, imprisoned in space-time. Or, put another way, each of us is doing space-time for life. But the life we lead is, in fact, the trial rather than the sentence. Good thing, then, that our lives are judged by One who is omniscient, as any other judge couldn't possibly be fair. > On Mar 3, 11:29 am, Richard Mendales <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > --- On Wed, 3/3/10, [email protected] > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: [email protected] > > <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Mind's Eye] Digest for [email protected] - 25 Messages > > in 6 Topics > > To: "Digest Recipients" <[email protected]> > > Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 8:58 AM > > > > > Today's Topic Summary > > Group:http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye/topics > > > Shades of Color [9 Updates] > > If You Could Unravel One Secret [5 Updates] > > death penalty preferred? [2 Updates] > > Who would you like to be? [5 Updates] > > "Wisdom isn't cheap, and we pay for it with pain." [3 Updates] > > Robert Thurman [1 Update] > > > Topic: Shades of Color > > > archytas <[email protected]> Mar 02 08:02PM -0800 > > ^ > > > > > > With you as my personal trainer and guru Slip, how can I fail? Snappy > > > duds - it's all I can do to prevent the dentist giving me a set of > > > plastic snappers! My Brief Encounter days are long gone and I suspect > > > my boxers predate the last few. I'm just about fit to sit round the > > > fire telling old wives tales. > > > > > > > > > Slip Disc <[email protected]> Mar 03 12:19AM -0800 > > ^ > > > > > > The waning sunset is the daily reminder of where did it all go when it > > > seemed all so slow but now looking like the end is rapidly coming. > > > Somehow still looking through the eyes of the child but only the bag > > > of bones that houses them has been withering. The colors are not as > > > bright as they once were. If only we could gain years with the > > > donning of new clothes. I'd confess that I keep within the confines > > > of a select few colors myself, the subtle hues that don't shout out > > > loud or appear to stand out like a tourist in the square. I tend to > > > blend in with the environment whenever possible. I guess colors fade > > > too so why not us. Soon enough I'll be blending in with the soil in > > > Elysian fields. I don't waste much time trying to fit the molds or > > > run the gamuts of the world. I've seen too often promises of gold > > > turn gray as silver hair multiplies and dreams become mere episodes of > > > failed hope. As they say, somewhere over the rainbow, red orange > > > yellow green blue violet. > > > > > > > > > > > > Pat <[email protected]> Mar 03 05:04AM -0800 > > ^ > > > > > > > The difference is that light is indeed made up of the colours in the > > > > spectrum while black is actually what occurs when you combine all of > > > the materials that reflect colour. > > > > > > I've amended my statement above to reflect(!) a better reply > > > concerning 'white'. I absolutely agree with you regarding black > > > paint, which I also alluded to in a different post. > > > > > > > > > Pat <[email protected]> Mar 03 05:03AM -0800 > > ^ > > > > > > > that you will come up with the most obscene color you have ever > > > > realized and not the purest of white, which, by the way has been > > > representative of purity for a long time. > > > > > > Yes, I was talking about light rather than pigments. With pigment > > > combinations, you get varieties of what are called "Earth Tones", > > > which are varying shades of brown, depending on the mix. > > > > > > > much; You connot purchase Infrared, Near Ultraviolet and Far > > > Ultraviolet at Lowe's or Home Depot so your recipe for White is yet to > > > be comlete. > > > > > > It's the other way around, though. Pure white light RESULTS from a > > > mixture of the colours of the spectrum. Or more properly, "White light > > > is the effect of combining the visible colors of light in equal > > > proportions." This is what Newton discovered between 1670 and 1672. > > > Sorry, I got this kind of thing drummed into me years ago by my father > > > who was, as I mentioned in another post, a technical artist, who also > > > dabbled with photography. > > > > > > > > > Pat <[email protected]> Mar 03 04:55AM -0800 > > ^ > > > > > > > Gee, Pat that is totally grossed out, I mean I usually don't do > > > > corpses in the morning, it makes for a reduced appetite. > > > > > > Thus, a great early morning meditation if you're a Buddhist who's > > > fasting. ;-) > > > > > > > I thought we could view the aspects of color in a personal and > > > emotional way instead of a scientific and chemical breakdown. > > > > > > I just went with what came first to mind. My brain works like a > > > relational database and 'Purple' triggered that relationship. > > > > > > > When I ask for black paint they don't tell me they don't have any > > > because black is not a color. When they ask what color I want and I > > > say black they give me black paint. > > > > > > Yeah, but I'm well known for being pedantic. It was one of those > > > things that was drummed into me by my father, who was a technical > > > artist and tended to get technical with aspects of art, of which, > > > colour is one. Next time you want black paint, ask for paint that > > > will absorb all incoming light and see what they say. > > > > > > > Movies are in color or black and white which results in shades of gray > > > and then there is the issue of black people who are really brown and > > > the use of colors for surnames, such as Dan Brown and Betty White. > > > > > > For shame! You forgot about Sepiatone. That was what the beginning > > > and ending of "The Wizard of Oz" was in; the rest was "Technicolor". > > > > > > > > > Pat <[email protected]> Mar 03 04:45AM -0800 > > ^ > > > > > > > years, possibly before our time here and has remained the same since > > > > our primordial beginnings. When I sit around a fire I realize that it > > > is the same fire that our ancient ancestors sat around. > > > > > > And, of course, there's the possibility that fire is the simplest form > > > of life. It moves, it consumes, it respires, it leaves waste (ash) > > > and, if you look at sparks as spores, it reproduces. Thus the stories > > > of Djinn being made of fire isn't all that much of a stretch if fire > > > itself is the simplest form of life, why couldn't there be more > > > complex forms based ON it? > > > > > > > > > Pat <[email protected]> Mar 03 04:42AM -0800 > > ^ > > > > > > > True enough, it isn't always a grand experience. I didn't realise > > that > > > > everyone couldn't or didn't recently, oddly enough. And no, drugs are > > > not required. > > > > > > Then, as an old friend used to say, "You're wired weird". Have you > > > passed that trait onto any children or do you know, yet? > > > > > > > > > rigsy03 <[email protected]> Mar 03 05:11AM -0800 > > ^ > > > > > > There is also the Lucher Color Test for personality but I don't know > > > if it is still valid.//Much depends on the value of a hue as color > > > goes from near white to near black and also its temperature- whether > > > it is warm or cool.//As for influence, it can be positive or negative > > > since color can reflect positive or negative connotations- so green > > > can symbolize hope or envy, so on and so forth.//In painting there is > > > much to learn about mixing colors- whether you are dealing with > > > opaque, transparent, translucent or stains and whether the paint is > > > derived from naturel or industrial sources- also whether it is toxic/ > > > poisonous as the cobalts and cadmiums, etc.(Don't lick a brush back to > > > a point! :-)) > > > > > > > > > rigsy03 <[email protected]> Mar 03 05:18AM -0800 > > ^ > > > > > > Cheer up!//I've always worn a lot of black for sophistication but like > > > a full range of colors and wear them still however I have no intention > > > of tinting my hair purple when my hair turn gray.Not a big fan of > > > prints and patterns- tweeds and plaids can be okay. Women have a wider > > > choice than men unless you're a bird. :-) > > > > > > > > > Topic: If You Could Unravel One Secret > > > Doris Briscoe <[email protected]> Mar 02 12:57PM -0600 > > ^ > > > > > > If there was one thing it would be a cure for all sickness. dj > > > > > > > > > fiddler <[email protected]> Mar 02 09:39PM -0800 > > ^ > > > > > > That could never be. There is such an overwhelming number of diseases > > > and causes that one would have to insure that immortality is the norm. > > > I see what you intend to say --perhaps-- but sickness is the norm, not > > > the exception. > > > > > > > > > Pat <[email protected]> Mar 03 04:11AM -0800 > > ^ > > > > > > > Just because I cannot disprove that a teapot orbits the sun, does > > not > > > > mean that a teapot orbits the sun. To claim that it does is a positive > > > assertion and requires evidence. > > > > > > Great dodge. You can't close the scientific book on a subject you > > > have no evidence for or against, so the book is still open. See? We > > > DO agree. Even if you think you can dodge it with a bit of hand- > > > waving...not past me. > > > > > > > > > Pat <[email protected]> Mar 03 04:14AM -0800 > > ^ > > > > > > > and causes that one would have to insure that immortality is the > > norm. > > > > I see what you intend to say > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
