Found this black & white treasure hanging on the fence in K’s driveway after our hike through the suburbs of San Jose to Dawson Loop. Click on the image to see M’s colorization.
Here’s a black & white line drawing for contrast:
In order for a physical system to generate experiential qualities, it must exhibit a certain kind of interconnectivity and recursiveness, whether among neurons or among other similarly networked things (such as electrophysiological signaling in plants).
Consciousness is not restricted to brains. Any physical system properly configured to integrate information is, to some degree or another, theoretically conscious.
A World Appears (2026) by Michael Pollan
There are three things which are real: God, human folly, and laughter. Since the first two pass our comprehension, we must do what we can with the third.
Aubrey Menen
Revolution is not a dinner party, not an essay, nor a painting, nor a piece of embroidery; it cannot be advanced softly, gradually, carefully, considerately, respectfully, politely, plainly, or modestly.
Mao Tse-tung
Time For A Populist Revolution. Urban radicals favor equality, and rural traditionalists favor liberty, but economic pressure on both the right & left is what the oligarchs want.
Reflect on the spirit embodied by monks at the Monastery of Christ in the Desert: Their daily work period starts at 9:40 AM and is for only 3 hours!
Asked of one monk what he does when the bell rings at 12:40 PM but he feels that his work is undone, he replied, “You get over it.“
Contrasting tones of red and blue create a distinctive mood, contributing to and emphasizing an aesthetic or emotional atmosphere. Is it romance, mystery, or nostalgia of some sort?
Walking in the park just the other day, what do you think I saw? Crowds of people sitting on the grass with flowers in their hair.
–Misty Mountain Hop by Led Zeppelin