there's no way to describe or fully appreciate my father in a short blog. I just needed to show him how easy it is to write something you feel, and cut 

7 paste the web address where one can find it...!

ROME – Archaeologists have found five well-preserved Roman shipwrecks deep under the sea off a small Mediterranean island, with their cargo of vases, pots and other objects largely intact, officials said Friday.
The ships are submerged between 100 and 150 meters (about 330 to 490 feet) off Ventotene, a tiny island that is part of an archipelago off Italy's west coast between Rome and Naples.
The ships, which date from between the 1st century B.C. and the 4th century, carried amphorae — vases used for holding wine, olive oil and other products — as well as kitchen tools and metal and glass objects that have yet to be identified, Italy's Culture Ministry said. The spot was highly trafficked, and hit by frequent storms and dangerous sea currents.
The discovery is part of a new drive by archaeological officials to scan deeper levels of the sea and prevent looting of submerged treasures.
Discoveries of shipwrecks are not unusual in the Mediterranean, but these ships are far better preserved than most, which are often found scattered in fragments, said Annalisa Zarattini, the head of the ministry's office for underwater archaeology. Because the ships sank at a deeper lever than most known wrecks, they were not exposed to destructive underwater currents, she said.
The ships also sank without capsizing, allowing researchers to observe their cargo largely as it had been loaded, Zarattini said.
"It is like an underwater museum," Zarattini said. The finding also sheds light on the trade routes of ancient Rome, marking the area as a major commercial crossroads, she said.
Treasure hunters usually dive down to about 30 meters (about 100 feet) underwater, but new and fast-spreading technology will make it increasingly easier for them to dive deep, Zarattini said. "It's important to arrive first," she added.
The ships were found during explorations concluded earlier this month by the ministry and the AURORA Trust, a U.S. group that gathers maritime researchers and provides equipment to explore the sea.
The researchers used sonar technology to provide imagery of the seabed and then employed remotely operated vehicles, the Culture Ministry and the AURORA Trust said.
The oldest of the ships has a cargo of wine amphorae from southern Italy, some stacked in their original position, AURORA said. Another one was carrying moratoria, large bowls used to grind grains. Another was loaded with African amphorae carrying garum, a fish sauce that was a delicacy in ancient Rome.
The largest wreck measures more than 20 meters (65 feet).
A handful of objects were taken out to be studied and will be put on display in Ventotene.

It seems to me, after a lot of watching, and being, that humans are the only living things that regularly trip over their own feet. Other things like plants, birds, whatever, just seem to have it together. No need to "Push the envelope", just "git 'er done".

Only within the human construct do I find it hard to be in accord with the Earth. When I'm in the the woods, I don't talk, just listen. And the rustling of the leaves alone tells me more than any person ever did.

In the city now, just back from the woods, where I chased a bear that had no manners, on foot, into the forest behind my house (but later left the seven foot tall one alone), I sat by the East River last night, just a block from my house, while 30 or so people gathered on the corner a half a block from me in the opposite direction (first ave.), drinking, and speaking in what I'll generously call broken English. Talkin' loud and sayin' nothin'.

It's frustrating to me because we all come with the same basic faculties. But the lack of care, teaching, giving, grooming, and especially love, can turn an angel into a devil.

Let's spread more love, guide those who we have something to offer, and just try to be decent.

I cant wait for the day I get to write about basketball!

Barack will have to stop killing kids in Afghanistan with flying robot drones for that to be the case.... We'll see how long that takes.

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The idea of power is broad, sometimes vague, and often misused. The ability of an individual to empower themselves is inherent, but often extremely difficult to manifest because of environmental conditions.

Leveling the playing field is absurd if one team still owns the arena the game is being played in. 

But there's still something to be said for the power of thinking positive. Recently, I had a refreshed appreciation of how powerful it is to think you can do something, do it, and then look at it and say "wow, that's cool. I did that".