Month: December 2023

Over the shoulder  Undistracted driving  The law vs pragmatic sense  It might save your life. Save time  Orange sign — warnings. *** Speed limit when driving in an alley: 15mph What is the speed …

My primary issue and critique of a lot of modern day clothing, baseball caps, hats, beanies, facial coverings, sunglasses, facial hair, hoodies and flannels or whatever… Is that they hide and conceal your form, …

Being able to pay a $555 running through a right turn on a red ticket, via those stupid traffic cameras, and being able to pay it without thinking for a second

Whenever possible, like you got traffic ticket or whatever, better to pay the fine then have to deal with the time waste of going to court. And just do the online driving school online.

OK, looks like a lot of these guys who live in LA don’t even put a license plate in front of their cars, especially if they are driving or Ferrari or Lamborghini or whatever. …

Specifically, military grade clothing

Why Jordan is the GOAT — not Kobe?

Anyone who invokes religion, religiosity behind things is a bad actor.

Also alcohol.

Weird lineup. Or like an Aston Martin?

Super fucking warm and temperature regulating?

My niggas dressed in ALL SAINTS — Pusha T Who owns All Saints? Lion Capital LLP— the Brits Jimmy Choo? AllSaints, the London-based fashion retailer, is owned by Lion Capital LLP, a British private …

It takes more skill to live a good life in America, the states, LA than it is to live abroad.

Sigmund Freud .. only around 100 years ago … much more influential than we think he is? Psycho analysis …. psychoanalyze

A “fetish”— religious objects for worship? Irrational religious practices. Facticius— made by art, artificial? A fetish as charm or sorcery… 15-16th century Portuguese to analyze objects worshipped by indigenous people in West Africa? Irrational …

Hmmm this weird bias — You are permitted to go to a car show, open all the hoods, doors, trunk whatever and show off your engine, interior whatever … but we are not allowed …

Purosange Yellow background, black emblem?

Even not a bad idea to “go on a drive”! A virtuous life implies activity, but activity may be speculative as well as practical. Those are wrong who regard the life of a practical …

Pingo: “I paint” peyk

Image means: Imago, imagine, copy … imitate. Imitor. Imitation. Heymo *ima— copy

Instrument — a tool or thing which *builds*! Image builder.

iPad Pro, split screen, ChatGPT 4 and beyond —

Before constructing the ideal state we must know what is the most desirable life for states and individuals. True happiness flows from the possession of wisdom and virtue, and not from the possession of …

How I research: in a Democracy the Many are also the poor, in an Oligarchy the Few are also the wealthy. Rich vs Poor? The best men alone are citizens The Middle Class? The …

Of Monarchy. there are five kinds, (1) the Spartan, (2) the Barbarian, (3) the elective Dictatorship, (4) the Heroic, (s) Absolute Kingship. Monarchy arose to meet the needs of primitive society; it is now …

The good critic need not be an expert; experts are sometimes bad judges. There is something in the claims advanced by the wealthy, the free born, the noble, the highly gifted. A state should …

Democracy is the rule of the poor; oligarchy is that of the rich. Aristotle is so wise!!! Democrats take Equality for their motto; oligarchs believe that political rights should be unequal and proportionate to …

In politics, the goal is to help people, not just the leader.

The aims of the state are two: to satisfy man’s social instinct, and to fit him for the good life. Political rule differs from that over slaves in aiming primarily at the good of …

Mekhanikos

Anti laborer or craftsmen — the mechanics. In this context, Aristotle’s use of “mechanics” in his discussion of citizenship in the “best state” reflects his view on the role and status of different classes …

Seek to help others, not please others. Praised by good old Aristotle:

Study the best? The Spartans cannot manage their serf population. Their women are too influential and too luxurious. Their property system has concentrated all wealth in a few hands. Hence the citizen body bas …

The Spartans wore red, red capes to strike fear into their enemies?

Why did the ancient Greeks use bronze

Strike fear into the heart of enemies? Near-invulnerable status. Greaves — fitted perfectly to his form, allowing both protection and agility. Not just a piece of armor but work of art. The armor of …

My theory — Christian, Protestant, American culture says it is a vice to care for your body (“too much”)— Thus the will to uglification of the body. Christians — the early Christian fathers, many …

Just say what’s on your mind! #nofilter

They only care for their own vanity!

New year GoPro mini vlog

In order to become a great photographer, you require great muscles?

Askesis — life *is* training. Askesis 1080P

Wear brighter colors? Bright purple, pink!

Essentially live like a poor person