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Only After Seeing The Light Did I Ever Think More Of It

From across the room I saw what I knew to be true….

A Kind of Light that keeps breaking through

like a candle in time

the soft glow of knowing….

It was an exciting weekend at the Kraft Nabisco Championship this past weekend. The dramatic finished was a crushing blow for In Kyung Kim. But congrats to Sun Young Yoo for the win. And a shout out to my favorite, World # 2 Na Yeon Choi who finished T8 at 6 under par. Check out these 2 interviews with Choi.

http://youtu.be/xCBP9qJBA0s

http://youtu.be/IUnfkaBZqec

bangkokbobby's avatarFairways and Forehands

Sun Young Yoo took the leap into Poppie’s Pond following her win at the 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship. She also takes a leap 22 places up the Rolex Rankings to land at #15. After her heartbreaking missed 1-footer Sunday, In Kyung Kim takes small solace in a 7 place jump to #5 in the world.

RANKCHANGEPLAYERCOUNTRYEVENTSAVG PTSTOT PTS
1Yani Tseng TPE4918.64913.54
2Na Yeon Choi KOR539.17486.20
3Suzann Pettersen NOR438.01344.24
4Cristie Kerr USA457.72347.56
5+7I.K. Kim KOR456.93311.66
6−1Sun Ju Ahn KOR526.58342.23
7Ai Miyazato JPN506.51325.61
8−2Jiyai Shin KOR556.51357.83
9Stacy Lewis USA536.48343.44
10−2Paula Creamer USA416.31258.84
11−1Shanshan Feng

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Lizzie Armitstead believes victory at this weekend’s Tour of Flanders could help her make sure of a place in the British Olympic road cycling team.

Armitstead, 23, faces Nicole Cooke – her GB team-mate but fierce rival for lead rider in the squad – as they ride for separate teams in Sunday’s race.

“I’m hoping to peak this weekend. The Tour of Flanders is the main goal of the spring,” Armitstead said.
Four women will compete for Team GB in the London 2012 road race.

Those four places will not be filled by the selectors until 7 June, later than many other Olympic sports.

But while four will ride, only one can win the gold medal. Both Armitstead and Cooke believe they can put forward strong cases to be chosen as the focus of the team.

Armitstead was set up as the leader for last year’s World Championships in Copenhagen…

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No Moment In Time We Can Ever Bring Back (A Really Gone Remix)

As our past fades away, is there a bridge or ferry that can take us where we want to go….

A flight of fancy a bridge and ferry

Trying to escape something that is little known….

Earlier today, I was reading a post that Conceptual Art re-blogged entitled “A Place Where My Thoughts Are Frozen Together” by the blogger Emily @ Making Bridges. I enjoyed the read and found much in which to reflect on. It was as I perceived it, a beautiful, personal, and in-depth look at the ambiguities of our life experience i.e. how we connect with ourselves, and how those experiences resonate and are influenced by the emotions that accompany them. As I read, this line really struck a chord with me… “I often find myself looking back on past experiences – painful and happy – wishing I could still feel the intensity of those emotions”.

I believe that all my life, I have been struggling with this as well. I keep seeing my memories. Feeling them. Finding them elusive yet obtrusive. Art as a solution, sometimes produces some release and some peace, as it transforms the related emotion into form, color, shape, and content. Each piece touching on the memories in a hope to find a cathartic release. But it seems that it all remains the same in the end. An internal struggle. An endless pursuit. Perhaps the process does bring me a small step closer to a sense of freedom or understanding. But to truly cross that bridge, or ferry across the depths of my mind, I can only wake each day, start anew, create another piece, with the hope of living a little closer to a more profound present moment.

In a moment we realize we can never go back….

Gotta thank Xandi over at World Music for this cool jazz set. Love the trio. Bravo.

Xandi's avatarWorld Music - the Music Journey

All is Jazz is a french jazz trio, playing the great jazz standard songs. Here’s their version of “Black Orpheus”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Q0RTeg6Co

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We Are Here Together (A Caressing Your Hair Remix)

It is a beautiful day when my fingers caress your golden hair….

We are here together this beautiful day

like a field of golden strands…

illuminating

the days in which we stand

together

in a sea of diamonds

caressing

the thoughts you hold dear

together

without fear

oh what a lovely moment it is….

You Are There – I Am Here (Another Search The Sky Remix)

When the night sky folds into itself, and I breathe deeply it resonates of you….

The gravity that pulls us together

fragments of darkness

– never fall

into the warm depths of your love for me

and

there you are

– never doubting

the color and shape of my heart’s longing….

I Am Here – You Are There (A Search The Sky Remix)

When I think of you at night, something is shimming above….

The solar fields above

fragments of light

– shimmer

like the fire of  your heart

and

here i am

– burning

in the sunburst of your love….

A Family Tradition … Cousins (A Family Photo Remix)

Bringing the past into the present and going forward into the future….

Richard Malcolm and Denise

Richard is my older cousin on my mother’s side. He is sort of the “elder” of cousins along with his sister Andrea. Richard is a veterinarian and forensic scientist. He is also an adventurer and a world traveler. Here he is pictured with his ex-wife Denise a RN charge nurse and his son Malcolm a fitness guru and trainer.

In this series, I find that the challenge visually is conveying an artistic expressive nuance while maintaining a recognizable portrait of the family. Each image in the series poses the challenge to this delicate balance. Some images such as group photos, I believe lend themselves to more abstract expression. While a photograph of two or three individuals, I believe will work better if I approach it from a more portraiture sensibility.

What do you think? As I progress through the series, I would love to have your opinion on what works best.

Peace Love and Light to all the Families of the World….

Xandi's avatarWorld Music - the Music Journey

The Thievery Corporation is a Washington DC based electronica and downtempo duo. Here’s their nice song “Slow Hot Wind“:

This was a Music-Suggestion from Marcos, thanks!

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