CHRISTMUS MUSINGS / in time, space and eternity

+CHRISTMAS MUSINGS+

>life can be filled w/ poetry, light and beauty, or<

>iy can be shear hell / leonardo da vimci & rene<

+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+

+ / LEONARDO DA VINCI / +

+& > / RENE de ANJOU)+

>de anjou, facing that prospect, >chose to create<

>lives filled with a variety of very radiant artistry<

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+CHRISTMAS 1516+

>exactly 500 years ago this christmas, leonardo<

>was freshly settled in close luce @ amboise fr<

>designing a magnificent christmas celebration<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+ / GRUYERE CASTLE)+

>for king francois I / he had visited gruyere w/<

>count >michael de gruyere enroute from rome<

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+ARTISTRY IS SACRED+

>move over politicians, oil & armament kings<

>artistry is sacred on this planet earth / >a gold<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+

+ARTISTIC VISIONARIES)+

>head crown and halo for kings and saints are<

>deserved by creative visionaries everywhere< 

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+"EACH DAY / A PRECIOUS GIFT"+

>each day before we turn the light in our boudoir<

>off, marianne and i tell each other how lucky we<

+("GROW OLD W/ ME+

+BEST IS YET TO BE")+

>are discovering an engraved stone found in our la<

>jolla garden "grow old w' me the best is yet to be"<

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+SYNCHRONICITY+
>this photo of marianne and i was taken on<
>the top floor of >la jolla's la valencia hotel<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+LA VALENCIA HOTEL+)
>which is where marianne & i met listening<
>to piano music / a very special place for us<
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 +SADNESS+
>the loss of my brother walker's beloved son<
>michael (right) last year is still very sad &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / MICHAEL L. RAY)+
>all who knew him loved him< / >(from left)<
>joel, walker, holly, me, michael, about 2010<
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 +STRUCTURAL+
>in 1966 i offered the city of new orleans the<
>wise opportunity to >construct a structurally<
+(TILT-UP SLAB CONC HOUSES+
+STRONG HURRICANE PROOF)+
>strong tract of >economy garden housing in<
>the 9th ward that was >destroyed by katrina<
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+SACRED SHRINE+
>for >magnificent crafted cedar structures<
>the >ancient japanese shrine< at ise in a<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / SHRINE AT ISE)+
>remote region takes the grand prize / >it<
>is completely rebuilt every twenty years<
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 +SENSATIONAL+
>just today in >"atlantis rising" mag,< profound<
>article >supports teslas wardencliff electromag<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+
>netic energy experiments / this os the same em<
>energy utilized in >conical / spherical volumes<
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 +SAN SIMON+
>the famed >french court diarist san simon<
>during louis xiv time was linked to the de<
+(GOOGLE >: EUGENE RAY /+
+LEONARDO / CHRISTMAS)+
>gruy by marriage / leonardo's designs for<
>christmas celegratuins in 1516 still famed<
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 +SAZARAC+
>amazingly the la valencia hotel in lajolla<
>mixed this sazarac cocktail for me a few<
>years ago / it was on their menu / sazaracs<
+(GOOGLE  : EUGENE RAY+
+ / SAZARAC COCKTAIL)+
>were invented in new orleans by my great<
>grandmother cavaroc's lamothe brother in<
>his job w/ >charles cavaroc of bordeaux fr<
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 +SOUTHERN FRANCE+
>les baux is the >most fascinating hill town<
>in the south of france< / >the history there<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+LES BAUX HILL TOWN)+
>involved >francois I as a young man & our<
>valentin ties w/ the famed monaco grimaldi<
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 +SYNERGETICS+
>the electromagnetic (biotronic) energy in this<
>student project (joe mansfield) in my synergy<
+(CURRENT "ATLANTIS RISING"+
>HAS the >EMP BEAM ARTICLE)+
>design class at SDSU links to a chinese effort<
>to use >EMP beams to cripple a carnival ship<
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 +SILVER SHIP+
>photo taken in the silver ship on the night<
>of lesley's graduation from lajolla high as<
(+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>>> / SILVER SHIP)+
>we left for the la valencia to celebrate w/<
>mother marian< (left) and sister bronwen<
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 +SAVORING+
>the authentic old new orleans atmosphere<
>is best savored at the "napoleon house" &<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / "NAPOLEON HOUSE")+
>this >excellent photo by john messina does<
>capture that flavor / >scene of much history<
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 +SO GRATEFUL+
>as christmas approaches, my heart is filled<
>w/ much gratitude to marianne & dave for<
>helping my early internet efforts / an ability<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / TANZANIA CAMP)+
>to explore my life-work >much appreciated<
>(the internet gives a new voice to the artist)<
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+SOBERING+
>an hour at "bookstsr" today emphasizes the<
>increasing evidence for extraterrestrial life<
>on earth as well as mars and the moon / it<
+(CARL SAGAN PAPER+
+REVEALS EARTH ET)+
>is not a pretty picture / one book reviewing<
>carl sagan's life reveals nasa hiding a paper<
>he wrote >revealing evidence for earth ET<
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+THE QUESTION IS HOW+
+WILL >TRUMP HANDLE+
>("bombing the hell out<
>of them"  >is suicidal)<
+ET >EARTH PRESENCE<+ ?
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu