JOY OF LIFE, 1969-1996 / child at death's door, california saved my life

+HOW MANY TIMES+

>before the age of ten was i in an oxygen<

>tent , >gasping for breath<, from asthma<

+(BATON ROUGE BOY+

+AT >DEATH'S DOOR)+

>once almost dying, waiting for a train to<

>pass >enroute to the hospital in dads car<

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+WERE THE JOYS  OF LIFE+

+(UFO >SIGHTING AGE 15)+

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>some >conpensation< for those youthful<

>memories of acute suffering in the damp<

+TWICE I HAD TO DROP+

+OUT OF ELEM SCHOOL+

>nights when i had to >sit up all night< as<

>lung congestion >prevented lying down< ?

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+UNIVERSITY+

>was also difficult from illness at tulane /<

>in the hospital< several times finally the<

+(LEFT TULANE AFTER+

+INITIAL >FULL YEAR)+

>nola dampness >caused me to go home<

>i later >passed the exam<for my license<

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>life was like a kaleidoscope<, >and before i<
>knew it >microphones were being handed to<
+(EUROPE BECAME>MY+
+BEST COMPENSATION)+
>me to talk about my >architectural< children<
>perhaps this was the very best compensation<
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>as an octogenarian, perhaps one has the<

>right to describe the "big picture" of life<

+(WORK-LIFE SYNERGY+

+BECOMES>ART FORM)+

>these blogs have encouraged this nightly<

>effort to become a new"real time"vision<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

 >as time passes the >direction given to my<
>students for prototype (production) design<
+(PROTOTYPE  DESIGN+
+FOR A FUTURE VIEW)+
>is increasingly important / see a Facebook<
>posting i made of a jacques rogerie project<
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 >one of the greatest compensations life<
>as provided via the internet blog is the<
+(TIME HAS>GIVEN OUR+
+VISION CORRECTNESS)+
>ability to envision our future in time &<
>space / (time has >prooved us correct)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it was a joy to return to sdsu< for a talk<
>about my work< and >being introduced<
+(A JOYFUL RETURN+
+FOR >MY LECTURE)+
>by the dept. head< >who had once been<
+(KOTARO NAKAMURA+
+ / AMERICAN DREAM)+
>my student / (originally had no  english)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >my polemic< and lectures cover life & work<
>w/ ancient ancestors providing much insight<
+(FRANCE AND EGYPT+
+PROFOUND INSIGHT)+
>france and egypt< at the leading edge and as<
>time goes on>profound insight is our vision<
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 >a vist by arati rangswami in our lajolla<
>retirement home was special / arati has<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / ARATI  RANGSWAMI)+
>earned admiration for her design skills<
>her >production house thesis was great<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the "orient" was important to my french<
>people and has been a >great asset to me<
+(WUN CHOK BONG SENT+
+REWARD / ARATI VISITS)+
>arati rangswami, kotaro nakamura, jimmy<
>gorimar join wun chok bong in my world<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >i am so happy to >reveal< the arcadian<
>oeuvre of nicolas ledoux >w/ its french<
+(NICHOLAS LE DOUX+
+> / A COSMIC VISION)+
>cosmic consciousness< / >the clairvaux<
>history w/ my >orient forest people vital<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >above all >french templar cosmic knowledge<
>of clairvaux, guerdieff, steiner, ledoux, corbu<
+(WRIGHT & GOFF WERE MY+
+PROFOUND INSPIRATIONS)+
>and my >earliest mentor<, frank lloyd wright<
>(above) >inspired & galvanized my life-work<
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+GREETINGS TO >ERIC LLOYD WRIGHT+
+MY FRIEND, WHO DROVE HIS FATHER+
>(it was experiences of this sort<
>that were the>ultimate reward)<
+BRUCE GOFF & I TO SANTA BARBARA+
+FOR A >SPECIAL WRIGHT EXHIBITION+
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>eric later gave us a >tour of wrights<
>magnificent "la miniatura"< that he<
+(ERIC RESTORED+
+/ LA MINIATURA)+
>has so lovingly restored  (pasadena)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>/ usc gave me a gamble house night<
+(AFTER MY >1995 LECTURE<)+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu