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Yesterday I had a bad fall on my bike. The road surface was wet, the cycle paths were very windy, and they were covered in leaves.
I hit both my head and body, and my eye socket was fractured. I have an emergency appointment tomorrow, now I'm on medication.
I was 200 meters from home.
I got back on my bike and put ice on it to stop the bleeding.
I felt cold.
Then I even drove to the emergency room.
*I'll find out tomorrow if they'll have to operate on my face.
Everyone was so kind and professional.
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Regarding the museums and the crowds, Jakki, I understand you.
I take anxiolytics and still go when I can.
As soon as I feel better, I'll post links to some museums in Italy.
The strangest is the Egyptian Museum in Turin.
The second in the world after the one in Cairo.
We probably have at least 50 Egyptian museums.
I like Gothic churches (Milan).
Milan and other cities: Leonardo Da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology.
I saw The Last Supper in another one.
Florence: Uffizi Gallery.
Many geniuses of the Italian Renaissance and other non-Italian painters.
There are so many works that some are in storage in a modified atmosphere.
To see it well enough, it takes at least 4 hours.
See you soon: now I have a swollen eye and a terrible headache.

*It could have been worse.
Much worse, a matter of millimeters.
Everything is fine, now I have stitches and had CT scans twice.
Losing an eye is worse.
And behind it is the brain (left frontal lobe).
I'm quite tired.

There are places in Italy that contain impressive art.
Masterpieces.
Some are buildings, others alchemical places, which I'll write about (when I'm better at it!)
I'm writing about Turin because it has several, but it's connected by high-speed trains (they only go 300 km/h).
However, they connect some important cities.
Very much so.
In Turin and Naples, there are the Royal Palace of Venaria and the Royal Palace of Caserta, which are second only to Versailles.
I've only been to the one in Caserta.

Turin is a magical city for occultists, along with London and some US cities.
Here's the conversation with the director of the Egyptian Museum of Turin: you can find the English translation in the icon below.
They've opened three more incredible rooms there.
The director explains that Champollion had Asperger's. Thanks to him, Egyptian writing was deciphered; he defined it as a combination of phonetics, ideograms, and pictograms.
Okay, there are different types, like cuneiform (but it's still different from this one). I've never been to countries as prestigious and beautiful as the USA.
*Many here say you have no history.

They're wrong!
Meanwhile, you, the USA, make history, but the pre-Columbian civilizations and those from many millennia before are essential to study, especially after the Beringian period, which connected Siberia and Alaska during the ice ages, when the Bering Strait was a land bridge, existing between about 80,000 and 10,000 years ago! There's interesting research on three different DNAs from the same populations from that period.
I'm going from memory.
I didn't write about it on purpose in the thread about who invented writing.
It makes you think a lot.
As a child, I read books about America, from Jack London to others.
And religion always plays a role in human evolution.
*Even the kind we don't understand because we don't have written proof because it was passed down orally.

Even natural beauty is art.

And you have plenty of it.

The first religion could only be nature.

In Italy, there have been, and have been for almost a century, comics dedicated to North and South America.

Then on these pages I'll post some things about Italy.

In Naples, there's the Chapel of the Prince of San Severo and the anatomical machines.

Almost perfect statues.

Some have defects because marble is incredibly difficult to work.

Others are incredible.

They're cast like a veil of marble over them.

I've walked around the Veiled Christ three times.

Exceptional
But it's not the only exceptional one: if I'm not mistaken, the disillusionment is brilliant.

The statues are simply carved from marble.
There's no mystery; they're simply exceptional.

Next, you see Leonardo da Vinci, whose studies were more important than his works themselves.

I love the Lady with an Ermine, which we gave to Poland.

I only know it from having studied it.

I saw Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper in person.

It's disappearing.

Despite the restorations.

We have the best restorers in the world.

A contact of mine worked at St. Mark's Basilica in Venice.

Am So very Sorry to hear of your bicycle accident .. hard to anticipate that fall under the descriptions you describe.
And must say am alittle surprised your broke anything . As with my overly extendive medical history , Have discovered , un intentionally btw . That the human body appears to be rather hard to kill,if you take care of your health . Been a vitamin a supplement user( in a very responsible manner ) for almost all of my adult life . (Especially as late teens had a very serious accident).but started research before that even. But am glad your eye was saved , even if the area around it was cracked . And the tests are important.( medical Imagery).
You actually sound quite worldly based on your knowledge of Art and history of Italy. Am almost jeolous.Yes the USA history is quite shallow, but ,in our defense, USA is only alittle over 200 years old . Am was a colony of the British empire originally .But must admit your museums and structures there sound Lovely ! . Yes am also a fan of Gothic Architecture. Even Roman , But comparitively think Gothic has much more intricasies to it.
But between the Revolutionary & civil War, and other such events ,We do have some .history in the US. Seems the US physical history seems to get based in Wars. It serves the ogliarchs & corporations here . With a smattering of literature and poets here. To consider as better history. Have been to the Museum of Science and Industry in Los Angeles and the Natural History Museum. Focusing on the environment of early man to support the current narritive that is supported by our governments and schools .But obvious things are inheritantly true. The La Brea Tarpits. With bones of wooley mamouths. And saber tooth tigers / giant Sloths and the like . And large scale models of them in the actual museum. building. Then the traveling exhibit of King Tutenkomen on loan from the Cairo museum. Was on display in the Natural History Museum . So on another occasion, I went and attended that . First hand look at the opulrpence if Egypt from So
Many millenia ago. Was amazing , almost thought it was a Movie Prop. As that Is Hollywoods claim to fame . As at one time , it was the center if the Movie and Television Industry. (USA claims to history .lolz). But having lived on the fringes of that Hollywood area in a suburb.I grew to aporeciate the kind of different types of work that it was comprised of ,
very interesting . In its early days there were no computer graphics . All done by hand . In the time frame I grew up in..
Hope the doctors take good care of you and you heal quickly . Am picturing your entire head in a giant cast encompassing even the eye socket) the way they used to put casts on legs lolzz.

Thanks, Jakki!
You're kind.
This post will be short because my eye is now covered because it's closed.
I'm very uncoordinated.
I bump and stumble everywhere.
But I can ride a bike pretty well.
You can even ride without hands here: I tried months ago and succeeded.
Or balance while standing still.

I honestly don't know how I fell.

Usually, you let the bike go in these cases.

But I had a pole nearby.

It blocked my attempt.

What can I say: tomorrow I'll figure out what I have to do!
The Gothic style is very present here because we had the Normans, then the Austrians.

The Baroque too: but that's like saying redundant.

The churches have several overlapping styles.

I know the saber-toothed tiger!

And the recent history of the United States of America.

And it's very important.

We too have fought three wars of independence: we won them all.
Then a lot of genocides in Africa and beyond.
With gas.
We used them in the First and Second World War.

We respect the USA very much.

Fiction, theater, cinema, *Special* population, you are special.

As for the rest, I'll try tomorrow to see if I can still use the computer.

You're a beautiful person.

Huck

Hi Jakki.
I'll answer this one first, which is shorter.
Why do you put an age on your chances of seeing others?
I mean: I understand that distances may be enormous in your country, and I don't know what country you live in, or whether you can afford it financially.
It must be said: in Europe, we're favored because there's a smaller distance between one country and another compared to the ones you encounter.
I remember years ago, I was in Florence at the Uffizi Gallery.

There are so many works of art there that by the end of your visit, you're overwhelmed.

The rooms are so many, and honestly, the director at the time, who was German, had changed the routes, making them more difficult than before.

I remember he put Raphael's Masterpieces at the end.

(Raphael moved Leonardo da Vinci with his extraordinary pictorial quality.)
There were two American kids who were skipping over his works.

I told them, and they came back and thanked me.

But they were exhausted.
I thought it might be very difficult for them to go back because they were so far away geographically.

Right now, a train would be enough for me: okay, not right now, since it will take a couple of months to recover physically.
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Today I had a visit from a professor at a top-tier university hospital.
We'll see how it evolves in the future.
I'm already happy I haven't lost sight in one eye.
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Remember, don't place limits on your desires.
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They have no age (some, because other journeys, on the other hand, have an age).
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Album covers!
I like all forms of art.
Including science fiction: even though I don't have much knowledge in this field.
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Reading and watching science fiction is wonderful.
*Including watching old TV series.
In Italy, US and UK series have always been watched with great interest.
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There are long-acting anxiolytics that, at least for me, greatly reduce sensory and social problems.
I've been using them sensibly for almost 14 years now.
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Regarding cities I'd like to visit: New York, for example, would be extremely interesting.

*I can't afford it right now, though!

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I need to finish a reply to an interesting post of yours.

Give me a little time.

I'd also like to avoid posting too intensively on my thread and give other members space on theirs.
*So I'm thinking of alternating some replies.

This way, others will get more visibility than mine.

*Also, I need to see if I can give you better quality replies than this one.

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Regarding American culture, modern American culture is impressive.
I appreciate practically everything you produce.

*At least from what I know: because the panorama is very broad!

Remember Jakki: Italians are xenophiles.
They greatly appreciate the cultures and peoples of the rest of the world.

Now I believe there are at least 6 million Italians living in other countries; I'd say that with immigration we'll reach 90 million people.

Many of my relatives have chosen the USA and Argentina.

No hurry .. on replies ... Its enjoyable to read your replies in other threads also. Possibly my lack of willingness to walk as much as when I was younger . Much work at recovering from what was considered a life threatening vehicle accident from my very late teenage years. It was noted at the time , of the crash that anyone of the multiply severe injuries that I had sustained in a crush accident . Should have killed me . Doctors had informed my late Mother at that time, That
I would most likely not recover and if I did ? Would be a wheelchair bound vegatable . No one at thst time asked me my opinion, nor could I have formed enough thoughts to express any opinion.Almost completely comatose for 3 days ,
Then moved to a more affordable hospital farther away from home. Still paralyzed. In a intensive care Lung ward.
Gradually my right side started to recover ,and feel, I was concious more during the day.Being concious was a chore.
Entire first 30 days ,did not have any idea of the extent of the damage to me. Severe head trauma, crush injuries both lungs crushed.hips legs head and spinal cord nervous system ,upper left side many nerves torn from spine.Sympathetic & parasympathetic left arm hand,etc. then leftside started recover some feeling. About a year to be able to walk again , after much time in a 3 rd rehab hospital for another 3 months ,wheelchairs, 6 months to be able to use a forearm brace walker.Due to left arm not recovering well and little function in my left dominant hand.And badly damaged left leg. 2 inches shorter afterwards . Walking was hard for years, More rehab at home. Nobody told me I might not recover? lolz so I did the best I could even took up jogging for years. then on and off. worked with my Father at his business.
Short term at a postal delivery job.A job with the city of Burbank.Then My own business. But as time passed and medical became less functional .Have started my own business for 13 years then married first time for 13 yrs. He passed on under bad circumstances. Gave me wonderful knowledge and experiences.And much more . But needless to say although my face and body appear younger ,and the crash,now takes its toll on a little older body. So walking long distances are not as nice as they used to be.But My fiancee and I now take walks periodically ? And am just very happy to have found a second Aspie that I can get on with.
A miracle. 2x in one lifetime . Just a small part of my experiences, but always wished to visit mainly Western Europe.
Sorry to be so long ,but wished explain my lack of stamina for walking these days . But with time I may improve yet again.
Thank you for sharing ,yourself with the site and myself.

Hi Jakki!
I read everything you wrote.

First of all, I'm so sorry for writing about how I'm doing.

By the way, you were the only one here who asked me how I was...

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How are you doing with the aftermath of that accident?

Now I understand.

How are you really doing, and what can you actually do?

Skip jogging and try brisk walking when you feel up to it.

Try to train both sides of your brain.

Okay, it's easy for me because I'm ambidextrous.

But the mind is flexible (I won't explain why, even though it's part of my studies), do things that engage your visual attention on both sides of your visual field.

Grab a tennis ball and squeeze it with your right hand several times, then alternate with your left.

Make a path with skittles and use a ball to dribble between them.

Swim because you're on a surface that's free of your weight.

I know it's a strange thing I'm going to write to you.

*Try reading the entire post starting from the last letter. That is, try doing it backwards.

Tendons and innervations, what did they tell you about it?

As I gather, it was induced with drugs, and it lasted for three months.

First, a concussion, but you didn't develop any swelling from what you describe.

Then maybe they induced it afterward.

*I think it's terrifying not being able to move for so long.

I had a TIA and half my body was paralyzed.

Then it resolved itself.

Now I don't know.

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I'm not well.

I feel lucky: because my eye was saved.

As for the rest, we'll see how it goes within two months.

Right now, I'm covered in bruises and wounds all over my body.

I think I lost consciousness for at least half a second.

Then I reacted well, as I already wrote.

Today I feel like I've suffered some sort of physical violence, even though there wasn't any.

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You're special.

I've met special people like you.

Give me a little time to provide decent answers, aside from my poor English writing, I mean.

But I feel like I'm not very mentally clear after the accident.

A nice thing: a boy waiting in the emergency room was autistic.

A black boy.

We talked for a long time.

The doctor on duty has a son with Asperger's and ADHD like me.

And he was the one who asked me.

Consider that where I am now, I'm not listed at all in their database.

He also had Asperger's.

I sensed it.

He paid me a lot of attention, while he was much less kind to others.

I think he's Gifted too.

Like me.

He sensed things he couldn't have deduced inductively, or even from professional experience.

The fracture showed no symptoms.

I'm a complete wreck, but lucky

See you soon, thanks for your kindness.

Huck

Sorry to hear of your famous clothing designer passing on ...Georgio Armani .Enjoyed his lines of clothing even in the media industry .. And very nice you to got to speak with that young man in the Hospital, and the intuitive Doctor story, sounded lovely to me. Not had many good experiences with Doctors in my history .

The death of an icon like Giorgio Armani brings to mind the Milanese designer's profound influence beyond the confines of fashion or his own brand.

Armani helped create an imagery that blended elegance and casualness like no one had ever done before: he changed the rules of the extravagant and euphoric fashion of the 1980s, those of "power dressing," featuring glitter, shoulder pads, and oversized silhouettes.

In fact, he anticipated the minimalist trends of the 1990s, thanks in part to his quiet yet impressive entrance into the world of cinema. It's impossible not to mention his artistic partnership with Richard Gere, whom King Giorgio dressed for the first time in 1980 for Paul Schrader's cult film American Gigolo.

The scene in which Gere displays his weapons of seduction to the tune of Blondie's "Call Me" in the film Julian Kay made cinema history. Also, and above all, because in those few seconds, Armani and Gere were redefining the aesthetic of the new man.

The one who sheds the already toxic idea of ​​stiff, robust men's fashion. The stiff man would no longer exist.

In the film, he pulls Armani shirts, jackets, and ties from his closet, with the confidence of someone who knows he'll hit the mark.

The unprecedented success of that collaboration secured Giorgio Armani a leading role on the Hollywood merry-go-round, from which he never left. Countless films have been made by the Milanese designer with his simple, understated, and unmistakable taste. He himself admitted with satisfaction: "From that film on, Americans learned how to dress." Crowned the "Tailor of Hollywood," dozens of actors began to embrace the Armani aesthetic. Every Oscar night was like a fashion show.

The men were impeccably dressed, the women dazzled on the red carpet.

In 2009, Sean Penn accepted the Oscar for Best Actor in a still-remembered all-black look, while Anne Hathaway walked the runway in a strapless white gown by Armani Privé Couture.

From Jodie Foster's pantsuit ensembles at the 1992 Oscars to Lady Gaga's sophisticated black and white at the 2022 Grammys, Armani has once again demonstrated its ability to combine comfort, tailoring quality, and timeless style. Among the house's most loyal fans are Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Sophia Loren, who described the experience of wearing Armani as "an immersion in elegant calm."

Not to mention David and Victoria Beckham, the stars of the 2009 underwear advertising campaign. In any case, Giorgio Armani has always considered his bond with Richard Gere special. The actor became a sort of "testimonial" ante litteram.
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It wasn't a financial agreement between the two, but a true artistic symbiosis that sealed a true and deep friendship. On various international red carpets, but also in informal or private settings, Richard Gere always wore Armani.

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Milan, the city of Italian fashion, has declared a day of mourning.
For him.
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Part of the post is some quotes from the mass media.
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You know, Jakki: there is a rule of beauty.
This is always the same.
You find it in a flower, in a fruit, in a church, in a monument, in a galaxy, everywhere.

I call it the theorization of beauty.

Leonardo Pisano's law (known as the Fibonacci law)

Nothing is random, everything has proportions, and they are always dictated by a single law.
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The film...
is a mix of many talents brought together.

Okay, it's not a masterpiece of cinematic art.

But it's iconic.
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Ah!
When I can (I'm walking with a limp now: my foot is quite swollen from the aftermath of the fall), I'll practice walking like Richard Gere in that movie!

(Just kidding!)

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Thank you: because many things we've written and will write about are imbued with the same rule of beauty.
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Why does beauty, art in and of itself, exist?

Because it makes us feel good.

I recently visited Treviso, Venice, and Florence. I'll go again (I hope)...
But anywhere: even in a museum or a church (we were writing about architectural styles).
They seem like luxury elements.
Instead, they serve to make us feel good.
To make us feel good in our souls.

Huck

The boy hugged me after his visit.

I spent half a day in the hospital.

I met a lot of nice people.

Inwardly too.

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I think I've said more "thank yous" to the doctors and nurses than in a year of my life.

I also met a doctor whose daughter has Asperger's.

And a nurse who was on her 11th consecutive shift.

She spoke Spanish.

She told me I was stupid for doing so much.

I was in a wheelchair.

I turned to her and told her her job was very important.

And she wasn't stupid at all for doing it.

I understand Spanish, but I'm not very good at it.

She smiled at me.

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Your negative experiences with doctors.

It happened to me too: in 2019, with my second case of COVID.

It took me 6 months

to recover.

Everyone was like ice cold.

But so was I.

A non-Italian guy fell, causing the photocells on the door that led to the room full of people to open.

While they were examining me.

I (thinking he was faking it) said to him very coldly: "Sorry, if you move your leg from there, the door will close, thanks."

Then when I saw him again in the medical room on the stretcher next to me...

I didn't know how to apologize.

He wasn't faking it.

It had happened to me before, too, except that I held on to a metal bar.

I absolutely didn't want to end up on the floor.

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I'd waited hours there before being admitted.

Then they kept me.

Then I felt better.

After cleavage and a lot of checks.

The doctor was icy.

I was about to apologize because maybe I didn't have anything serious and I'd taken up their time for hours.

But as soon as I turned around, I saw so many certificates.

I had bilateral pneumonia.

I remember that six months later, it was summer.

I was walking; it was even hot.

A little breeze blew and I felt as if my lungs had turned to glass.

I reached the car and put on a jacket; it was 86°F.

I was cold.

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Maybe I have seven lives like cats.

Your place probably says 9 lives, if I'm not mistaken.

Yes 9 lives, not much more. Yes second covid has not completely cleared yet, still ringing in my ears..
Think its lovely you have such a wonderful knowledge of Lengthly lists of acheivements and associations .
His name was on all kind of Armani things . You have an amazing knowledge base. Glad you still get a chance to travel about to the other cities . Hope that leg of your clears up soon. Been masking my limp for so many years I could not say anymore....Take care .. Always a pleasure to message on here with you Glad you survived Covid as well

Hi Jakki.
You know, he made fashion global.
Perhaps the one with the highest class, elegance, and finesse is Valentino Garavani.
His creations are pure magic.
He's very old now, too.

Fashion is also very important for women's emancipation.
In Italy, we study art for three years.

Generally, we have many school subjects.

And the basic years of study for anyone up to the age of 18 are 14 years.

Including a year of preschool.

So, there are (Kindergarten) + 5 (Elementary School) + 3 (Middle School) + 5 (High School), then, if you decide to continue, there are both short degrees and standard 5-year degrees + specializations (A lawyer must take a lot of exams, about 27 + another exam to become a lawyer).
Law exams vary from university to university, but include core disciplines such as Private Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Administrative Law, Labor Law, and Commercial Law. There are also introductory subjects such as Philosophy of Law and Roman Law, as well as more specific disciplines such as European Union Law and Tax Law.
Plus unpaid internships at law firms.
A friend of mine dropped out of school three exams before graduation.

Becoming a magistrate is even more difficult.

Becoming a psychiatrist takes a long time.

Becoming a psychiatrist in Italy requires a long and specific course of study that includes a master's degree in Medicine and Surgery (6 years), passing the state exam to qualify to practice medicine, and registration in the Medical Register. Subsequently, admission to the School of Specialization in Psychiatry (4 years) is achieved through a ministerial competitive exam, during which students acquire practical and theoretical skills in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. This is followed by ongoing refresher courses.

They read non-verbal language signals.

Among other things.

And I believe it will be one of the professions in which human doctors will no longer have any role within the next five years.

In any case, it does include:
that to become a neuropsychologist and practice this specific profession, you must attend and obtain a degree from a Specialization School in Neuropsychology. This program, which can last up to four years, awards the title of: -Psychologist Specialized in Neuropsychology.

I'm interested in becoming a neuropsychologist.

But right now, it requires too much time.

I find it quite easy.

My idea was to train to help autistic children and adults.

I don't know: I suffer from severe depression.

And robotics is very advanced in the study of self-aware robots in our country.

The robots are already at a very advanced stage.


Regarding the discussion of fashion.
Since it's art, we also study it to understand the clothes people wore and which ones were represented by the great geniuses of painting, for example.
But also sculpture and more.
Art history includes them.

We understand perspective because we study it.

*Many works of art and monuments have moved locations, or their perspectives were entirely changed later.
The perspective I know of a Roman square...
Piazza Navona is the fruit of an urban planning and architectural vision that exploited and reinterpreted its origins as a "stadium" to create a broad and harmonious Baroque scene, rather than a single artificial perspective effect.
*By "stadium," I mean dating back to the ancient Romans during the Domitian era. The square is beautiful.
The square echoes the elongated shape of the Roman Stadium of Domitian, creating a natural and imposing perspective, accentuated by the monumental architecture surrounding it.

They all fall within precise mathematical/geometric laws.

One of the Baroque examples I might like.

The Gothic style of Milan Cathedral is stellar.

For me, it's among the most extraordinary churches I've ever seen.

The exterior facades are constantly being cleaned.

They should be photographed countless times with macro photography.

Because then you discover details that you never see as a whole.

Looking at it head-on, I like the western views, the ones that not many people look at, fascinated by the facade and opposite sides.

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Autistic people are information collectors.

I estimate my alphanumeric data to be around a million data points.

Um: that's not enough because you deal with numbers containing many more billions of billions of data points just to understand a little about the things around us.

Those are also few: truly meager.

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I'm not competent in some subjects.
I have many deficits in knowledge, I'd say colossal.

Realizing this is depressing.

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Can't your limb be surgically fixed?

A cousin of mine had a limb 5 cm shorter after an accident.

Now they're quite symmetrical.

Humans aren't actually symmetrical.

Not even in their faces.

Many actors prefer one specific profile over another, for example.

Not by chance.

In reality, it's the imperfections of faces that create the effect of beauty.
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My father and mother met because he was a model, she posed for photographers.

So they had shop windows next to each other!

He was also paid to wear clothes and just to walk through the streets of city centers.

People would stop him to talk to him.

Then the effect was that people wanted to buy those clothes, and the costs were high.

My mother stopped at 28, he after 33.

Consider that even during World War II, people had two outfits, one for every day except Sunday.
On that day, the clothes were very elegant.

The discussion could also go on about traditional clothes, but that would be very long...

You apoeared to have become a rather deep repository of knowledge . Not sure how to write this . But personally have found that quite refreshing. And whats more you seem aware of your lack of knowledge . You wrote of the church architecture you admire . And your awareness of grasping the details regarding angles of point of veiw , Perspective
Had not even beebn to Notre Dame but was amazingly attracted to it Gothic Style of Achitecture And could easily see,what you wrote about in perspective with that particulat structure .In the USA we do have some glorious appearing Churches . Contructed in times before, in the time of Earnest interest in Beauty in Architecture . And blessing of the Church and of course( the Lord). But these newer generations here (do not appear)
seem to not have values , are more now about the Seperation of Wealth and Money . And this has slowly become more reinforced by people ,who have money. but Once sgain,this is only one perspective. But it is based on experience .
If there is not big profit in it . Investment return, seems to have become the unwritten law if the land . I realize my experiences are different than most . And yes you wrote of doing something to equalize my leg length. And I had been through quite abit of medical care . But Medical professionals rather,waste a human life that invest in the success of any given specific human. Unless there is a large capitol return . To the medical professionals . And this also often can affect the quality of care you can recieve. Wealthy people will most get better care here. Regardless. The side effect of this lack of investment in our society appears to have created a very large population of disabled and medically neglected persons
this eventually has lead to a degeneration of society which even the most pragmatic people in Government . Do not wish to see . Regardless .But the thought of this cannot be accepted by those in power . ( Gov.) . It would appear immoral .
And the image of government and Wealthy . Cannot support the thoughts of those realities . It confronts their financial bottom line. And in Capitolistic societies It is all about the bottom line . To the point of exclusion of human life. Which
seems criminal to me. These cost effect ideals carry through most all levels of society. But is it considered rude to even suggest such things in common conversation . This sillyness has started to affect the language and relationships here in subtle ways . Had this thrust into my face several times,in some very serious situations . Murder is now socially referred to as ,( homicide) ,people whom live on the street by choice or otherwise are no called longer homeless,
,( now are called houseless). And am sorry if often my writings reflect a darker side of life here. but I have had the great opportunity to see and learn from these circumstances.
Did have the lovely opportunity for a better than average education comparitively 1 year of kindergarten 8 years of primary school . Then 4 years of high school . With a 6 month interruption in the last year. So in this country art appreciation is seemingly not really encouraged in any way in the average students education. In their last few years of school.
But if it can be afforded by the student or their family. There can be the option of even further education at University or College . Often these person ,whom are afforded this opportunity . May or maynot be suitable to be in a higher responsibilty Work . And segragating those individuals moving ahead in schooling is only related to money.
Back to Art , I have not been made aware of many 21st century artists in sculpture or painting thus far in this century.
But possibly due to circumstances of survival, Have not had adequate interest or selective taste? versus trying to stay alive ( survive) in a capitolistic society . With a small degree of comfort, especially as am supposedly medically retired.
Not necessarily by choice . And either way as you wrote about many medical professionals maybe outta of work Regarding the advancements of AI , but the medical establishment us heavily invested in capitolism,And they have a very powerful lobby that is pervasive in controlling Government decisions regarding their own income,Thank you for being an engaging writer

Hi Jakki!

It's great that you're here.
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I'm quoting Platone from the Apology of Socrate
Because he quotes that phrase.
Socrate was aware he didn't know enough.
"I know I don't know enough."

I think a single intense meteorological event is enough for human beings to realize how vulnerable they are to any external and internal event.
These are concepts that refer to immanence and transcendence.
They are opposing concepts.
Dualistic.
I won't go into them here because the reasoning would be very extensive.
I should describe many aspects: I'll name them but I won't tackle such a complex topic.
One has to do with GOD and that is Transcendence; immanence is a concept that has to do with the human being.

You know, you made me think of an Italian physicist, I'd say a level 4.


In my opinion, there are first-rate scientists like Newton, to whom a second-rate scientist, Enrico Fermi, compared Majorana.
Then still others (obviously there are many to mention).
Then there are second-rate scientists like János Lajos Neumann, to whom we owe so much, even for our writing here now.
Zichichi visited him several times over the years.
Antonino Zichichi :level 4°...

János even remembered how many sugar cubes he had offered Zichichi the previous time, who was amazed!
Then there are third-rate scientists, that is, lower-level scientists, and communicators, who are precisely fourth-rate scientists.
And so on.



You know, many scientists think and have thought about the existence of GOD.
For various reasons.
If you think about it: we're in an imperfect solar system where events have been occurring for billions of years, and our planet is in an unstable rotational equilibrium.

It's thought that the moon itself formed from a portion of the Earth itself.
And that inside the Earth there's something as if introjected.
Then I think of the sun.
I studied the sun.
I collected every information and video about it.

And the planets.
The other nearby ones, at least one of which we'd like to visit.
Mars (Werner Von Braun, I think, was thinking about preparing a mission in 1977, I don't know what kind because I consider it unlikely to be human).
But he thought about it.
Every planet has crazy dangers.
Some we don't even contemplate.
Even the moon has terrible things.
Imagine that lunar dust can cut into astronauts' suits. In 1969, in my opinion, we had about a 1% chance of landing on the moon.
History tells a different story.
I'll stick to that.
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digression!

Churches are fundamental because incredible works of art have been created thanks to religions and patrons.
You mention Notre Dame!
I haven't been there yet...
I don't know what it's like now.
Regarding the Gothic Church, Milan Cathedral is also the largest in Italy.
One of the most famous is in the Vatican City; if I'm not mistaken, it's the largest church in the world (I hope I'm not wrong).

The Cathedral was built on top of other churches!

It has an immense history.

Just like many others around the world.

Art and the Church.

It's part of it and often contains it!
Look at Jakki: it's a very unique setting!

I've seen both.

The Vatican Museums are incredibly important.
They are imbued with the art of absolute geniuses.
Michelangelo Buonarroti, Raphael, and more.
The art I saw in them is phenomenal.
I know I've only seen a small part of world art, though!

I mean, I realize I'm describing a fraction of it, even if it's fantastic!(Fantasmagorica!)

*I'll continue the post; I haven't finished here, it's almost 2 a.m.! I have medical appointments tomorrow


Ciao Jakki a presto!

Temporarily ,becoming intermittantly online , health have dropped. Severe allergic responses ongoing several days now.
Think possibly overworked myself.

Not had time to read much, but hope you're recovering from your fall off the bike.