The Greatest Story Ever Told
Historia
My Story
Delaware 

Psalms 56:10
“In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.”

 

 

 

 

“Pero antes, ... (voy de un libro a otro, mis memorias son superiores a mis pensamientos) quiero recordar el gran libro de Boecio De consolatione philosophiae, que Dante sin duda leyó o releyó, como leyó o releyó toda la literatura de la Edad Media.  Boecio, llamado el último romano, el senador Boecio, imagina un espectador de una carrera de caballos.
El espectador está en el hipódromo y ve, desde su palco, los caballos y la partida, las vicisitudes de la carrera, la llegada de uno de los caballos a la meta, todo sucesivamente.  Pero Boecio imagina otro espectador. Ese otro espectador es espectador del espectador y espectador de la carrera: es, previsiblemente, Dios. Dios ve toda la carrera, ve en un solo instante eterno, en su instantánea eternidad, la partida de los caballos, las vicisitudes, la llegada.
Todo lo ve de un solo vistazo y de igual modo ve toda la historia universal. Así Boecio salva las dos nociones: la idea del libre albedrío y la idea de la Providencia.  De igual modo que el espectador ve toda la carrera y no influye en ella (salvo que la ve sucesivamente), Dios ve toda la carrera, desde la cuna hasta la sepultura.  No influye en lo que hacemos, nosotros obramos libremente, pero Dios ya sabe —Dios ya sabe en este momento, digamos— nuestro destino final. Dios ve así la historia universal, lo que sucede a la historia universal; ve todo eso en un solo espléndido, vertiginoso instante que es la eternidad.”~~~Borges: SIETE NOCHES. La pesadilla

Chess: "The Greatest Story Ever Told" "Historia" "My Story" "Delaware"

Greenwich

Greenwich
Hourglass
Klepsidra

Matthew 4:4
“But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”

 

 

 

 "With stern and austere gravity he persevered in his task"~~~Scott

 

 

 

"She was dry and sandy with working in the graves of deceased languages"~~~Dickens

 

 

 "For he was great, ere fortune made him so"~~~Dryden

 

 

Chess: "Greenwich" "Hourglass" "Klepsidra"

Dewpoint

Dew
Dewpoint
Rocío
Punto Rocío
Helen of Troy
Helena de Troya

Dublin

Unicorn

Development

Psalms 139:14
“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

"He admired the dexterity with which their host directed the conversation."~~~Joyce

 

 

 

 

JAMES JAMES

Jorge Luis Borges

 

En un día del hombre están los días

del tiempo, desde aquel inconcebible

día inicial del tiempo, en que un terrible

Dios prefijó los días y agonías

hasta aquel otro en que el ubicuo río

del tiempo terrenal torne a su fuente,

que es lo Eterno, y se apague en el presente,

el futuro, el ayer, lo que ahora es mío.

Entre el alba y la noche está la historia

universal: Desde la noche veo

a mis pies los caminos del hebreo,

Cartago aniquilada, Infierno y Gloria.

Dame, Señor, coraje y alegría

para escalar la cumbre de este día.

 

 The showdown at Tara in 980 was like the Super Bowl of ancient Ireland. Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, the Irish MVP, faced off against the Norse Vikings, who had set up their Viking HQ in Dublin. Long story short: the Irish won, and the Vikings got their helmets handed to them. This wasn’t just any win—this was the one that signaled the Vikings were losing their grip on Ireland and the Gaelic Irish were back in the game. After the dust settled, Norse leader Glúniairn (also known as Járnkné, which probably sounded much cooler back then) had to admit defeat and officially acknowledge Máel Sechnaill as the High King of Ireland. And it wasn’t just a “you win, good game” situation—Glúniairn had to agree to pay up and follow Gaelic rules like a proper guest.

But wait, there’s a twist: despite the Irish win, Dublin got its official start as a Norse city in 988. Turns out, the Gaelic and Norse weren’t just enemies; they were frenemies. Dublin, originally a Viking hotspot, ended up becoming a major trading hub where these two groups mixed things up. Thanks to the peace treaty between Glúniairn and Máel Sechnaill, everyone calmed down enough for Dublin to thrive as a booming market and cultural hub. So, Dublin’s rise to city status shows that even back then, when cultures clash, sometimes they also cash in—together!

Chess: "Dew" "Dewpoint" "Rocío" "Punto Rocío" Helen of Troy" "Dublin" "Unicorn" "Development"

Calypso

Trinidad

Calypso

JP Morgan

Columbia

Shark

Juno and the Paycock

Hammerhead

Tiburón

 

Jeremiah 33:3

“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"I ofen looked up at the sky an' assed meself the question – what is the moon, what is the stars?" – Captain Boyle, Act I (Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Cassey)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"'The Indian man can marry only the Indian woman.That is the one law before all others.'" ~~~James A. Michener: CARIBBEAN. Ch.13 The Scholar

 

 

Chess: "JP MORGAN" "Columbia" "Shark" "Juno and the Paycock" "Trinidad" "Calypso"

ANUBIS

Tell me Mark Twain: Did Islamist terrorists see ANUBIS in the Twin Towers? 

Tell me John Bull: Did Islamist terrorists see ANUBIS in the Twin Towers, or they unconsciously were acting "militarily" like if they were  ANUBIS?

A question for "cricket players" only:
Is Anubis, in a worldly way, what we would call in military parlance A WATCHFIRE for the Great Travel of the King in the Underworld? Is Anubis and Vucuub Caquix, of Mayan mythology, "operationally" related in practical military actions of Guardianship in America? 

"Anubis, one of the most iconic deities of ancient Egypt, held a significant role as the protector of the dead, particularly in the practices of mummification and guiding souls to the afterlife. Originally known as "Anpu" in Egyptian, his name and image became associated with both jackals and wolves, reflecting the dangers posed by these animals to shallow graves in early Egyptian history.
In earlier periods, Anubis was considered the principal god of the dead before Osiris took on that role. He was deeply involved in the embalming process and ensuring the safety of tombs. His most well-known role was during the "Weighing of the Heart" ceremony, where he would weigh a deceased person’s heart against the feather of Ma'at to determine if they were worthy of entering the afterlife. He also acted as a guardian against desecration, with his priests often donning jackal masks during rituals.
Anubis is also associated with Osiris in many myths. For example, after Osiris was murdered by his brother Seth, Anubis played a pivotal role in reconstructing and embalming Osiris' body, a task that cemented his status as the god of mummification."

Anubis

Vucuub Caquix

Ford

Ford
Fordham
Kukulkan
Popol Vuh
El Paso

Elizabeth

El Salvador 

 
Psalms 4:8
“I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 "the edge of the sea remains an ellusive and undefinable boundary"~~~Rachel Carson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chess: "Ford" "Fordham" "Kukulkan" "Elizabeth" "El Salvador" "Popol Vuh" "El Paso"

ARISTOTELIAN

CORNWALL
Aristotelian experience
Residential
Residencial
Monumental

Saint Francis

Dua Lipa: Mark Twain

Matthew 5:9
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”  

 

 

 

 

"He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence."~~~Justin Kaplan

 

 

 LYONES
"Of Faery damsels met in forest wide
By knights of Logres, or of Lyones,
Lancelot, or Pelleas, or Pellenore,"~~~MILTON: Paradise Regained, II, 359

 

 

 

 

 

The Road Not Taken
By Robert Frost 

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
 

Chess: "Aristotelian" "Residential" "Residencial" Monumental" "Cornwall" "Dua Lipa" "Mark Twain" "Saint Francis"

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY AND AMERICAN SOCIALISM

Santiago
Jude
Helium
Kentucky Fried Chicken

Amarillo
 

 

Matthew 5:6
“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Helium has a wide range of applications across various industries due to its unique properties. Here are some of the key uses:

Cryogenics: Helium is essential for cooling applications, particularly in superconducting magnets used in MRI machines and other scientific equipment.
Welding: It serves as a shielding gas in gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) to protect the weld area from atmospheric gases1.
Breathing Mixtures: Helium is used in breathing gas mixtures for deep-sea diving to prevent nitrogen narcosis.
Airships and Balloons: Its low density makes it ideal for providing lift in airships and weather balloons1.
Leak Detection: Helium is used as a tracer gas for detecting leaks in high-vacuum systems and other sealed environments.
Rocketry: It is used to pressurize and purge fuel tanks and propulsion systems in rockets.
Gas Chromatography: Helium acts as a carrier gas in gas chromatography, a technique used for separating and analyzing compounds.
Nuclear Reactors: Helium is used as a heat transfer medium in some types of nuclear reactors.
Medical Applications: Besides MRI machines, helium-neon lasers are used in eye surgeries.
Controlled Atmospheres: It is used to create inert environments for manufacturing processes that require protection from reactive gases.
Helium’s versatility makes it indispensable in many advanced technologies and industries.

 

 

 

 

 

Dua Lipa, Austin Texas 

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY AND AMERICAN SOCIALISM
Coronel Sanders, de veras que las fuentes orales algo han de tener que ver con el éxito de tus recetas de pollo frito, ¿cómo no me había imaginado que etimológicamente, aparentemente, la palabra española para el color, AMARILLO, tiene mucho que ver con AMARGUILLO.
Mira:
The word “amarillo” in Spanish, meaning “yellow,” has an interesting etymology. It comes from the Old Spanish “amariello,” which in turn derives from the Late Latin “amarellus,” a diminutive form of “amarus,” meaning “bitter” or "sour". This connection to bitterness is likely due to the yellowish color of bile, which is associated with a bitter taste.
The word “Amaryllis,” on the other hand, comes from Greek mythology and is the name of a shepherdess in Virgil’s “Eclogues.” It is also the name of a genus of flowering plants known for their beautiful, trumpet-shaped blooms. There is no direct etymological connection between “amarillo” and “Amaryllis,” as they originate from different linguistic and cultural roots.

It’s fascinating how words evolve and carry different meanings and associations over time.

Amarillo, Amargo
Although, there is no obvious English cognate, amargo is the Spanish word for bitter. Bittersweet, for example, is amargodulce: literally, bitter-sweet.
Interestingly, though, the very common Spanish word for “yellow,” amarillo, comes from this same root for bitter. It literally means “a bit of bitterness,” from the Latin amarus for “bitter” with the –illo diminuitive ending.
Yellow — the color of melancholy, of puke, of snot — is really the color of just a hint of bitterness.

 

Chess: "Santiago" "Jude" "Helium" "Kentucky Fried Chicken" "Amarillo"

Duster

Montana

Monteverde

Vermont 

 

Matthew 5:3

“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

autumn in Vermont
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dean Hoffman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Harpies and Hydras, or all the monstrous forms

'Twixt Africa and Ind"~~~Milton 

 

 

"Dust thou art, and shalt to dust return."~~~Milton

 

 

"Although Henry Hudson himself was gone, his bay, his strait and his river remained a monument to his life."~~~Virginia S. Eifert

 

 

 

"Thorndike's contribution to the science of education have been monumental."~~~V.T. Thayer

 

 

 

Chess: "Montana" "Monteverde" "Vermont"

Coal

COLLIER (barco carbonero)
Carboneando

Coal

Carbón

Carbonero

Humberto Vargas Carbonell

 

Jeremiah 24:10
“And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers.” 

 

 

 

Collier

Collier 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A collier is a bulk cargo ship designed or used to carry coal. Early evidence of coal being transported by sea includes use of coal in London in 1306. In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, coal was shipped from the River Tyne to London and other destinations. Other ports also exported coal – for instance the Old Quay in Whitehaven harbour was built in 1634 for the loading of coal.[1] London became highly reliant on the delivery of coal by sea – Samuel Pepys expressed concern in the winter of 1666–67 that war with the Dutch would prevent a fleet of 200 colliers getting through. In 1795, 4,395 cargoes of coal were delivered to London. By 1824, this number had risen to about 7,000; by 1839, it was over 9,000. The trade continued to the end of the twentieth century, with the last cargo of coal leaving the Port of Tyne in February, 2021.
The earliest type of collier on which there is detailed information is the Whitby-built cat. These were bluff-bowed, round-sterned, strongly-built ships that were in common use from the ports of Northeast England in the second half of the eighteenth century. Examples were used as research and exploration ships by the Royal Navy – the best known being HMS Endeavour.[6]: 57–59  In the first half of the nineteenth century, collier brigs were the most common type and remained popular with Northeast coast shipowners. Elsewhere, sailing competition in the latter part of the century was from schooners and other vessels with fore and aft rig.[5]: 49-51  The first steam collier, John Bowes, was launched in 1852 and proved successful, with many others being built as a result. Sailing and steam colliers co-existed for the remainder of the nineteenth century and into the twentieth, with coal being carried by sailing vessels at the time of the First World War.

Chess: “Coal” “Barcos carboneros” “Collier (coal boat)” "COAL" "CARBÓN" "Carboneando" "Carbonero"