A Ghost, a Graveyard, and a Girlfriend – Part 1

It was James Gregory’s fate in life to have interesting neighbors.  I could never understand why, because James Gregory really wasn’t an interesting person himself.  Which was fine with me.  Interesting people are very well in their way, but my first would-be fiancé, the son of an Asian politician who had grown up in Estonia and become a private pilot, was too interesting.  The reaction from him lasted all my life and I was quite content to be Mrs. James Gregory and simply watch the interesting people from afar.

We lived in a small house, in a nice neighborhood of houses of a similar size.  We lived there twenty years, while interesting neighbors came and went… but none more interesting than Iakobo Ian.

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Bird Against the Sunrise

Build Yourself a LEGO Wall

After taking a look at building floors and roofs out of LEGO bricks, it’s high time to try out some walls!  While this is a far cry from exhaustive, here are several different basic tips for building walls imitating all sorts of materials, from rough hewn stone to smooth woodwork.

LEGO Bird’s Nest

My most recent LEGO build, a bird’s nest, revolves around a tan squiggly piece used in the nest itself.  Check out more of the build and a look behind the scenes below!

Should Everyone be Treated Equally?

Does justice always mean that people are to be treated equally?  This may perhaps seem to be the case.  If I were a judge whose job it was to try two people for murder today, and if the respective juries found both equally guilty, would it be right for me to give one person sentence of death and the other a life sentence in jail?  Certainly not!  However, if I were to give both the same sentence, would that mean that I am treating everyone equally?

Baking a LEGO Cake: It’s All in the Frosting

Here’s one cake that it sure wasn’t a piece of cake to make!  But the end result was worth it, 8 or so inches around, 2 inches tall, and best of all: 0 calories!  Read on to catch a glimpse of the inner workings of this LEGO creation.

Exploring the Great Outdoors

A Bit of a Chill…

The Filo Morado

Without doubt my largest ship ever, the Filo Morado sails the seven seas in style!  The smooth cut of the hull on front allows for swift sailing while her canvas catches the night breeze.

Truth or no Truth?

Is truth objective?  That is, is truth true for everyone?  If it is not – if one thing can be one way for me, and another way for you, without any contradiction – then language is meaningless, because it, too, can mean one thing for me, and another thing for you.  This makes the theory of non-objective truth difficult to speak about.  But let’s try.