Hey folks, I thought the board was looking a tad lonely. I just completed my last essay for better or for worse, and am about to go either pack or attempt to disrupt the machinery of my brain...

I was really tempted to title the essay:

"The Ming Pull-Out and subsequent Penetration"

but instead went for the slightly more tame:

"The Ming Naval Withdrawal of 1435 and the Collapse of the 13th-14th Century Global Trade System"

Ha.
Hey, did any of you read that article in the New York Times Magazine a few weeks ago about Wisdom? It was a great issue in my book, and it touched upon the difficult question of what Wisdom actually is. I tend to agree with whats-his-name that wisdom involves knowledge and intelligence, but is different from both in that it also requires compassion and the flexibility to see the subtleties of a person's particular circumstances. I can't really speak to the whole wisdom-age question, since I've never been old... is it too late by then? forget it, I'm going home. !


Have a fun (but safe) summer, and if you ever find yourself in the difficult position that Xuande was thrust into by several bureaucrats and a eunuch or two, just keep a cool head and say "pulling out is not the answer."
good luck with everything, especially exams for those of you who aren't done.

also, check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZDHQ9b9fbo
good stuff, though you should exercise a bit of patience.
**the link stopped working. It was to a you-tube video of a photoshop trick. But, I suppose it's gone forever

love

posted by Adrian   [8:34 PM]

as a jew and a mason, i'd like to welcome you to the illuminati

posted by Kelsey   [7:39 PM]

Recognize any names?



Ha!

posted by Matthew Schmitz   [5:06 PM]

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