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Showing posts with label Road Signs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Road Signs. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Saturday, December 19, 2009
US 11 South Through the Snow
A Good Day, Really, to Stay at Home
It was slow going on route 11 today.
Keeping an Eye on the Motorways [click to watch], VDOT Cameras.
It was slow going on route 11 today.
Keeping an Eye on the Motorways [click to watch], VDOT Cameras.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Divine Order or Random Happening?
Your View of the Creation Affects How You Live
Is it orderly or totally random?
Dostoevsky wrote "Without G-d, all is permitted." Indeed a lot of modern thought seeks to cast off religion as restrictive of human freedom and religion is also blamed for much of society's ills. This Piece by Dennis Prager points out that far from restricting human potential for good, the knowledge of the divine actually curbs our destructive tendencies and historically has allowed for societies to grow and thrive. Our Constitution invokes G-d as the giver of those basic human rights it elaborates and protects.
Dennis Prager's Fourteen Arguments Here are certainly important if we seek to honestly understand our lives and our world.
If G-d is involved in creation, life is a purposeful journey and His mileposts should be visible in inspired writings.
If the Almighty Doesn't Exist, Prager points out the ultimate tragedy and despair that come from a G-dless worldview. Take note what happens in the arts.
At the turn of the Century some of our country's greatest works of art and architecture were created. The 'White City' of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair inspired a nation to high ideals. Prager points out the post-modern artistic works reject outright that sense of order, beauty and truth. I was quite moved by Ravi Zacharias' description of his experience visiting the first post-modern building in America. The building had stairways going to no particular place that ended in mid-air, walls placed out of context as were windows and doors. Roof planes were broken in arbitrary fashion. Zacharias had this one question: "Did he [the architect] take similar liberties with the foundation as well?"
In a world where many conflicting philosophies present themselves, some claiming that the door is not a door and order is unimportant, that's a fair question.
A scene from the 1893 Columbian Exposition, the Chicago World's Fair.
Is it orderly or totally random?
Dostoevsky wrote "Without G-d, all is permitted." Indeed a lot of modern thought seeks to cast off religion as restrictive of human freedom and religion is also blamed for much of society's ills. This Piece by Dennis Prager points out that far from restricting human potential for good, the knowledge of the divine actually curbs our destructive tendencies and historically has allowed for societies to grow and thrive. Our Constitution invokes G-d as the giver of those basic human rights it elaborates and protects.
Dennis Prager's Fourteen Arguments Here are certainly important if we seek to honestly understand our lives and our world.
If G-d is involved in creation, life is a purposeful journey and His mileposts should be visible in inspired writings.
If the Almighty Doesn't Exist, Prager points out the ultimate tragedy and despair that come from a G-dless worldview. Take note what happens in the arts.
At the turn of the Century some of our country's greatest works of art and architecture were created. The 'White City' of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair inspired a nation to high ideals. Prager points out the post-modern artistic works reject outright that sense of order, beauty and truth. I was quite moved by Ravi Zacharias' description of his experience visiting the first post-modern building in America. The building had stairways going to no particular place that ended in mid-air, walls placed out of context as were windows and doors. Roof planes were broken in arbitrary fashion. Zacharias had this one question: "Did he [the architect] take similar liberties with the foundation as well?"
In a world where many conflicting philosophies present themselves, some claiming that the door is not a door and order is unimportant, that's a fair question.
A scene from the 1893 Columbian Exposition, the Chicago World's Fair.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Welcome Sign for Protesters
It Should Be on Every Approach to Washington
A year or so ago there was a lot of talk of an anti-war demonstration to be held in Washington. Demonstrations in Washington are very much not news. The sun is shining as I write this so there is probably one going on today. The difference was that there was also talk of damaging sites like the Iwo Jima Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial. That was simply going too far!
We who value free speech must remember that the right was secured with blood. With some sense of gratitude for those who secured the rights we hold dear and still defend them today, the idea of this welcome sign was born. I did send a copy to the gentleman who installs the welcome to Virginia signs for VDOT and received no response. Perhaps the praying soldier is a bit too controversial. Please do think about the sign and its inspiration.
FYI: No, I have no plans to impersonate a VDOT sign installer!
A year or so ago there was a lot of talk of an anti-war demonstration to be held in Washington. Demonstrations in Washington are very much not news. The sun is shining as I write this so there is probably one going on today. The difference was that there was also talk of damaging sites like the Iwo Jima Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial. That was simply going too far!
We who value free speech must remember that the right was secured with blood. With some sense of gratitude for those who secured the rights we hold dear and still defend them today, the idea of this welcome sign was born. I did send a copy to the gentleman who installs the welcome to Virginia signs for VDOT and received no response. Perhaps the praying soldier is a bit too controversial. Please do think about the sign and its inspiration.
FYI: No, I have no plans to impersonate a VDOT sign installer!
Monday, March 24, 2008
Good Directions for the Road
To Richard Ankrom it is an Art
My own photo of an I5 shield.
Frustrated by confusing directions to North Interstate 5 from the California 110 freeway, Richard Ankrom, fine artist and sign painter exceeded his fifteen minutes by a mere five as he installed a three foot high “North Interstate 5” shield to an overhead exit sign. He performed the installation in broad daylight and in full view disguised as an orange-vested Caltrans worker.
Striving for accuracy in every detail, Ankrom studied federal and state sign manuals and even did a fashion study of Caltrans work attire for the project. Friends videotaped and photographed the whole twenty-minute process.
Nine months later, Caltrans discovered the ‘guerilla sign work’ and issued the following statement: "The work of Mr. Ankrom was very well thought out and very well executed. However, we have concerns because we do not feel that the public should go out on the highway system and make changes to signs, due to safety issues."
I’d love to know what they said about Dr. June McCarroll.
My own photo of an I5 shield.
Frustrated by confusing directions to North Interstate 5 from the California 110 freeway, Richard Ankrom, fine artist and sign painter exceeded his fifteen minutes by a mere five as he installed a three foot high “North Interstate 5” shield to an overhead exit sign. He performed the installation in broad daylight and in full view disguised as an orange-vested Caltrans worker.
Striving for accuracy in every detail, Ankrom studied federal and state sign manuals and even did a fashion study of Caltrans work attire for the project. Friends videotaped and photographed the whole twenty-minute process.
Nine months later, Caltrans discovered the ‘guerilla sign work’ and issued the following statement: "The work of Mr. Ankrom was very well thought out and very well executed. However, we have concerns because we do not feel that the public should go out on the highway system and make changes to signs, due to safety issues."
I’d love to know what they said about Dr. June McCarroll.
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