The Sun Appears to be About the Size of a Quarter Held at Arm's Length. -ALSO- The Moon Appears to be About the Size of a Quarter Held at Arm's Length. -AND- The Shadow of the Earth Cast onto the Moon is The Same Exact Size...

Just Coincidence? Or is the Cosmos Trying to Tell us Something?

Only on Earth do the Three Most Important Objects In the Universe appear to be the same size... Remind me of the Celestine Prophecy... Watch for Amazing Co-incidences...

I started thinking about this while watching the Movie TRON Legacy... and the Digital Woman from inside the computer asked the Man from Earth... "What Does the Sun Look Like?" ...and He Replied... "I'm Not Exactly Sure... Because You Can't Just LOOK AT IT... That Would cause Blindness..."

OK... That's not an Exact Transcription of the Movie... but To Me... That was the Meaning...

and at the end of the Movie he Takes her to Earth and shows her a Sunrise While Riding a Motorcycle...

The Math: 

The Sun's diameter is about 865,370 miles. The Distance from Earth to the Sun is 93,000,000 miles.

(but it changes - Earth's orbit is NOT a Circle)

The Moon's diameter of 2,159.1 miles. The Distance from Earth to The Moon is an average of 238,900 miles. (but it also changes - The Moon's orbit is NOT a Circle) 

865,370/2,159.1=400.8 
93,000,000/238,900=389.2 

400 is pretty damn close to 389...
Remember: an Object that is 400 Time Larger but
is 389 times farther away would appear to be
about the same size... and this is not just theoretical - I have seen BOTH a Solar and a Lunar Eclipse myself...

Nicolaus Copernicus formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center. The publication of Copernicus's model in his book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres), just before his death in 1543, was a major event in the history of science, triggering the Copernican Revolution and making a pioneering contribution to the Scientific Revolution.[7] Before Copernicus "Everyone" Believed the Earth was the Center of the Universe...

According to Edwin Hubble: It appears that Everything is Moving away from US... One model that fits this data has the Earth at the Center of the Universe... another Model supposes that no matter where you observe the universe from, everything is always moving away from everything else...

"The Hubble law implies that the universe is expanding.[11] A decade before, the American astronomer Vesto Slipher had provided the first evidence that the light from many of these nebulae was strongly red-shifted, indicative of high recession velocities."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Hubble

Another Strange Coincidence... It Could Be that The Earth is at the Center of the Universe after all... or at least the SUN... 

There is an apparent correlation between the plane of the Solar System and aspects of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). It gives the plane of the Solar System and hence the location of Earth a greater significance than might be expected by chance – a result which has been claimed to be evidence of a departure from the Copernican principle as assumed in the concordance model.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_evil_(cosmology)


What do you think about all this Strangeness???
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If One Pill Can Kill... My Advice is to Not Eat Fentanyl at All... BUT... For Safety's Sake, Why Not Take Half a Fentanyl and then Wait an Hour before Taking the Other Half... OR Not... Maybe a Half Pill Got You High Enough?

Of Course... If You are High on Fentanyl You Might NOT Be able to Make a Valid Decision about Taking Another Half Pill... The Questions "Am I High Enough" might be Just Too Damn Tricky!

 Why Not simply Eat Cannabis Cookies and Drink Coffee instead? In Many States in the USA, Cannabis Cookies are Legal and Quality & Dosage is Tested... I found that eating Two Cookies and a Large Cup of Strong Coffee Got me Plenty Stoned... 

and then I Rode the Monorail to The Space Needle in Seattle... I Played the Musical Toys at the Experience Music Pavilion... a Tribute to Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain... 

I Remember that in the 1970s We used to Cut our Windowpane LSD Gelatin Squares into Four Pieces and Eat One Quarter... Just to Verify that it was Actually Real... often the "ACID" Sold to Teenagers was a Witches Brew of Compounds that would make you feel strange... NOT ACTUAL LSD... and the Only Way to find out what it was... Was to Eat a Quarter Dose and wait an Hour... Often I would Realize that It WAS Good Quality but That I was ALREADY HIGH ENOUGH... So I'd Give away the rest... 

One Reason I Recommend Against Fentanyl is... I Don't LIKE the Opium High... Yes, I Felt Like the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland... My Body Vanished and All I Had Left was my Grin... BUT... It made me feel Nauseous... Queasy... You See, "they" Sold Smoke-able Opium in the Parking Lot of The Grateful Dead Concerts... and It was an Excellent Combination with LSD... Because Often LSD Made me feel Anxious... but Opium Calmed me Down... I remember one time I visited the National Art Gallery at the Smithsonian... and totally GROKKED the Paintings... then Went to a Tangerine Dream Concert at the Warner Theater... Excellent!

and then I Read a Question on FaceBorg:

Can lab grown meat replace the real meat?

and I Replied: 

If Corporations can make more money selling lab meat then pretty soon that's all that will be available... I Remember in the Asimov Book Foundation: The Son said "MOM! Not Zymoveal Again! I Hate That!" when they sat down for dinner... 

Isaac Asimov in 1953 described in "The Caves of Steel" feeding the burgeoning world population with a yeast-based food he called "zymoveal"

In the Book: "Remember: Be Here Now" - What Happened When Ram Dass' Guru Ate a Massive Dose of LSD?

That part of the Story is NOT REALLY TOLD...

 

Ram Dass Writes: "Wow! I've Finally Met a Guy Who is Going to Know! He Will Definitely Know What LSD IS. I'll Have to Ask Him."

Then Maharaji swallows 3 White Lightning Pills (305 Micrograms each).

"All Day Long I'm There, and Every Now and Then he Twinkles at Me and Nothing - Nothing Happens. That was His Answer to My Question. Now You Have All the Data I Have."

SO... What Really Happened? I figure they had 12 Hours Together... and all that happened was Occasional Twinkling? No Conversation? No Questions? Did Ram Dass Really Sit there and NOT ASK... "What's Happening? Do You Feel any Effects?"

If You Know any More... Please Email Me: gregvan[at]yahoo[dot]com or Comment below. 

While Watching the January 6th Committee on TV... I Thought... I Wish I Was There! In Person... Raising a Ruckus! I Ought to Go Live in Washington DC...

If I Could find a Room for Rent in Georgetown... That would be a Great Life! 

I Have to Live in a Place Where I Can Live a CAR FREE Life... Taking the Bus or the Metro or UBER... Taxi... or Just Walk and Bike Ride...

The Only Trouble is WINTER... That Would Suck... 

but in the Spring, Summer and Fall I could GO to Protest Marches... Visit Congressmen in Person... Volunteer for Ecology Activist Groups... Meet a Woman, Fall in Love... Anything is Possible! I bet the AA Meetings are Intense There... 

Since there are so many services that deliver food... Amazon Grocery Shopping... etc etc etc... I think Surviving the Winter Could be Possible... Walking Down to the Grocery Store in the Ice and Snow is a Horrible Experience... BUT... That Driver Can Talk all the Risks of Falling... Breaking Bones...

In Order to Get There from Here... I Would take a Train Ride from Sacramento To Union Station near the US Capitol... Then Taxi or UBER to My Room...

I lived near Washington DC for 12 Years and It was Wonderful Going to The Smithsonian... and Protesting in Lafatette Park across from the White House... Anti-War, Legalize Marijuana and NO NUKES!

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and now for something completely different

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Christmas Cards on the Fireplace Mantle

Psychedelic Art by gvan42 - 12 way kaleidoscope

Green Swirling Pattern 

Javascript Circle Program 

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https://youtu.be/XQnD2esFiMc

Sonya Sophia Guided Meditation: 

Purely Positive - Accupressure

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I Contacted the Department of Justice and said: "Please Arrest Donald Trump - There is a MOUNTAIN of Evidence That He Committed Crimes... I Recommend That You ENFORCE THE LAW... He Has been Accused of Four Specific Crimes... and He Deserves to Have his Day in Court, To Defend His Actions Before a Judge and Jury... OUTLAW CRIME!"

https://www.justice.gov/contact-us

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and now for something completely different... 

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-stanford-guide-to-acceptable-words-elimination-of-harmful-language-initiative-11671489552

Parodists have it rough these days, since so much of modern life and culture resembles the Babylon Bee. The latest evidence is that Stanford University administrators in May published an index of forbidden words to be eliminated from the school’s websites and computer code, and provided inclusive replacements to help re-educate the benighted.

Here's the List!

https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/stanfordlanguage.pdf

For Example: Instead of Using insane: Replace that word with surprising/wild: Because Insane is Ableist language that trivializes the experiences of people living with mental health conditions.

Stanford’s ‘Harmful Language’ List Mocked for ‘Sheer Insanity’

‘ORWELLIAN’

https://www.thedailybeast.com/stanfords-harmful-language-list-mocked-for-sheer-insanity

Virtual Journey: Eureka, Arcata, Trinidad - Visit Northern California's Coast. We Have Our Own Little World Here Behind The Redwood Curtain!

 

4th of July Carnival in Eureka, CA - I knew a Man Named "Zipper Bob" who worked setting up the Zipper and Taking it Down... Interesting Fellow... He said it took a lot of energy to set up the ride... NO EXCUSES for Fatigue... So he Took LSD Before Construction Started so he was PEPPY! and Had Stamina to finish the Job... Think about THAT the next time You Ride a Carnival Ride.

Fool the Eye Mural at Pierson's Lumber in Eureka, CA - at first glance I thought there were Construction workers up there building something... but NO... It's a Life Size Painting...

Duane Flaymo Mural showing The Pink Lady House and other Victorian Mansions in Eureka.

St. Francis Mural in Willits, CA, USA

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Sequoia Park Duck Pond. Eureka

Bucky Waters playing at the Humboldt Folklife Festival in Blue Lake, CA - on Highway 299 Between Arcata and Redding.

Bluesfest Concert in Eureka, CA - I was Standing by the Library, Carson Mansion whe I took this Picture... Woodley Island Marina in the Distance.

Fourth of July Fireworks - On a Barge Floating near Woodley Island Marina... Eureka, CA

Rainbow Gathering 2004 California - Main Meadow - Near the Town of Likely in Modoc County

The Restaurant at Moonstone Beach. 

It's a Bit North of Eureka

The Trinidad Pier at Night... After having dinner at that excellent restaurant, I took a stroll on the pier... Trinidad is a Few Miles North of Eureka on Highway 101 in Northern California... Go eat a Salmon!

Trinidad Pier. Photo taken from Inside the Restaurant. Note the Reflection. 

Cross made out of two telephone poles WAY out in the Woods on Highway 211 Between the Avenue of the Giants and Ferndale... This is at the Entrance to the Mount Saint Mercy Sobriety Retreat... People have said It's a Good Place.

another view nearby... it was exciting to be on top of the mountain with the wind blowing the clouds all around... I'm moved by being on the mountaintop... not motivated to actually CLIMB a Mountain but I like going as Far as I can drive... Shasta Is Best but Lassen is excellent too.

Waves on the North Jetty near the Entrance to Humboldt Bay - some days it's safer to stand on top of the Sand Dunes... other days I could walk on that concrete breakwater right where the Waves are Crashing.

Pacific Ocean a BIT North of Trinidad... There is a Great trail at College Cove that travels along the top of the cliff... many excellent views... and... there is another trail right down to the water... when I walked back UP... I Thought I was Going to Die... TOO MUCH EXERCIZE! Maybe all I needed was More Rest Breaks...

Sea Around Us Gift Shop in Trinidad, CA - Rachel Carson wrote a Book by that Name... She also wrote Silent Spring.

Dancing to the Absynth Quintet in Arcata's Plaza

Occupy Wall Street Protester riding the Bus Home

OCCUPY WALL STREET Protest at 

the County Courthouse in Eureka.

Dolos on the North Jetty of Humboldt Bay. 

Protecting the Channel

Mural in Fortuna. a Town about 25 Miles South of Eureka on Highway 101

Two fisherman's Chairs - in King Salmon. 

He felt comfortable leaving them there because 

It's unlikely that anyone would Steal them... 

We're Just Not Like That Here!

This Photo Was Taken from the Exact Same Spot 

as The Fisherman's Chairs... 

Gentle Beach in King Salmon.

Perfect for Wading with Children.

Happy Cows in Humboldt County 

on the Road to the South Jetty...

and Down the Road... The Wildlife Preserve.

Wildlife Preserve on Hookton Road 

at the South End of Humboldt Bay

Sculpture Of a Couple Ascending to Heaven. 

At a Shopping Mall in Eureka.

Portrait of Me at Clam Beach. Obviously Potatoshopped. WINPLOT Donuts.

12 Volt Bicycle Generator Built by Bart Orlando of The Campus Center for Appropriate Technology at Humboldt State University in Arcata

Rainbow Squiral Art by gvan42 Purple64ets

Surrealistic Painting by a 

Humboldt State University Student

The Artist at Work... If You Know Who this Is, 

Please Email me Her Name and I'll add a Byline... 

"KAPOW! Un Dam the Klamath River" Protest in Arcata. The Government Has Decided to Destroy FOUR Dams on that River and Has Secured the Funds. That'll Make the Salmon Happy.

(at the All Species Parade)

Bandemonium at the All Species Parade in Arcata

Mushroom Cloud coming from the BioFuel Generator. The Convert Sawmill Waste into Electricity... On the Peninsula of Eureka... This is NOT Atomic nor is It Toxic... Just a Windless Day...

Many More Pictures...

Write Captions?

Someday I'll Get Around To It.

Link to Webstore Where I Sell These Buttons.

I enjoyed Shopping In Brookings Oregon... The FIRST Town over the Oregon State Line where they sold Oregon Legal Marijuana. State Law Limited people to 7 Grams per day... Brookings Had FOUR Stores and 7 times 4 is 28 Grams or One Ounce... The QUALITY was Supurb... I drove up from Eureka where Marijuana was Illegal at the Time... and Imported it into California thru that Checkpoint to make sure you didn't bring in any FRUIT... and I Made Sure I Didn't smoke any until I got home because Highway 101 is a twisty and dangerous road... 112 Miles Each Way but it was a Delight to Shop where it was LEGAL.

Currently I Live in Orangevale, California... actually, it was pretty nice day today 5/24/2022 ... 101 degrees so going outdoors was not an option but... I live in an old folks home and we got a new resident yesterday... He's not going to disturb the balance of the current residents because he just lies there and never gets out of bed... I think he talks with his Family but quietly... and Joining us at the Dinner Table is Out of the question... Talk about counting MY Blessings... I'm able to walk about a city block before I want to sit down and rest... and No One was Killed by Gunshot...

Here's a Trick I learned Long Ago... Make Business Cards out of Playing Cards with a sharpie felt pen... Sometimes I want to reveal different levels of Information to different people... For example: I just put my email address on some business cards because the people look STRANGE! --- This Art is Truly Interesting when seen Large! Click on the Cards to see it Big... Diamond Computer Art Playing Cards for sale... You may add words... Psychedelic Art Created Using Math... or just enjoy the design without making a statement... #ZazzleMade

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Link to ALL My Playing Cards:

https://www.zazzle.com/store/gregvan/products?dp=252911154724730613

The Boat "The Black Pearl" docked in front of the Carson Mansion in Eureka, CA

Metal Sculpture of a God Standing on a Float. The Artist's Studio is in King Salmon, CA

Humboldt County Jail in Eureka

Timber Heritage Society demonstration at the Fairgrounds in Eureka

Mural at Bear River Casino in Loleta

A Dolbeer Steam Donkey. Used to Haul Redwood Logs out of the Forest... 

Boat at Woodley Island Marina near Eureka

All Under Heaven Giftshop on Arcata's Plaza. Cosmic Oriental Merchandise

Woofstock Festival. in Eureka between the Carson Mansion and the Water. Every Year Dogs are Welcome to Bring their Humans to Celebrate! 

Amazing Tie Dye T-Shirts for sale in Eureka

Amazing Tie Dye T-Shirts for sale in Eureka, CA, USA - if you know the Artist Tell me and I'll add a byline... and a Link to the Webstore...

Have Your PAW Read at the Fortune Teller. Woofstock Festival... 

The Mutt Strutt - a dog walk at Woofstock Festival

Dog at Woofstock Celebration in Eureka ARF ARF!

Signs in Old Town Eureka at an 

Anti War Protest March. 

Bluegrass Band Playing in Old Town Eureka at an 

Anti War Protest March.

Duane Flatmo Mural on the Concert Hall in Eureka

Anti Iraq War Protest March in Eureka. Street Theater: a Mother with a Dead Baby Buggy and a Guantanamo Prisoner. 

The Fisherman's Sculpture in Eureka and a House on Indian Island... The Only way to get there is by Boat.

The Black Pearl Sailing Ship in Eureka. Library and Carson Mansion in the Background... 

Photo of the CLOSED BAR at Moonstone Beach. No Drinks Today... This is a Meaningful Picture if You are an Alcoholic... Humboldt County, CA, USA

Stickers on a Road Sign in Humboldt County

Trinidad Head as Viewed from Lufenholtz Beach.

Historic Trinidad Lighthouse. The Real Lighthouse is on the Other Side of the Big Rock Called Trinidad Head but This Old Lighthouse was Moved to a Place that People Could See It... and Enjoy...

The Humboldt County Jail. It's Easy to Tell 

what the Main Business is in a Town... 

It's The Tallest Building... Eureka... 

Crystals in a Store Window in Arcata

Artists Painting a Dolphin on a Storm Drain Arcata Plaza... Or Maybe it's a Shark That has Eaten a Seal... and a Tuna that Ate a Squid! It's the Circle of Life... and Death... On a Closer Inspection this is a Pretty Insightful Painting... WHO are the Artists? I want to add a byline... by Gina Tuzzi... 

People's Records Store on the Plaza in Arcata

Link to Many Many Many More Pictures: https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2022/02/what-should-new-cal-poly-humboldt.html

Go Polywogs! 

What Should The New Cal Poly Humboldt Mascot Be? The Lumberjack is Obviously "Former Guy" - Polywog? Bigfoot? Spotted Owl? Salmon? The Kind Bud? What's Your Opinion? Type it in the Comments Section or Email Me: gregvan(at)yahoo(dot)com

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on a different subject: I went to Mount St Helens many years later and found black shiny rocks... Obviously from inside the volcano... I asked the Park Ranger where a Good Location would be to find more rocks and he said... Please don't take the rocks... if everyone did that we wouldn't have any rocks for tourists in the future... so I dumped out all my rocks...

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My Father and I Took a Hike on Hammond Trail Starting at The Castles... In McKinleyville, CA - Then we sat on the Bench overlooking the Mouth of the Mad River... and Had a VERY MEANINGFUL Conversation... During the Last Years of His Life we became friends and Did a Lot of Traveling in Humboldt County... He took the Senior Bus to The Bear River Casino and I'd drive down and Pick him up... Then we'd Cruise to Interesting Places... Like the Loleta Cheese Factory... 

Other Journeys

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Virtual Journey: Canada Tourist Guide & Autobiography. We Went on our Honeymoon to Vancouver, BC. We Rode a Bicycle built for Two in Stanley Park... and Many More Wonderful Places to Visit.

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2022/05/canada-tourist-guide.html

Virtual Journey: Eureka, Arcata, Trinidad - Visit Northern California's Coast. We Have Our Own Little World Here Behind The Redwood Curtain! https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2022/05/eureka-arcata-trinidad.html

Virtual Journey: Trinity Alps, CA, USA - Drive the Bigfoot Highway (299) From Arcata on the Coast to Redding in the Central Valley. White Water Rafting! Gold Rush Ghost Towns!

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2022/04/highway-299-virtual-journey.html

Virtual Journey: to the Star Wars Flying Motorcycles Redwood Forest on Hwy 36 in Remote Humboldt County, CA, USA - and the Bridgeville UFO Festival, The Town of Mad River. 

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2022/03/virtual-journey-hwy-36-remote-humboldt.html

Virtual Journey: Lost Coast, CA, USA on Highway 211 - From Victorian Ferndale to The Beach, the Mountains of Mateel to the Avenue of the Giants. Humboldt County. 

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-virtual-drive-thru-remote-humboldt.html

Virtual Journey to San Francisco - Boat Ride on the Red and White Fleet. Under the Golden Gate Bridge and Around Alcatraz Island... and MORE!

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2022/04/journey-to-san-francisco.html

Virtual Journey: The Smithsonian and Washington DC. Instead of Buying Gasoline and Driving There, Take this Magic Trip Instead! A Guided Tour to the Places My Family Wanted to See... 

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2022/05/virtual-journey-smithsonian.html

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