Librorum Amans

The Solitary Summer Elizabeth von Arnim ©️1899

Libraries are truly gateways to the human soul. None more so than the 18th-century Abbey Library of Saint Gall in Switzerland.

"I was happy not because of any particular book, but because I was surrounded by books." Marcel Proust

They don’t make masterpieces like this anymore.

Regency style metamorphic library chair that converts into steps for reaching high shelves.

No thoughts, just sunflowers 🌻

“People who love literature have at least part of their minds immune from indoctrination. If you read, you can learn to think for yourself.” — Doris Lessing

If you come across any special trait of meanness or stupidity…you must be careful not to let it annoy or distress you, but to look upon it merely as an addition to your knowledge—a new fact to be considered in studying the character of humanity. Your attitude towards it will be that of the mineralogist who stumbles upon a very characteristic specimen of a mineral. - Arthur Schopenhauer

Introverts find joy in the simplest moments. Curling up with a good book, savoring a cup of tea, enjoying the quiet, daydreaming by the window, and peaceful walks. These little things bring peace and fulfillment. It's the beauty in the ordinary that truly matters

@ThatEricAlper Days of Our Lives

What is a sound or smell that doesn’t exist anymore, but 40 years ago was so common it was considered background noise?

Philomath

@BrianRoemmele Saw him live 10 days ago. Puts on a good show at 71

David Lee Roth before Van Halen…

@BrianRoemmele Just watched “Her”

WHAT IF? This was you? “Upon returning home, Marge appears radiant. Overwhelmed by guilt and rekindled feeling, George begins confession. Marge reveals she has known ‘about George Robot Prime’ all along. In the dark embrace that follows, George’s fingers discover the telltale depression behind her ear the shut-off switch. He is married to Marge Robot Prime. The substitution was mutual, the entanglement complete. Identities have irrevocably blurred.” This is in all our futures and we boldly expose this early enough to form your insights on the future. Join us and know, not guess, it’s free…

@VeritasAeternii @high_life826 Not entirely, but I find the timing of edits interesting. Another coincidental instance of “reality” based on human creativity (writers). I wonder what the Pope knows since he recently posted a call-out to current writers🤔 x.com/i/grok/share/9…

@high_life826 It's fake.

A prediction from 1981 In 1981, Dean Koontz wrote a book called "Eyes of Darkness" in which he mentioned a biological weapon called Wuhan-400. According to his prediction it was supposed to spread in 2020. According to this book, the weapon affects the lungs and bronchi, and defies modern disease-fighting methods. Amazing coincidence, or did the author know something?

@PierceLilholt Humans would actually have to read them (gasp)

How will you know when AI rewrites legal documents with clauses that subtly favor its own intentions?

“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.” ― Socrates

The thing that doesn’t fit is the thing that’s most interesting. -- R. Feynman

I’m in a General Store that has been in operation since 1883.