August 2007
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26 Million Handmade Knots
The Ardabil Carpet commissioned by Safavid Shah Tahmasp I in the mid-16th century. The Shah had a need to have the greatest carpet ever made. Master weavers and master wool dyers were brought in to make one of the truly great examples of hand knotted carpets ever. Measuring 34 1/2 feet by 17 1/2 feet [...]
The Purple Fiddle Experience
Few people would visit Thomas, West Virginia, unless that person was skiing and staying at the Canaan Valley Resort (pronounced “Can – ain” with an emphasis on the last syllable). Although I wasn’t skiing, I did visit the area and stay at that resort. That’s how I ended up in Thomas eating lunch at the [...]
Fixation on Feeling Mobile
The need to feel mobile is part of human character. Perhaps one reason behind this is that all our ancestors were on the move, migrating to other continents to get away from Big Brother or simply on the move to find food. No fight or flight here…just the need to feel mobile…and perhaps take the [...]
