Three Ages of Man

I just caught the phrase 'The Three Ages of Man' on a radio programme and decided to google it and this is what I found.

Three paintings

Titian, 1513 - 1514

Represents childhood, manhood synonymous with earthly love, and old age approaching death.




Giorgione - c.1510

The older man is connecting to the observer, the young man represents the dream, and the middle-aged man represents the execution.






Hans Baldung Grien 1539

From the child sleeping on the ground a line of age rises past the weeping young woman to the grim-faced old crone who seems to be exposing the young woman and is in her turn being led away by death.




An Opera by Scelsi

In the 'The Three Ages of Man', Scelsi focuses even more closely on the minutiae of sound, the inner details of a single pitch or timbre, often in a way that suspends all conventional notions of musical time.

[nb - this image is not from Scelsi but it killed me!]


A Mask. The Teotihuacán are one of Mexico’s most mysterious cultures. The mask, built of layers, seem to break open revealing a living youth within. The wrinkled visage of an aged man frames him, and the outermost mask represent the dead.



The Bible. The Bible speaks of three specific ages in man's history:

The first age is the period before the Flood, the second age includes the time after the Flood until Christ's second coming and the third age of man will begin at Christ's second coming.




Christmas
1. Believes in Father Christmas

2. Doesn't believe in Father Christmas

3. Is Father Christmas

And of course SEX
where the Three Ages of Man are simply described as:

Tri-weekly

Try weekly

Try weakly.

Mums gone to Iceland

In the UK there is a supermarket chain called 'Iceland' and the advertising slogan was 'Mums gone to Iceland'.

Well now I know why. I just found out that up a back passage from the main street in Reykjavik, capital of Iceland, there is the worlds only penis musem.

Could it be anything to do with the incidence of frostbite in the worlds most northerly city (ouch). And what happens at members meetings?






Actually, penises were 'big' news at the Sky TV launch in Second Life which was a simultaneous event in SL and live on TV in the UK.


As the event was only open to about 30 avatars in the audience I got there very early, which was just as well as by opening time over 700 avatars were trying to get in. Here is a picture of me in the audience.


In fact, I went the night before and sat all night in their studio to make sure I kept my place. Now what people don't know was that during the night there was a griefer attack and the whole island was covered in penises.

The organisers quickly cleared up the mess and restarted the region and nobody got to know about it. Well for the first time, I now release my exclusive pictures from inside the studio where I literally got smothered by huge balls and an aerial shot of the island showing the whole building buried in a forest of penis trees.

YO NO PO

Surprisingly there was a time when I was bored in Second Life.

When I was bored I was glad to have 'Registrator Tron' which took me to random places in SL. I got to see some quite amazing places that ordinarily I would never have traveled to (and some pretty boring places too). You can get 'Registrator Tron' free from within SL.

I also met some very interesting people along the way.

On one visit I ended up at a slave auction. Actually it had just finished and I ended up talking to a slave that had failed to reach her reserve price and was left hanging about.

I wanted to know why one would put themselves forward for such an activity when SL has so much to offer. Just then her Mistress came over and the slave immediately deferred to her and said I wanted to find out more about this subject. 'Try it' she said - 'you can always stop it if you don't like it' and she offered an invitation to join her.

'Hmm' I said. An immediate Yes or No decision was required. First thought was absolutely 'No'. I considered it a fraction longer and it was still not 'Yes', but then I thought 'Po', the alternative to Yes and No.

So I Po'd it. Actually it turned out to be a most rewarding experience mainly because of the person I hooked up with. I was taught building skills and went on to open my own successful furniture store. I was taught some fundamentals of marketing in SL. I built some deep rewarding relationships that have gone beyond SL and made many friends that have remained so for about a year.

Am I recommending slaving per se - 'no'. What I am recommending is to look at things differently.

For more information see: http://www.edwdebono.com/debono/po.htm

Sarah's Limerick

Wikipedia: A limerick is a five-line poem with a strict form, originally popularized in English by Edward Lear. Limericks are frequently witty or humorous, and sometimes obscene with humorous intent. It's origin is believed to be associated with the city of Limerick in Ireland.

Here is an example:

There once was a girl from Whick
Who said to her Mum "What's a dick?"
She said "My dear Annie,
It goes up your fanny
And jumps up and down till it's sick".

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Ryanair, the cheap Irish airline was offering free tickets on the internet. Not believing it, I checked it out and it was almost true - some flights were available for just £0.01 (2 cents) including all taxes and charges. Inspired by the Limerick, we (four of us) decided to fly from London to Shannon (nearest airport to Limerick).

Having to catch an early flight, went to bed early the night before mainly because Second Life was down, which is just as well since me and "R" would've been up and at it till the early hours (made up for it yesterday though - winks).

At 02.30 am suddenly awoken by a police helicopter hoving directly above. I was so angry - why couldn't they come at 05.00 am which was when my alarm was set for - lol.

There are no seat reservations on Ryanair - you have to make a dash to get the seat you want, which for me in the middle emergency seats so I can lie back and stretch my legs out. The plane was quite empty - hmm, wonder why?






After we arrived, between us we hired a car and stopped off first at Dromoland Castle for a snack.

This castle was made famous by President Bush in June 2004 who posed in his underwear there.






The castle was built in 1543 and the staff still wear traditional clothing.



Next stop was Limerick. Quite a dismal day weatherwise - heres a shot of one of the main shopping streets.












Sparks flew though when we spotted these guys - they were doing some welding.




Highlight of the day was seeing these little kids come out from the church after having done their nativity play.




Next stop was to look at the famous Treaty Stone dating back to 1691 upon which a very significant document was signed between the Jacobites and the supporters of William of Orange. Unfortunately, as you can see it was closed for Christmas.





At the end of the day, we went into a traditional Irish pub and had some Irish Stew and warmed our bits up in front of the log fire. We then caught the 8.00 pm flight home.

Sarah's Energy Fix

'So how do you have so much energy' my close friend asked.

So I decided to share my secret with all my friends.

Breakfast to set you up for the day.

All natural, low calories, filling till lunchtime, provides slow release energy, low GI score, full of anti oxidents, suitable for diabetics, lowers blood pressure - and it tastes great.

One weatabix

A portion of Omega seed mix (from Julian Graves stores)

Quite a few spoons of natural yogurt - enough that when you crunch up the weetabix and mix in the seeds the mixture is not too dry or runny. Best yogurt is Tesco natural bio yogurt or Sainsbury low fat natural yogurt

A few teaspoons of ground cinnamon

Mix it all together then add:
few spoons of blueberries
few spoons of fresh pomegranate seeds (ready to eat from Sainsbury)
few spoons of soya nuts - gives the mixture some crunch (from Tesco)

A delicious meal that you look forward to getting up for!

Here are the health benefits of each:-
WEATABIX - low fat, low sugar, high fibre

OEMEGA SEED MIX :pumpkin seeds (carbohydates, amino acids, unsaturated fat plus vitamins and minerals)sunflower seeds (vitamin E reduces heart disease, antioxidents)linseed (good for quality of hair nails and skin and claimed regualate bodyweight, lower cholestrol and blood pressure and prevent arthritis)sesame seeds (oldest known condiment - good source of manganese and copper and other minerals - cholestrol lowering properties and protects liver from oxidative damage)

YOGHURT: rich in potassium, calcium, protein and B vitamins - stabilises and strenthens immune system. maximises nutrients that can be absorbed into the body. Live cultures convert lactose into lactic acid which helps digest milk products. Reduces instances of vaginal and bladder infections

GROUND CINNAMON - gives sweetness and has good health benefits (anti-clotting, anti-microbial actions, blood sugar control, calcium and fibre protect against heart disease, improves colon health and just smelling it apprently boosts brain function). Cinnamon is one of the oldest spices known and has history in ancient egyptian and chinese medicine

BLUEBERRIES: full of flavour, low in calories, top fruit for anti-oxidents and rated highest in capability to destroy free radicals which can affect cells and tissue. Improves support structure for veins and entire vascular system

POMEGRANATE: one of the oldest cultivated fruits first found in ancient Persia. Claimed to have anti-aging properties by slowing skin wrinkling and prevention of heart disease. Rich in vitamin C and folic acid.

SOYA NUTS (roasted soya beans). part of chinese diet for over 4000 years. high quality protein, low in saturated fats and is cholestrol free. Has high concentrations of compounds shown to have demonstrated anti-carcinogenic activity. Low menopausal symptoms amoung Japanese women attributed to high consumption of soya.

Enjoy :)

Sarah Glenelg (copyright 2007)

Snowman Porn

Why sex before marriage is important

Birthday Treat - Sarah goes to Seville

Wed 28 Nov. was my RL birthday . "I've a real surprise for you - I'm taking you for a meal" - hmm, I thought - how is that a surprise - we always go for a meal.

Opened the card - wow - it was a surprise - a meal in Seville - with flights and 5 star accommodation - leaving next day, Thursday. Excited, couldn't sleep.

When the house was quiet, I thought I'd log into SL for a bit of fun. My friend 'R' IM'd me straightaway - 'come over to the club, a few of us are dancing to some great music' and she sent a TP.

I don't think I told her it was my birthday but she gave me the best present anyway. After dancing a bit with the club dances - this club has some of the sexiest dances that really show off my flexi skirt - 'mmm' she said, 'lets set their tongues wagging with a slow dance' - well it wasn't their tongues that were soon wagging! 'Take me home with you' she whispered after the temperature was rising. I TP'd her to my cosy little room and boy was it hot - mmm. After a while having exhausted all the bed menu options (wink) when we got to that crucial moment when we both only had one hand available to type, my fingers stopped being able to spell anything more than 3 letters like omg, ooh, mmm - SL crashed on me or maybe it was my graphics card that couldn't take the heat! Panting, I looked at the time - it was 4:30 am in the morning - gosh where had the time gone.

Later in the day I left for the airport taking care to pack just hand luggage and making sure I complied with the new security rules like having my toiletries on display in a see thru plastic bag. The security man pulled out my deodorant spray - sorry luv - this is too big - its 125 ml and the limit is 100 ml. But is only half full I argued - no dice - straight in the bin - 'hmm - I think we'll have a closer look at the rest of your case' - pervert, I could see him getting off on rummaging through my panties giving the crotch that particular forefinger and thumb attention.


An uneventful flight, took a cab and got to the hotel. Here's a picture of it. Great 5 star value - £60 ($120) room and breakfast for two if you know the right website to book thru (IM me if you want details).

Here's the web link: www.barcelorenacimiento.com - check the gallery for a picture of a bedroom like ours.

After the cold and rain in London, Seville was lovely and warm and sunny and it was great to wear summer clothes again.

After 2.00 pm all the shops close for siesta and it seemed everyone congregated in this one square for beer and chips.

As you can see from this picture it was very crowded and I was right in the middle of it and in the jostling some people got very close up and personal - mmm I wanted to stay longer but my friend pulled me away.









We escaped into an area called Santa Cruz full of tiny alleyways and Tapas bars. If you want a recommendation, eat where I did in Lope de Rueda - 4 tapas bowls and a glass of wine for 9.10 euros. Food was great but the waiter a bit of a letch, couldn't keep his eyes looking up my legs.

It was here while eating that I got a strange sms message on my cell/mobile phone. It was from Tina, a new dishy girl in our house that I hadn't really got to know yet. It was just 5 words but it left me speechless. In fact breathless. My heart was pounding and I was starting to get all hot with vivid images flooding my mind. 'Whats the matter - you look like you seen a ghost' my friend said. I just stared at the little screen on my phone for ages not letting anyone else see it.

When I calmed down, I phoned home to Tina to find out what was happening. Turns out that she came home and found my cat outside the back door completely drenched from the rain. Someone let her out earlier in the day and the poor little thing just sat there all day long getting soaked until someone let her in. So what was the message that got me all worked up - it was 'wet pussy waiting for you'!

After that episode, we went to look at the famous and ancient royal palace where Christopher Columbus planned his voyages. The gardens were magnificent and I was particularly amused by some tall bushes - I wonder why - hehe (1st picture). Here are a couple more pictures I took.















Well we walked a lot, went in the cathedral (apparently it's the largest in the world), shopped a lot, ate really well and took some wine back to the room. Next morning after showering we took some breakfast and headed out to the airport to come home.






There was some anxiety was when the pilot announced that there was a delay because the wings were frozen and men with de-icing spray climbed up and squirted on the wings.

Eventually, we took off and I settled down to read my book - 'The Ladykiller' by Martina Cole. To be honest I found it a bit boring until page 176 when it started getting a bit juicy. mmm - double click on the pic if you want to read it.












I was picturing the scene in my mind and elsewhere - then bang - turbulence. I couldn't help it, I grabbed my friend and the guy next to me (lol he pretend to be asleep but a little something gave the game away ;) It was turbulent almost all the way home so I couldn't read or concentrate on my book.

I thought just typical, just like my night with 'R' when the computer crashed. Technology created by males just lets you down at the crucial moments.