You make things work for me in terms of choice of content, but also choice of pix. What sets your site apart fin my view is that -- whether consciously or not -- you tend to choose px of men in the brief moment of expressing an emotion shown in their FacialExpressions/Gestures/BodPosition.
We're complicated, very complicated creatures who as members of a herd species have a huge repertoire of social memes & have the innate psychological need to belong- the reason beyond our constant search. But because each of us is not only genetically unique due to the random assortment of genes but full complement of genes in both sperm & egg & their incidental contact between who got there first & then fusing together to make you -- and me, of course at a different time & in a different place -- a sum total of a genetically unique combination of genetic traits. But this individual genetic uniqueness is rarefied further by the uniqueness of our experiences & cultural background. When this rarified genetic uniqueness is graphed along a horizontal axis for 2 or more persons & then when the same individuals' cultural-experiential diversity is graphed along a vertical axis, the result looks like a star cluster, showing clearly how varied & individually unique each of us is. Which complicates human relationships. The other factor that expands individual uniqueness further is the fact that we are members of a herd species. A herd species is a group of individuals that must work together (cooperate) in order to survive. Living in close contact with other individuals requires requires a set of -- for humans -- a very complicated set of group skills: social skills, cultural memes, communication skills (= both language& Facial&BodyGestural skills). Our voices are so expressive of our emotional status. But we equally adept & fast at expressing ourselves through FaceBodyGestures expressions. (Similar to variousOctopus species that reveal their mental state by almost instantaneously flashing different colors & patterns in their skin.) Diversity! It's time we learn to accept our diversity as individuals. And further, we also need to accept & treasure the vast diversity of life on earth as well as treasuring & living in harmony with Planet Earth's resources. Why? Because EVERYTHING on Earth is a Very Delicately Balanced Interplay LifeNetwork & the Earth System/Chemical/Grarvitational/Solar-Netwwork.
Example: Personal Experience: As a toddler when we were living in the woods during daytime, I was "babysat" by a dog. Our dog appointed himself to look after & protect me. He prevented me from picking up a disturbed rattle snake & my attraction to snakes continues to this day. I have had several encounters later as a child & teen but have never gotten bitten. Why I don't know. And guess what? I'm a Biologist. (Aside: Check out this brief article in Tuesday's (19/12/31) NYTimes, ScienceTimes, "A Boost from Childhood Pets," page D4.) -- VDS --
"Diversity! It's time we learn to accept our diversity as individuals. And further, we also need to accept & treasure the vast diversity of life on earth as well as treasuring & living in harmony with Planet Earth's resources." - YES!
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You make things work for me in terms of choice of content, but also choice of pix. What sets your site apart fin my view is that -- whether consciously or not -- you tend to choose px of men in the brief moment of expressing an emotion shown in their FacialExpressions/Gestures/BodPosition.
We're complicated, very complicated creatures who as members of a herd species have a huge repertoire of social memes & have the innate psychological need to belong- the reason beyond our constant search. But because each of us is not only genetically unique due to the random assortment of genes but full complement of genes in both sperm & egg & their incidental contact between who got there first & then fusing together to make you -- and me, of course at a different time & in a different place -- a sum total of a genetically unique combination of genetic traits. But this individual genetic uniqueness is rarefied further by the uniqueness of our experiences & cultural background. When this rarified genetic uniqueness is graphed along a horizontal axis for 2 or more persons & then when the same individuals' cultural-experiential diversity is graphed along a vertical axis, the result looks like a star cluster, showing clearly how varied & individually unique each of us is. Which complicates human relationships.
The other factor that expands individual uniqueness further is the fact that we are members of a herd species. A herd species is a group of individuals that must work together (cooperate) in order to survive. Living in close contact with other individuals requires requires a set of -- for humans -- a very complicated set of group skills: social skills, cultural memes, communication skills (= both language& Facial&BodyGestural skills). Our voices are so expressive of our emotional status. But we equally adept & fast at expressing ourselves through FaceBodyGestures expressions. (Similar to variousOctopus species that reveal their mental state by almost instantaneously flashing different colors & patterns in their skin.)
Diversity! It's time we learn to accept our diversity as individuals. And further, we also need to accept & treasure the vast diversity of life on earth as well as treasuring & living in harmony with Planet Earth's resources. Why? Because EVERYTHING on Earth is a Very Delicately Balanced Interplay LifeNetwork & the Earth System/Chemical/Grarvitational/Solar-Netwwork.
Example: Personal Experience: As a toddler when we were living in the woods during daytime, I was "babysat" by a dog. Our dog appointed himself to look after & protect me. He prevented me from picking up a disturbed rattle snake & my attraction to snakes continues to this day. I have had several encounters later as a child & teen but have never gotten bitten. Why I don't know. And guess what? I'm a Biologist.
(Aside: Check out this brief article in Tuesday's (19/12/31) NYTimes, ScienceTimes, "A Boost from Childhood Pets," page D4.) -- VDS --
B&W can be mighty stunning if properly lit.
"Diversity! It's time we learn to accept our diversity as individuals. And further, we also need to accept & treasure the vast diversity of life on earth as well as treasuring & living in harmony with Planet Earth's resources." - YES!
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