Whirlpool of Time

1 Ajaw (Aug. 23^rd) – the “initiation of Full Sun/Enlightenment”, an important Classical “marker” day.

--writing by Dr. Marguerite Paquin, found on http://www.whitepuppress.ca

Edinburgh book festival 

Swimmy, the Western Painted Turtle, who serves as a reflective to the greatest teacher of all...arriving at a sense that is stillness of mind.

"Power resides where men believe it resides, it's a trick--a shadow on a wall.  And it is true that even a small man can cast a large shadow." Varys (the spider) as played on Game of Thrones.

Justice Dept. Says No to Prosecutions of Goldman Sachs 

The Justice Department has announced it will not bring criminal charges against the financial giant Goldman Sachs or any of its employees for improper trading of subprime mortgages during the financial crisis. A comprehensive Senate report had called for an investigation of Goldman in April 2011 after finding the firm had exploited unsuspecting clients by unloading subprime loans. Goldman had aggressively marketed mortgage investments to clients at the same time that the firm was betting against them. The actions helped Goldman inflate the housing bubble and then make huge profits off the market’s collapse. But on Thursday, after a more than year-long investigation of its own, the Justice Department issued an unsigned statement announcing: "Based on the law and evidence as they exist at this time, there is not a viable basis to bring a criminal prosecution with respect to Goldman Sachs or its employees in regard to the allegations set forth in the [Senate] report." The Securities and Exchange Commission also announced Thursday it’s abandoned its probe of Goldman Sach’s dealings in some $1.3 billion of subprime mortage securities.

--writing found on Democracy Now!

Some strolls in our neighborhood along Indian ford are simply more spectacular than others...blessings in da-skies today.
 cheers !
j.a. knolls

Our oldest son is 11 years old today !
  Happy Birthday Eli