Hot time in the old town tonight- July 10, 2008 Well, today turned out to be an exciting day in Missoula. Our biggest landmark, Mount Sentinel, caught on fire about 7 p.m.A friend called to tell me, and I was actually on campus doing some work, so I drove over and took a few pictures. Yep, me and a few hundred other rubberneckers. I even saw a guy kicking back in a lawn chair. The whole town was out watching the show tonight.The last report I heard on the television news said the fire had burned about 250 acres and "two juveniles" were being.http://www.patiastephens.com/2008/07/hot-time-in-old-town-tonight.html Proud to be an American- July 5, 2008 Today was an exciting day for me. While watching a small-town parade celebrating our country's birthday, I came within two or three feet of the man I hope will be elected president this November.My friend Justin and I drove to Butte, America -- as it is called for its rich and diverse history -- to watch the 4th of July parade and hopefully get a glimpse of Barack Obama. (Why Butte) After a short speech in front of the Civic Center, Obama sat and watched the parade with his wife, Michelle, and..http://www.patiastephens.com/2008/07/proud-to-be-american.html Video: Barack Obama at Butte's July 4th Parade- July 5, 2008http://www.patiastephens.com/2008/07/video-barack-obama-speaking-at-4th-of.html Summertime and the Livin' is Easy- July 5, 2008http://www.patiastephens.com/2008/07/summertime-and-livin-is-easy_02.html Call of the Siren: The Female Body Then and Now- July 5, 2008 When I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2004, I took a picture of what I could only describe as an unusual mermaid. Then, last March, a well-educated friend of mine, Kelly, emailed me the following:Back in the medieval world, a mermaid with a split tail showed up frequently on Romanesque churches throughout Europe to symbolize Luxuria or Lust. In medieval iconography, a woman with unkempt, wavy hair was a woman to be feared. Think sirens and the 7 deadly sins and the Catholic Church's..http://www.patiastephens.com/2008/07/call-of-siren-female-body-in-ancient.html |