@roused

It's been 9 months since I last posted on Steemit. Although I'm still kind of burned out, I decided to at least come back and wish the community all the best in the coming year. …

## This saga begins in Ireland in the county of Dhún na nGall (Fort of the Foreigners.) ![sunset-3084651_960_720.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYUwWc19XE9FpR9qA6ZNDmdLCrL…

# These three public figures share something that less than 1% of humans have, and it has nothing to do with fame or notoriety. ![hot blooded.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQ…

# The New Netherland – the best kept secret in the history of America ![dutch new world roots.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcfRBmUcum62iXVUdterkGcC5TXh8Z7g5ua4aEE27XAZG/du…

 In the current debate about solar & wind energy, I find myself somewhere between the p…

 # “What is the English word for (the German word) Fachidiot?” My w…

 Last year I also translated a 2018 Geopolitical and Financial prognosis from the Epoch…

 ## Someone special to me has a milestone birthday today. I wish I cou…

https://youtu.be/_mtNzPzmzuo # Nothing Conveys New Years Eve more than Times Square in New York City. ## And for some reason I feel the same way about 80s Rock. So I came up with…

# This is an authorized translation in French of a post in English by @roused: [Invisible Art](https://steemit.com/art/@roused/invisible-art) ## La personne qui parle ici n'est pas…

## “The conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects.” That’s how Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “art.” ![blank art.jpg](ht…

# This is an authorized translation in French of a post in English by @roused: [Painting Higher States of Consciousness with Light](https://steemit.com/art/@roused/painting-higher-…

# This is an authorized translation in French of a post in English by @roused: [Two Portraits & Serendipitous Friendship](https://steemit.com/art/@roused/two-portraits-and-serendip…

# This is an authorized translation in French of a post in English by @roused: [Unfiltered Wisdom – Khalil Gibran, Thoughts on God](https://steemit.com/life/@roused/unfiltered-wisd…

# "A time there was, not so long ago, when the American painter most widely admired in Europe was Mark Tobey." ![Mark Tobey Card.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTekCeH5tBZ2c…

## Their friendship was uncannily serendipitous. They were fellow artists, authors, seekers of truth on a similar path, and for quite some time they lived here, across the street f…

 The artists Juliet Thompson and “Daisy” Pumpelly Smyth were bot…

## Khalil Gibran was an artist, poet, and author in both English and Arabic. He's best known for “The Prophet,” published in over 40 languages and one of the most successful books…

 ## My six week of traveling around In…

 # Two anc…