https://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/01/28/on-depression/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/16343560_10100802971925848_636496296_n.jpg16343560_10100802971925848_636496296_nhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_1901.jpgimg_1901https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/13453851_10100648561251078_888531414_n1.jpg13453851_10100648561251078_888531414_nHe learned about sincerity the hard way. We all did. Check out my novel, Meatbags, available on all e-reading formats via Amazon and Smashwords.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/13453851_10100648561251078_888531414_n.jpg13453851_10100648561251078_888531414_nhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/tropic.pngtropicOpen yourself up to the beauty all around you; Life is beautiful, and you're apart of it.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dark_night_by_rad_wulf-d5xx0pd.jpgdark_night_by_rad_wulf-d5xx0pdhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/11209530_489156351261233_5525986054334602051_n.jpg11209530_489156351261233_5525986054334602051_nWhat love is waiting for you? There are brighter days ahead for all of us.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/17544_602975396538_7307108_n.jpg17544_602975396538_7307108_nhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/family.pngfamilyThe family I treasure; The one I almost left behind.2026-05-27T12:32:47+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/09/12/adventure-of-the-soul/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/winter-forest-snow-path-sunlight-1920x1200.jpgwinter-forest-snow-path-sunlight-1920x1200https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/forest4.jpgforest42025-09-30T14:27:33+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/04/21/lucky-to-be-alive/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cosmos-eye1.jpgcosmos-eye1https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lunch-atop-skyscraper-new-york-construction-workers-crossbeam.jpglunch-atop-skyscraper-new-york-construction-workers-crossbeam"Lunch Atop A Skyscraper" By Bryan Finke; Great photo, but obviously a demonstration of why some of our male ancestors didn't live too long.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/nqqj6dhufzow02u1d5f7.jpgnqqj6dhufzow02u1d5f7Even these guys aren't around any more.2022-07-11T13:51:08+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/06/20/a-letter-to-my-father/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dad.jpgdad2022-07-11T13:46:27+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/top-5/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1889091_10151972131932199_1952770194_o.jpg1889091_10151972131932199_1952770194_o2022-07-11T13:31:32+00:00weekly0.6https://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/09/03/on-romance/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11940142_10100526407143888_348044118_n.jpgRomanceRomance (2015) by Michael Giorgihttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dicksee-romeo.jpgRomeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet (1884) by Frank Dicksee2021-09-04T12:15:34+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/06/05/on-women/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_2041.jpgIMG_2041https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_2044.jpgIMG_2044Will you only swim in her when the waters are calm and the scenery is peaceful?https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/wild-woman.jpgwild woman2021-01-12T13:09:30+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/11/19/on-paris-and-beirut/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/744px-lebanese_french_flag-svg.png744px-Lebanese_French_flag.svghttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fff.pngfffhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/250px-lebanese_french_flag-svg1.png250px-Lebanese_French_flag.svghttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2e28f67d2a8da4d0_gettyimages-496967272.jpgLEBANON-UNREST-BLAST-AFTERMATH-FUNERALFemale relatives of Samer Huhu, who was killed in the twin bombing attack, mourn during his funeral in the southern suburb of the capital Beirut on November 13, 2015. Lebanon mourned 44 people killed in south Beirut in a twin bombing claimed by the Islamic State group, the bloodiest such attack in years, the Red Cross also said at least 239 people were also wounded, several in critical condition. [Photo Credit: Getty Images]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tumblr_ml0lxp3iei1qbhp9xo1_1280.jpgtumblr_ml0lxp3ieI1qbhp9xo1_1280Mucius Scaevola (c.1680-4) by Sebastiano Ricci; Although in this rendition the artist's flame are not big enough to be "flung into" as Livy suggests was the fate awaiting Mucius, the act of defiance is equally as powerful.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/33561337.jpg33561337Gaius Mucius Scaevola in the Presence of Lars Porsenahttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/250px-lebanese_french_flag-svg.png250px-Lebanese_French_flag.svg2020-08-05T05:02:00+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/a-little-about-myself/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/10405417_10100406136891438_498147427924636114_n-e1435124687996.jpg10405417_10100406136891438_498147427924636114_n2019-11-13T07:21:29+00:00weekly0.6https://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/01/07/on-goodbyes/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/airplane.jpgairplane2019-07-10T02:17:42+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/10/07/on-a-moment-of-clarity/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/clarity.pngclarityhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/12081582_10100541143457198_2037214396_n1.jpg12081582_10100541143457198_2037214396_nhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/hs-2015-02-a-hires_jpg.jpgHubble’s High-Definition Panoramic View of the Andromeda Galaxy:You are part of this magnificently crafted clock. [Source: Nasa.gov]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/super2.jpgThis is not me.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2906149-9103213999-super.jpgThis is not me.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/jay-z-black-album.jpgThe Black Album by Jay-Z - which features "A Moment of Clarity"2018-08-21T04:21:51+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/05/12/celebrating-the-individual/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ines-perkovic-nikon-d800-rapeseed-field-nature-girl-plaid.jpgines perkovic nikon d800 rapeseed field nature girl plaidhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/geryouth4.jpgGERyouth4What a perfect little Nazi. Now why can't your brunette sister be more like you?! She would be perfect too, if she was.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/witchcraft-witch-hunts.jpgwitchcraft-witch-huntsThis naughty woman practised witchcraft. How dare she worship the earth she came from. She probably also had sex with Satan, instead of the local priest like she was told to.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/23959515_640.jpg23959515_640This isn't just our solar system, it's our entire universe. If you disagree, then you're going to burn in hell, you God damned heretic.2018-08-01T00:37:29+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/01/14/on-attachment/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/vd.jpegvdhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/08e2929ba8f63e95f13c89b8c8b28afa.jpg08e2929ba8f63e95f13c89b8c8b28afaStarlight over the Rhone Near Arles [1888] by Vincent Van Gogh.2018-05-16T05:03:23+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/06/12/stop-holding-yourself-back/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/prison-cell.jpgPrison-cell2018-03-26T00:12:17+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/06/24/1-on-failure/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/masaccio-adam-and-eve.jpgmasaccio adam and evehttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ben631901.jpgben63190https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ninja-assassin.jpgninja-assassinThere is still a little warrior in all of us.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/youdothistoherorhim.jpgYoudothistoherorhimA classic struggle between good and evil. [Source: The Lion King].https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/child-knocked-out-tooth.jpgchild-knocked-out-toothWe've all been this little dude. [Source drgreene.com ].https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ben63190.jpgCacciata dei progenitori dall'Eden by MasaccioWe are all human. We are all fallible.2018-02-28T22:26:21+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/10/15/on-the-comparison-of-suffering/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/102849-7.jpgFather and SonFather and Son (2008) by Bahram Gonche pour: To any young boy, is there really a difference between losing a father and being separated constantly from one?https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/eugc3a8ne_delacroix_-_la_libertc3a9_guidant_le_peuple.jpgEugène_Delacroix_-_La_liberté_guidant_le_peupleLiberty Leading the People (1830) by Eugène Delacroix: We will unite (and separate) under flags, skin colour, religion, and sexuality - but not our suffering.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/spl412.jpgAn Accident (1926) by L.S. LowryAn Accident (1926) by L.S. Lowryhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/www-andrewgrahamdixon-com-752px-john_henry_fuseli_-_the_nightmare.jpgThe Nightmare (1782) by Henry FuseliThe Nightmare (1782) by Henry Fuseli2018-10-17T05:22:01+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/07/22/5-on-reliance/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1154230646_large-image_fcfbirdcage.jpgThe Bird CageThe Bird Cage (1910) by Frederick Carl Friesekehttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/poppies.jpgPoppy Fields near ArgenteuilPoppy Fields near Argenteuil (1875) by Claude Monet 2017-07-23T13:01:29+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/07/09/3-on-love/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/the-notebook-kiss.jpgthe-notebook-kisshttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tim-riggins-tim-riggins-16456041-500-371.jpgTaylor KitschTaylor Kitsch as Tim Riggins in the television show Friday Night Lights.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/the-embrace-egon-schiele.jpgThe EmbraceThe Embrace (1917) by Egon Schielehttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/the-lovers.jpgThe LoversThe Lovers ( 1928 ) by René Magritte2017-07-08T23:58:25+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/09/17/on-sincerity/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/the_little_samurai_by_azertip.jpgthe_little_samurai_by_azertiphttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/31107a.jpgSuicide by River - KabukiSuicide by River - Kabuki (1856) by Utagawa Kunisadahttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sincerity.pngSincerityhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/stock-photo-61391558-foosball-table.jpgThe Eternal Struggle of Blue vs. RedA player from team blue with the foosball, presumably about to score due to poor red defending.2017-01-26T23:00:22+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/08/27/on-how-we-should-do-things/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/child-praying.jpgchild-prayinghttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bondi-beach-2-copy-1280x800.jpgBondi-Beach-2-copy-1280x800https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tumblr_nf7q6oy0wc1qj7jibo5_r1_1280.jpgtumblr_nf7q6oY0WC1qj7jibo5_r1_1280https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/clocks.pngThe Persistence of MemoryThe Persistence of Memory (1931) by Salvador Dali.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cms8jbzuwaa_qde.jpgJames Neal, Alternate Captain of the Nashville PredatorsJames Neal, Alternate Captain of the Nashville Predators Photo Credit: Nashville Predators Official Twitter Page (@PredsNHL)2017-01-26T20:37:41+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/08/19/9-on-relationships/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/6901650-carnival-mask-wallpaper.jpg6901650-carnival-mask-wallpaperhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/the-lovers-1.jpgThe Lovers IThe Lovers I (1928) by Rene Magrittehttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/the-lovers.jpgThe Lovers IIThe Lovers II (1928) by Rene Magritte2017-01-26T20:25:10+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/08/05/7-on-love-part-2/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1377290_10100301152425820_830006441_n.jpg1377290_10100301152425820_830006441_nhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/4_going-on-a-road-trip.jpg4_Going-on-a-road-triphttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/a7hs000z.jpgTWO LOVERS IN AN INTERIOR BY A YELLOW BLINDTwo Lovers In An Interior by a Yellow Blind ( ) by Suzuki Harunobu2017-01-26T20:20:38+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/09/24/on-james-neal/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fef733343ea61b1a0ccc53a08c54725e.jpgNazi GermanyNazi Germany took scapegoating to an extremehttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/talbot-topper.jpgMax TalbotMax Talbot scoring what turned out to be the Stanley Cup winning goal in 2007. [Photo Source: USAToday.com]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1280px-ebensee_concentration_camp_prisoners_1945.jpgConcentration Camp1945: Millions of Jews served as a collective scapegoat for Hitler's Nazi Germany. [Photo Source: Wikipedia]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/jamesnealpreds.jpgChicago Blackhawks v Nashville PredatorsNASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 23: James Neal #18 of the Nashville Predators salutes the fans as first star of the game with a hat trick against the Chicago Blackhawks at Bridgestone Arena on October 23, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHL via Getty Images)https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/10553768_709418599093872_6266819537886417112_o.jpg10553768_709418599093872_6266819537886417112_ohttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/neal.jpgJames Neal supporting Smilezone Foundation at the abilities center in Whitby, Ontario. [Source: James Neal's Official Instagram]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/65a9b81fd2.jpgWorld Junior ChampsJames Neal winning the U21 World Juniors in 2007. [Source: Getty Images]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/whitby-m-bantam-aaa-2001-02.jpgNorth American Silver Stick ChampionsNeal and I playing for Whitby Minor Bantam AAA for the 2001-02 season.2017-01-26T20:05:49+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/08/12/8-on-substance/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/meditation2.jpgMEDITATION2https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tumblr_static_8uyuewxv7o4ckwsgs048w00c.jpgtumblr_static_8uyuewxv7o4ckwsgs048w00chttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/storm-at-sea-010-1.jpgStorm At SeaStorm At Sea (1820-1830) by J.M.W Turnerhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ocean-002.jpgOceanOcean (2005) by https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/monet-irises-monets-garden.jpgmonet-irises-monets-gardenhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/h2_67-187-70a.jpgSelf PortraitSelf-Portrait with a Straw Hat (1887) by Vincent van Gogh.2017-01-26T20:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/07/30/6-on-motion/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/the-great-wave-005.jpgThe Great WaveThe Great Wave (1831) by Katsushika Hokusai.2017-01-26T20:03:22+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/07/17/4-on-bravery/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/brave-child.jpgbrave-childClearly one of the children who were not afraid of the dark.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/final_what_we_fear_artwork_wide-78d18fd2b932b4af374a239e53e3afac7498338f-s1000-c85.jpgfinal_what_we_fear_artwork_wide-78d18fd2b932b4af374a239e53e3afac7498338f-s1000-c85https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/shipwreck.pngThe ShipwreckThe Shipwreck (1805) by J.M.W Turner.2017-01-26T20:00:34+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/07/01/2-on-the-journey/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sanzio_raffaello_-_putti_madonna_sistina_-_1512-1513.jpgSanzio,_Raffaello_-_Putti_(Madonna_Sistina)_-_1512-15132017-01-26T19:54:37+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/12/17/on-the-sydney-siege/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2014-12-16-at-8-17-23-am-1.pngScreen-Shot-2014-12-16-at-8.17.23-am (1)Front Page Newshttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/16030631636_5afee6ced5_b.jpg16030631636_5afee6ced5_bThe warriors of love made their marks at Martin Place. [Source: www.photoforum.com.au]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/79730565_79730564.jpg_79730565_79730564The jarring image that many of us remember. [Source: www.bbc.com]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/5976704-3x2-700x467.jpg5976704-3x2-700x467Australia turned a site of horror into one of beauty and love. [Source: 702 ABC Sydney: John Donegan]2016-12-17T00:09:45+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/12/10/on-death/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/kiss-of-death-poblenou-barcelona-3.jpgkiss of death poblenou barcelona 3The Kiss of Death statue in the Graveyard of Poblenou, Barcelona, Spain. [Source: www.kuriositas.com]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/autumn.jpgAutumnA Canadian Autumn [Source: canadianmusichalloffame.ca]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/83b9457118cd331cdb7737a1739ebe9f.jpg83b9457118cd331cdb7737a1739ebe9f2016-12-09T23:37:02+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/02/11/on-babies-and-pizza/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/babies_pizza.pngbabies_pizzahttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/crab_nebula.jpgCrab_Nebula"Caught beneath the landslide In a champagne supernova A champagne supernova in the sky." [Source: Wikipedia]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/photo3.jpgphoto3Pizzaaaaaaa!2016-11-12T05:00:55+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/11/12/on-remembrance/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/704702375270456392.jpgGas MasksEarly Gas Masks Were Terrifying, But Not As Terrifying As Everyday Life For Soldiers On The Front. [Source: historyonthenet.com]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/newfoundland_regiment.jpgNewfoundland_RegimentMeet a Few Members of the 1st Newfoundland Regiment; of the 801 who Arrived at Beaumont-Hamel on July 1, 1916, only 68 Were Able to Fight the Next Day. Among the Dead, 14 Sets of Brothers Died Together in a Single Day. Stories Like This Were More Common Than We Appreciate. [Photo Source: Wikipedia]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sig01s.jpgChildrenChildren forced to evacuate their home country of Montenegro as a result of Austrian occupation. [Source: U.S. Army Signal Corps No. 153238.]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1297589662297_original.jpgTwo CanadiansTwo Canadian Soldiers Share Cigarettes on the Battlefield. [Image Source: stcatharinesstandard.ca]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/poppy-field-5.jpgPoppiesPoppies2016-11-10T09:03:34+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/11/05/on-social-media/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/self-portrait-leonardo.jpgDa VinciSelf-Portrait (1512) by Leonardo da Vinci.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/la-et-ct-will-ferrell-ron-burgundy-dodge-ads-2-001.pngron burgundyRon Burgundy: One of the Only News Anchors to Truly Understand Us, San Francisco. [Image Credit: Anchorman]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/original1392806271.jpgSocial Media2016-11-05T00:26:41+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/03/03/on-the-art-of-doing/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2229.jpgimg_2229https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2227.jpgimg_2227https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2226.pngimg_2226https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2225.jpgimg_22252016-10-23T07:46:47+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/10/01/on-money/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/paper-currency-07-2560x1440.jpgWorld Currencyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/happiness.jpgHappiness vs MoneyThe Epicurean graph of Money vs Happiness, as found in Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Bottonhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/merlin-cartoon-258x300.jpgThe famous shape-shifting wizard, Merlin - as seen in Disney’s Sword in the Stone.2016-08-29T11:54:05+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/blog/2016-07-04T07:36:06+00:00weekly0.6https://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/05/26/do-you-know-your-6ix/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/toronto.jpgTorontohttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/views-from-the-6.jpgviews-from-the-62016-06-02T12:17:37+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/05/19/get-excited/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/kitten.jpgkitten2016-05-26T04:32:33+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/05/05/on-the-stories-we-tell-ourselves/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/13148236_10100630472221638_76885046_o.jpg13148236_10100630472221638_76885046_ohttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/13148310_10100630471647788_1050381221_o1.jpg13148310_10100630471647788_1050381221_oCatching the view from the side of a mountain rainforest that day.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tom-cruise-in-top-gun.jpgTom-Cruise-in-Top-GunAn artist's rendition of my driver.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/13148310_10100630471647788_1050381221_o.jpg13148310_10100630471647788_1050381221_o2016-05-06T12:53:21+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/04/28/black-balloon/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/love_goodby.jpglove_goodby2016-05-19T04:50:55+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/04/14/actions-speak-louder-than-words/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/jon-snow.jpgJon-Snow"Men are men, vows are words, and words are wind." - Jon Snow, A Dance with Dragons.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/facta_non_verba_in_cerdanyola.jpgFacta_non_verba_in_Cerdanyola2016-04-15T03:43:31+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/03/31/do-you-believe-in-magic/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/magic-8.jpgmagic-8https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/61aa8f4ca80eed9572c1ce9671977696.jpg61aa8f4ca80eed9572c1ce9671977696Some see a healer full of wisdom; others see a savage.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/witchesguernsey.jpgwitchesguernseyYou know what they say: there's no better way to beat the competition than by burning them alive and throwing their baby into the flames for good measure.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/gandalf-and-pope.jpggandalf and popeSeriously, how is the Pope NOT a wizard?https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/benoc3aet_xvi_synode_2008.jpgBenoît_XVI_synode_2008Seriously, how is this not a wizard? [Source: Wikipedia]2016-04-01T09:04:12+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/03/24/what-are-you-waiting-for/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/time_machine_by_sparco2-d5d5jwc.pngtime_machine_by_sparco2-d5d5jwc2016-03-26T22:09:52+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/03/17/1865/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image1.jpgimage1https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/space.jpgspace"Taken Under the 'Wing' of the Small Magellanic Cloud" : I know this looks fake, but it's not. This is a photo taken by NASA of a small cloud galaxy that orbits the Milky Way. It is a small fraction of the universe you are a part of. It is a small fraction of you. [Photo Source: NASA - http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/wallpaper.php?id=PIA16884 ].https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mario-lemieux-100515-ap-ftrjpg_103tl9yhb2x8wzepih4mxvrib.jpgmario-lemieux-100515-ap-ftrjpg_103tl9yhb2x8wzepih4mxvribSuper Mario: In my humble opinion, the best to ever lace 'em up. [Photo Source: http://images.performgroup.com].https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/claude_monet_038.jpgClaude_Monet_038"Water Lilies" (1920-1926) by Claude Monet.2016-03-20T23:36:54+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/03/10/on-loss/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/loss.jpglosshttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ghosts.jpgghosts"The People You Love Become Ghosts Inside Of You And Like This You Keep Them Alive." (2010) by Rob Montgomery: as suggested by its title, this piece of art was inspired by the death of loved ones.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/taj.jpgTajThe famous Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who was mourning the death of his wife who had died giving birth. [Source: placesunderthesun.com].https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/m2mymmywzjnmysmvbklqmnjpszq0dmh4zjjbt2hvcthpvwwtajk0ps8weda6mtiwm3gxnjawlzg0mhgxmte3l2zpbhrlcnm6cxvhbgl0esg3mckvahr0chm6ly9zmy5hbwf6b25hd3muy29tl3bvbgljew1pyy1pbwfnzxmvzdhjn2u4yzmzn2r.jpgM2MyMmYwZjNmYSMvbklQMnJPSzQ0dmh4ZjJBT2hVcThPVWwtajk0PS8weDA6MTIwM3gxNjAwLzg0MHgxMTE3L2ZpbHRlcnM6cXVhbGl0eSg3MCkvaHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL3BvbGljeW1pYy1pbWFnZXMvZDhjN2U4YzMzN2R"Leda Atomic" (1949) by Salvador Dalí -2016-04-05T23:08:18+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/02/25/on-the-grass-being-greener/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12787031_10100596330756408_479251157_o.jpg12787031_10100596330756408_479251157_ohttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12784472_10100596330721478_195107407_n.jpg12784472_10100596330721478_195107407_n2016-03-15T05:27:21+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/02/18/on-friendship/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/34706poster.png34706posterhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12721833_10100593220738908_644989005_n.jpg12721833_10100593220738908_644989005_nhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/parliament-hill.jpgCANADA DAY 20080701 TOPIXCanada Day celebrations. Note: This is NOT what happened on the night/morning in question. [Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Sean Kilpatrick].https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12752092_10100593220768848_1802005210_o.jpg12752092_10100593220768848_1802005210_oDoes a group like this even have a "too far" ?https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12751643_10100593220684018_1387009967_o.jpg12751643_10100593220684018_1387009967_o2016-02-18T11:03:44+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/12/03/a-letter-to-my-unborn-child/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/germanicus.pngGermanicushttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/12348770_10100561886073828_1033965504_n.jpg12348770_10100561886073828_1033965504_nhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/12312123_10100561884442098_2038527530_n.jpg12312123_10100561884442098_2038527530_n2016-02-12T07:41:34+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2016/02/04/on-going-through-the-motions/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/75569-004-3b260631.jpgPortrait Herm ofSocrates : One of My Favourite Examples of a Man Unconcerned With Social Fears or Pressures.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/entrevo-keypersonofinfluence-get-started-meditation.jpgentrevo-keypersonofinfluence-get-started-meditation[ Source: www.keypersonofinfluence.com ]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/going-through-the-motions.jpgGoing-Through-the-Motions2016-04-16T04:51:25+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/12/31/on-frustration/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dcdc.jpgdcdchttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/smb3_10.gifSmb3_10Super Mario Bros 32016-01-01T04:43:16+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/12/24/what-a-time-to-be-alive/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cole_thomas_the_course_of_empire_destruction_1836.jpgCole_Thomas_The_Course_of_Empire_Destruction_1836https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/the-course-of-empire-destruction-thomas-cole-1836.jpgthe-course-of-empire-destruction-thomas-cole-1836Destruction [1836] by Thomas Cole.https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/home4.jpghome4https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/adultery.jpgAdultery[Source: www.listland.com ]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/lunch-atop-a-skyscraper-c1932.jpgNew York Construction Workers Lunching on a Crossbeam"Lunch Atop A Skyscraper" 29 Sep 1932 --- Construction workers eat their lunches atop a steel beam 800 feet above ground, at the building site of the RCA Building in Rockefeller Center. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIShttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/235.jpg235[Source: www.homeless-oftheworld.com ]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/getty_rf_photo_of_boy_writing_on_blockboard.jpggetty_rf_photo_of_boy_writing_on_blockboard[Source: www.webmd.com]2015-12-30T14:34:20+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/11/26/on-judgement/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/spartans-what-is-your-profession.jpgspartans-what-is-your-professionA scene from the movie "300"; "Spartans, what is your profession?"https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/26348.jpg26348Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World by Margaret MacMillanhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/7-62.jpgStyle: "Mad Men"Style: "Mad Men"https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/3solomon.jpg3solomonThe Judgment of Solomon; RAPHAEL; 1518; fresco;2015-12-03T00:21:51+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.com/2015/09/10/on-pain/https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/220px-hokusai-sketches-hokusai-manga-vol6-crop.jpgAn artist's rendition of my training partner. [Source: Hokusai Manga (1817) by Hokusai.]https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1990-teenage-mutant-ninja-011.jpgAn artist's rendition of my gym partner. (Source: The Guardian)https://michaelgiorgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/guernica_all.jpgGuernicaGuernica (1937) by Pablo Picasso.2015-11-22T07:48:16+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelgiorgi.comdaily1.02026-05-27T12:32:47+00:00