Krista Marson

The Art of Pow Wow

I find Pow Wows inspiring. My travel memoir Time Traveled is available as e-book or paperback! Buy it either at Amazon or at most major retailers.

The Dame de Brassempouy (or Venus of Brassempouy) is a tiny head carved from mammoth ivory. It dates from the Upper Paleolithic and is about 25,000 years old. The fragmentary figurine is one of the earliest known realistic representations of a human face. The Venus of Brassempouy is preserved in the Musée d’Archéologie Nationale at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris. Since ivoryContinue reading “Paleolithic Art”

Pow Wow

A powwow is a gathering with dances held by many Native American and First Nations communities. Powwows today are an opportunity for Indigenous people to socialize, dance, sing, and honor their cultures. Powwows may be private or public, indoors or outdoors. Dancing events can be competitive with monetary prizes. Powwows vary in length from a single day to weeklong events.Continue reading “Pow Wow”

Marcus Aurelius Quotes from Meditations

“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” “Don’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.” “A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values.” “Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.” “Life isContinue reading “Marcus Aurelius Quotes from Meditations”

Compare

No New World city can compete with the architecture of the Old World. The New World just didn’t go through the architecture phases and the body of thoughts that stand behind the buildings that make Europe so great. The strength The New World embodies, however, is natural beauty. The empty vastness that still exists inContinue reading “Compare”

Tales From the Crypt

I attended the annual “Tales From The Crypt” event in Columbus, MS in 2017. Perhaps the coolest, most unique thing ever. Students pick a name of someone that is buried in Friendship Cemetery, spend time researching that person and write a paper about an event in that person’s life. Then they make their paper intoContinue reading “Tales From the Crypt”

The House on the Rock

The Carousel Room contains the world’s largest merry-go-round, featuring 269 figures—none of which are horses—and 20,000 lights. The House on the Rock. Time Traveled is available as e-book or paperback! Buy it either at Amazon or at most major retailers.

Martial Law. A Taiwan History

Martial law is the imposition of direct military control of normal civilian functions by a government, especially in response to a temporary emergency such as invasion or major disaster, or in an occupied territory. In 1948, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) was poised to lose the Chinese Civil War. In order to prepare the people to fight againstContinue reading “Martial Law. A Taiwan History”

Taiwan Beliefs

Most commonly, Taiwanese practice a syncretism of Buddhism (Fo Jiao), Taoism (Dao Jiao) and Chinese Folk Religion. Buddhism is the most common religion in Taiwan with about 35.1% of the population confessing to adhering to the religion. Taoism is a religious, philosophical, and ritual tradition that originated from the Chinese and forms the second most followed religion in Taiwan by 33% ofContinue reading “Taiwan Beliefs”

Taipei 101 Damper Ball

728-Ton Tuned Mass Damper 1 ton = 2000 lbs 700 tons = 1,400,000 lbs. Sitting just 660 ft. from a major fault line, Taipei 101 is prone to earthquakes and fierce winds common in its area of the Asia-Pacific. The engineers had to design a structure that could withstand gale winds up to 216 km/hContinue reading “Taipei 101 Damper Ball”