Ralph Snyder
@ralphsnyder.bsky.social
I post and repost about books, philosophy, art, history, photography, random observations, and, sometimes, just silly stuff.
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Ralph Snyder
@ralphsnyder.bsky.social
· Aug 20
l make distinction between Poltical and political
The Political is akin to Philosophy and Religion. It is about how we understand our relationship to one another, how we navigate our disagreements, how we make decisions together, how we imagine our relationships within the larger social setting.
The Political is akin to Philosophy and Religion. It is about how we understand our relationship to one another, how we navigate our disagreements, how we make decisions together, how we imagine our relationships within the larger social setting.
Just a reminder. The Bible is not the word of God. Christ is.
"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."
(John 1:14, NIV)
"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."
(John 1:14, NIV)
November 13, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Just a reminder. The Bible is not the word of God. Christ is.
"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."
(John 1:14, NIV)
"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."
(John 1:14, NIV)
It's not a story. It's a polemic.
It doesn't understand the core of what it's riffing off.
It's boring.
This is purposefully cryptic.
It doesn't understand the core of what it's riffing off.
It's boring.
This is purposefully cryptic.
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 AM
It's not a story. It's a polemic.
It doesn't understand the core of what it's riffing off.
It's boring.
This is purposefully cryptic.
It doesn't understand the core of what it's riffing off.
It's boring.
This is purposefully cryptic.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Five paths diverged in a dark wood.
One is confidence in God's grace.
One is a struggle with God.
One is an embrace of the void.
One is a step by step spiral toward liberating truth.
One is a confidence that liberation is already present.
And I stood powerless to choose.
One is confidence in God's grace.
One is a struggle with God.
One is an embrace of the void.
One is a step by step spiral toward liberating truth.
One is a confidence that liberation is already present.
And I stood powerless to choose.
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Five paths diverged in a dark wood.
One is confidence in God's grace.
One is a struggle with God.
One is an embrace of the void.
One is a step by step spiral toward liberating truth.
One is a confidence that liberation is already present.
And I stood powerless to choose.
One is confidence in God's grace.
One is a struggle with God.
One is an embrace of the void.
One is a step by step spiral toward liberating truth.
One is a confidence that liberation is already present.
And I stood powerless to choose.
I stroll in jello
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I stroll in jello
Reposted by Ralph Snyder
Oda Krohg, née Othilia Pauline Christine Lasson (Norwegian painter) 1860 - 1935
Portrait of Christian Krohg, ca. 1903
oil on canvas
236.3 x 191 cm. (93.03 x 75.2 in.)
signed l.l.: Oda Krohg
Oslo Museum, Oslo, Norway
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
Portrait of Christian Krohg, ca. 1903
oil on canvas
236.3 x 191 cm. (93.03 x 75.2 in.)
signed l.l.: Oda Krohg
Oslo Museum, Oslo, Norway
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Oda Krohg, née Othilia Pauline Christine Lasson (Norwegian painter) 1860 - 1935
Portrait of Christian Krohg, ca. 1903
oil on canvas
236.3 x 191 cm. (93.03 x 75.2 in.)
signed l.l.: Oda Krohg
Oslo Museum, Oslo, Norway
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
Portrait of Christian Krohg, ca. 1903
oil on canvas
236.3 x 191 cm. (93.03 x 75.2 in.)
signed l.l.: Oda Krohg
Oslo Museum, Oslo, Norway
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
Reposted by Ralph Snyder
Pekka Halonen
( 1865 - 1933 ) Finnish painter
"Log Driver" oil on canvas 78,8 x 67,9 cm, 1930
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
( 1865 - 1933 ) Finnish painter
"Log Driver" oil on canvas 78,8 x 67,9 cm, 1930
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
November 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Pekka Halonen
( 1865 - 1933 ) Finnish painter
"Log Driver" oil on canvas 78,8 x 67,9 cm, 1930
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
( 1865 - 1933 ) Finnish painter
"Log Driver" oil on canvas 78,8 x 67,9 cm, 1930
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
Someone, probably from am airline, made a phone call.
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Someone, probably from am airline, made a phone call.
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@lucidnonsense.org asked me if I could do a sumi e-style wolf portrait for his Gundam secret Santa. This is what I did :D #painting #BskyArt #artyear #art #artist #blueskyartist #SumiE
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
@lucidnonsense.org asked me if I could do a sumi e-style wolf portrait for his Gundam secret Santa. This is what I did :D #painting #BskyArt #artyear #art #artist #blueskyartist #SumiE
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I W H E R E F I R E M E E T S M I S T I
Between flame and fog, the horizon breathes — a moment suspended between warmth and stillness.
— The Asylum Art —
Art and words by Yves
#WatercolorArt #AbstractLandscape #blueskyart #SurrealNature #abstract #aquarelle #watercolor #cptsd #art
Between flame and fog, the horizon breathes — a moment suspended between warmth and stillness.
— The Asylum Art —
Art and words by Yves
#WatercolorArt #AbstractLandscape #blueskyart #SurrealNature #abstract #aquarelle #watercolor #cptsd #art
November 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I W H E R E F I R E M E E T S M I S T I
Between flame and fog, the horizon breathes — a moment suspended between warmth and stillness.
— The Asylum Art —
Art and words by Yves
#WatercolorArt #AbstractLandscape #blueskyart #SurrealNature #abstract #aquarelle #watercolor #cptsd #art
Between flame and fog, the horizon breathes — a moment suspended between warmth and stillness.
— The Asylum Art —
Art and words by Yves
#WatercolorArt #AbstractLandscape #blueskyart #SurrealNature #abstract #aquarelle #watercolor #cptsd #art
Reposted by Ralph Snyder
There’s so much ghastliness in the world right now. This morning I hid in my studio & started working on a new tiny triptych of a mouse in a hawthorn tree. Sometimes it’s good to focus on the small miracles of nature just to help one get by
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
There’s so much ghastliness in the world right now. This morning I hid in my studio & started working on a new tiny triptych of a mouse in a hawthorn tree. Sometimes it’s good to focus on the small miracles of nature just to help one get by
Reposted by Ralph Snyder
Albert Jacques Franck (Canadian, 1899–1973)
"Behind Rose Avenue", 1970.
Oil on Masonite, 40.5 × 30.5 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
"Behind Rose Avenue", 1970.
Oil on Masonite, 40.5 × 30.5 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Albert Jacques Franck (Canadian, 1899–1973)
"Behind Rose Avenue", 1970.
Oil on Masonite, 40.5 × 30.5 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
"Behind Rose Avenue", 1970.
Oil on Masonite, 40.5 × 30.5 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
Reposted by Ralph Snyder
If Walls Could Talk
oil on linen
by British artist Hadrian Richards (bn 1958)
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
oil on linen
by British artist Hadrian Richards (bn 1958)
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
November 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
If Walls Could Talk
oil on linen
by British artist Hadrian Richards (bn 1958)
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
oil on linen
by British artist Hadrian Richards (bn 1958)
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
Reposted by Ralph Snyder
Politics be like
youtu.be/D38DXCgbUIg?...
youtu.be/D38DXCgbUIg?...
Peter Paul & Mary - Lemon tree (live & lyrics)
YouTube video by lee chin siong
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Politics be like
youtu.be/D38DXCgbUIg?...
youtu.be/D38DXCgbUIg?...
Gotama said, "Ananda! Life is suffering
"But isn't the sunset beautiful?"
"But isn't the sunset beautiful?"
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Gotama said, "Ananda! Life is suffering
"But isn't the sunset beautiful?"
"But isn't the sunset beautiful?"
A lot of the responses to this are pointing out how this saying can be misused.
But they are ignoring the context.
There are two contexts actually.
First OP is not making a universal, absolute assertion. They are stating the importance of the text at a particular moment in their life.
1/5
But they are ignoring the context.
There are two contexts actually.
First OP is not making a universal, absolute assertion. They are stating the importance of the text at a particular moment in their life.
1/5
The most important thing I read at 14 after being raised in a Christian house.
Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
—BUDDHA
Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
—BUDDHA
November 9, 2025 at 4:28 AM
A lot of the responses to this are pointing out how this saying can be misused.
But they are ignoring the context.
There are two contexts actually.
First OP is not making a universal, absolute assertion. They are stating the importance of the text at a particular moment in their life.
1/5
But they are ignoring the context.
There are two contexts actually.
First OP is not making a universal, absolute assertion. They are stating the importance of the text at a particular moment in their life.
1/5
Today was a bust.
Maybe tomorrow will be better.
Pace vobiscum
Maybe tomorrow will be better.
Pace vobiscum
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Today was a bust.
Maybe tomorrow will be better.
Pace vobiscum
Maybe tomorrow will be better.
Pace vobiscum
Can we talk Politics (see pinned post)?
There seem to be four at the moment:
1. Rights and privileges are inherent and inalienable for all.
2. Rights and privileges are inherent and inalienable by birth for some and must be earned by the rest.
1/3
There seem to be four at the moment:
1. Rights and privileges are inherent and inalienable for all.
2. Rights and privileges are inherent and inalienable by birth for some and must be earned by the rest.
1/3
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Can we talk Politics (see pinned post)?
There seem to be four at the moment:
1. Rights and privileges are inherent and inalienable for all.
2. Rights and privileges are inherent and inalienable by birth for some and must be earned by the rest.
1/3
There seem to be four at the moment:
1. Rights and privileges are inherent and inalienable for all.
2. Rights and privileges are inherent and inalienable by birth for some and must be earned by the rest.
1/3
I regret how much of my timeline is consumed by politics (see pinned post)
November 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I regret how much of my timeline is consumed by politics (see pinned post)
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I have a thousand inappropriate questions
And a hundred unhelpful suggestions
And a hundred unhelpful suggestions
November 8, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I have a thousand inappropriate questions
And a hundred unhelpful suggestions
And a hundred unhelpful suggestions
CuneiForum?
Ancient Sumerian talk show
November 8, 2025 at 4:36 AM
CuneiForum?
Ask not for whom the bell tolls
It tolls for thee
It tolls for thee
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Ask not for whom the bell tolls
It tolls for thee
It tolls for thee