DaVinci

[jackofallgeeks]

Leonardo DaVinci is one of my heroes. A fellow southpaw, he was also (forgive the pun) a true Renaissance Man; it's a shame, I think, that he's pretty much only known as a painter. He was also a sculptor, a mathematician, a swordsman, a scientist of several stripes, and an inventor. Mercifully, he's often recognized as designing helicopters and tanks and other things far advanced for his time. Here's an Article about how his magnificent Mona Lisa is even more magnificent that we knew.

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[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

Ha. No, I didn't read the DaVinci code. Firstly because I wasn't overly enthused by the subject matter, secondly because I hear it was horridly written, and third because I felt insulted that Brown would insinuate DaVinci into his conspiracy theory. I've heard "angels and Demons" in a lot better, but I'm not really interested in that, either.

As far as the points you bring up, I do think they're interesting to think about, but I think they're rather far-fetched, too. -shrugs- I donno. The sorts of things I want to write about are pretty wild ideas, too (though I think mine have more of a historical backing than Brown's), but... -shrugs-