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OUR SHADOW IS THE GHOST THAT HAUNTS US

nobody@ipernity.com (Armando Taborda) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:46:31 +0000

A NOSSA SOMBRA É O FANTASMA QUE NOS PERSEGUE

by Armando TABORDA, 2026

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Birthday Candy 6

nobody@ipernity.com (xenophora) — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:40:52 +0000

I haven't uploaded the original ad yet, but you can see many others like it here.

It's also not my birthday yet. I'm a few years behind on this series and haven't been 57 for a while now. :P

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The Self Updated

nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:25:44 +0000

Rachel J Bowler has posted:

"The years teach much which the days never know."
Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Free Radicals

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:25:41 +0000

honeyj has posted:

Whatcha doin', man?
I'm cutting up some fresh vegetables for dinner.
Yeah? Where's the meat?
No meat. That's out. I'm increasing my intake of antioxidants.
No meat? Damn. How come?
Doctor says I gotta cut down on all those free radicals. Know what I mean?
You mean those radicals are still free? Wow. I mean, I thought they was all thrown in jail years ago.
What? No, man.
So they out. Cool.
Sure. Whatever. Have a carrot.
I never knew you were so political.
Yeah, well these are turbulent times.
Right on with that.

O UNIVERSO É LEVE PORQUE ESTÁ EM EXPANSÃO E NO SEU MOVIMENTO ARRASTA-NOS PARA O NADA SEM ESFORÇO

nobody@ipernity.com (Armando Taborda) — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:39:21 +0000

Armando Taborda has posted:

by Armando TABORDA, 2026

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nobody@ipernity.com (Armando Taborda) — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:24:54 +0000

Armando Taborda has posted:

I lift my eyelids with insecurity---
there is always the risk of collapsing onto the fire of dreamed things

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subo com insegurança às pálpebras---
há sempre o risco de desabar sobre o fogo das coisas sonhadas

by Mar BECKER, on her Facebook page, 21.04.2026

(English translated by Armando TABORDA)

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nobody@ipernity.com (Armando Taborda) — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:01:51 +0000

Armando Taborda has posted:

where man arrives
builds the world
and then destroys it
under indifferent divine protection
man builds
man destroys
man builds
man destroys
humanity disintegrates
with successive civilizations
vanished
under our total irresponsibility
and the infinite goodness
of expectant mysticism
indifference
incapacity
weariness of the world

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onde o homam chega
constrói o mundo
e depois destrói
sob a indiferente protecção divina
o homem constrói
o homam destrói
o homem constrói
o homem destrói
a humanidade desintegra-se
com sucessivas civilizações
desaparecidas
sob nossa total irresponsabilidade
e infinita bonomia
de expectante misticismo
indiferença
incapacidade
cansaço do mundo

by Armando TABORDA, 2026

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Daylight

nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:23:57 +0000

Rachel J Bowler has posted:

Through the mist
You reach
Before I wake
Into
The past
Resting on
Numb acceptance,
Before fading
As quickly
As the hour
Into the years.

6 mit Staub

nobody@ipernity.com (aNNa schramm) — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:14:18 +0000

aNNa schramm has posted:

My Man 11

nobody@ipernity.com (xenophora) — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:10:11 +0000

xenophora has posted:

Another series that I haven't visited in a long time. I hope the buffet is still happening. :D

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Isotropy

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:59:21 +0000

honeyj has posted:

Pardon me, but where is this place?
Whaddya mean. Can't you read?
Oh, yes, of course. I see that. But where is this place?
This place is right where you're standin', bub.
Yes, but, you don't understand. Where is it?
Oh, I get it. Well, it's in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Yes?
Amid some 47 other galaxies, like Andromeda and Triangulum.
Ok, Now I understand. That makes it about 3 megaparsecs to get home. Much obliged.
So, you taking this train?
No, afraid not. It doesn't go to my stop.
Figure'd you'd say that.

PHILOSOPHY NOTHING ADDS TO WHAT WE ARE

nobody@ipernity.com (Armando Taborda) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:28:05 +0000

Armando Taborda has posted:

god doesn't reveal himself because he is a mere human fantasy
the great and impregnable mystery is the universal reality/virtuality where we [live and die
neither god invented by us knows why
nor the Big Bang theory is credible
doomed to the inexplicable we pass the testimony from generation to [generation
so that everything remains the same
until AI permanently replaces the humanity
and we in our ignorance stop worrying about the initial mystery?!

let us be happy with the poetry of life and love to survive
while it is possible

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A FILOSOFIA NADA ACRESCENTA ÀQUILO QUE SOMOS
deus não se revela porque é uma simples fantasia humana
o grande e inexpugnável mistério é esta realidade/virtualidade universal
[onde vivemos e morremos
nem deus por nós inventado sabe porquê
nem a teoria do big bang é credível
condenados ao inexplicável passamos o testemunho de geração em
[geração
para que tudo fique na mesma
até que a IA substitua definitivamente a humanidade
e nós na nossa inutilidade nos deixemos de preocupar com a eternidade
[do mistério inicial?!

que nos baste a poesia da vida e o amor para sobrevivermos
enquanto for possível

by Armando TABORDA, 2026

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freedom of choice

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:10:11 +0000

honeyj has posted:

hey man, you seen a bunny come by here?
sure haven't. don't see too many bunnies in this place.
this one's special.
would have to be, to wanna hang around here.
he thinks for himself. it's how he was raised.
by you?
no way. he taught me everything I know.
I guess he is special, then.
totally. so, ah, you got any, ah, lettuce?
lettuce? nah. afraid I'm all out.
not even a nibble? it's been so long.
sorry.
bummer.

Once upon a time ...

nobody@ipernity.com (Christian_022) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:11:26 +0000

Christian_022 has posted:

DNA

nobody@ipernity.com (Armando Taborda) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:33:29 +0000

Armando Taborda has posted:

at first life is simple
and beautiful
then
with the development of thought
becomes complicated
bewildered
just dies
---could it be that the soul is the body waiting for death?!---
if we were uncounscious
death would be
simply
a sudden surprise on the way
---I explain better---
one day I saw a monkey get shot
unexpectedly
he tried to flee from the wound
until he fell dead
on the ground

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ADN

ao princípio a vida é simples
e bela
depois
com o desenvolvimento do pensamento
torna-se complicada
aturdida
limita-se a morrer
---será que a alma é o corpo à espera da morte?!---
se fossemos inconscientes
a morte seria
simplesmente
uma súbita surpresa no caminho
---eu explico melhor---
um dia vi um macaco levar um tiro
inesperadamente
de olhos esbugalhados
tentou fugir da ferida
até cair morto
no chão

by Armando TABORDA, 2026

Woman And Bird 6

nobody@ipernity.com (xenophora) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:02:14 +0000

xenophora has posted:

Whoa. Way too long since I got back to this series. I hope it was worth the wait.

Thanks to all who set up and attended this year's IGA, even though the clock was wrong and of course I was late. D'oh!!

I thought about adding a nice pink blush to her cheeks. The original doll probably had that, even though this was scanned from a black and white photo. However, I then remembered that she's a Portlander, like me. Which means this is the first time sunlight has gotten near her face all year. :D

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nobody@ipernity.com (Armando Taborda) — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:39:35 +0000

Armando Taborda has posted:

WORDS ARE LOST USELESS IN THE ETHER THAT CARRIES THEM TO SILENCE

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AS PALAVRAS PERDEM-SE INÚTEIS NO ÉTER QUE AS CONDUZ AO SILÊNCIO

by Armando TABORDA, 2026

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LOVING SMILE - 77

nobody@ipernity.com (Armando Taborda) — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:08:57 +0000

Armando Taborda has posted:

waiting for
entrance into the Lisbon Planetarium
for travelling through the space
your smile was already
opening the doors
of the Universe

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à espera
da entrada no Planetário de Lisboa
para viajarmos no espaço
já o teu sorriso
me abria as portas
do Universo

by Armando TABORDA, 2026

Keyhole to ...

nobody@ipernity.com (Christian_022) — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:53:23 +0000

Christian_022 has posted:

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nobody@ipernity.com (Armando Taborda) — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:33:31 +0000

Armando Taborda has posted:

convenhamos que o silêncio
é mais benéfico à alma do que a poesia
e
se for absoluto
nada existe que o perturbe
eternamente

by Armando TABORDA, 2026

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