# smithsonian (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover smithsonian. Page: Feed: --- ## [Hello, Dalai!](https://whirlitzer-of-wisdom.blogspot.com/2025/09/hello-dalai.html) _2025-09-25 · Whirlitzer of Wisdom · Whirlitzer of Wisdom_ The Dalai Lama has slowed way down (as you would expect a 90 year old to do) compared to only a few years ago. He is only interacting with students and palace staff, and not traveling. A shame that he has never been allowed back into Tibet, and has been away from his beloved home country since his miraculous escape in 1959. 30 years after leaving Tibet, Dalai put out a wonderful picture book… ## [Sinus Medii](https://whirlitzer-of-wisdom.blogspot.com/2025/06/sinus-medii.html) _2025-06-28 · Whirlitzer of Wisdom · Whirlitzer of Wisdom_ Our head graphic is from the Infinity Jukebox topic, and alludes to the circular figure discussed today. Lunar cartography really didn't start to happen until Galileo surveyed the Moon with his improved telescope starting in 1609, revealing lunar structure in mountains casting shadows. As an ambitious young man on the make, Galileo cast around for spectacular but low hanging fruit, and left the… ## [A Kiss in the Night](https://whirlitzer-of-wisdom.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-kiss-in-night.html) _2024-09-06 · Whirlitzer of Wisdom · Whirlitzer of Wisdom_ After reviewing some recent posts about Jung and his anagram on Jungian fanboy sites, I do now think a solution has been found to the Seven Sermons to the Dead topic. In German, you can put date descriptions together in different ways, much like we can describe "1916" in English as "one thousand nine hundred and sixteen" or "nineteen hundred sixteen". And using "I" for "J" follows medieval German…