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Rembrandt's, 'Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee'. We live in turbulent times.  The triumph of good does not come without struggle.
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About me, Diane V. McLoughlin:

I am a writer as well as a peace activist
; a proud Celt descended
from Irish Kings and Welsh bards.  (It's actually true.)  I do not
live in a castle.

I began my website in 2008.

If the press doesn't ferret out the truth then the people, even
politicians who have good intentions, have a harder time
discerning whether or not what they are told - or what they have
always assumed - is true.  

There have been too many wars (Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, to
name a few) that have proceeded based on misinformation and
lies.  I am particularly interested in the Israel-Palestine conflict.  
There is too much disinformation spread about what is going on
there, as well.

I post editorial and political analysis of my own along with
recommended selections of some of the best independent
political writing on the web that I have read myself.  Many of the
recommended links, as well as news feeds I have subscribed to,
are to be found on my home page posted in my Friendfeed.  
Google had an even better system, Google Reader, but they have
inexplicably cancelled that service as of November, 2011.  
(Thousands of Google Reader users have filed petitions
imploring Google to reconsider.  I have a feeling that Google
didn't realize Google Reader's tremendous potential.)

I use my middle initial 'V' because there are quite a few Diane
McLoughlins  with the exact same spelling as me, as it turns out.
One Diane McLoughlin is a talented jazz sax player who
apparently lives in Great Britain.  So, the 'V' helps avoid
confusion.  Actually, I think it would be a lot of fun to do a
number with the sax-playing Diane. (I love to sing!)

At the upper right-hand side of my
home page is the picture I
picked to be my icon (shown, right).  This masterpiece is
entitled, 'Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee'. It was
painted by the artist Rembrandt.   

I wanted an image that depicted a ship on a stormy sea to
represent the times we live in. Searching in Google Images, I
liked this one the best, even though I am not religious (I'm
agnostic.)  Ironically, the painting itself has fallen on hard times.  
It was stolen from a gallery in 1990, according to
Wikipedia, and
has yet to be recovered.

With an article I wrote during the 2008 American election cycle,
Vote for Hope, I wanted to find a nice picture to post with it.  I
happened upon what is my second favorite image, entitled, 'The
Personification of Hope'. As you can see, it portrays an angel.
Also painted hundreds of years ago, the painting embodies the
hopes and prayers of sailor's wives for their husbands.  She
looks how I feel about war and peace.  Everyone home safe with
their loved ones, the world made safe from war. I hope for that.

Thank you for visiting!

Diane V. McLoughlin

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About the ads on this site:  It can be a tough call trying to
decide whether to have advertising. Some independent writers
and publishers are disdainful of them, relying solely on
donations. In these hard economic times I have come down in
favor of ads. Some I am able to select myself and I try to choose
wisely. Others are automatically placed in the Google ads boxes,
which can be interesting in their randomness. I try my best to
filter out annoying ones.  Bottom line: Ads help me, they help
businesses and they help people find stuff. When businesses are
able to extend their reach it helps them grow, and growing means
jobs. Good!