David & Tia Rich's biography Page

<body bgcolor="#FFCCFF" text="#800080" link="#0000FF" vlink="#800080" background="http://mind-temple.com/wd/faire1bkg.jpg" bgproperties="fixed" alink="#C0C0C0" style="font-size: 14pt; color: #800080"> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="10" width="750" bordercolorlight="#0000FF" cellpadding="5" bordercolordark="#000080" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top" align="center" colspan="3"> <strong><em> <font color="#00FFFF" size="5"> Biography of the Owners Page</font></em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="300" bgcolor="#000000" valign="top" align="center"> <p align="center"> <b> <a href="http://copper-by-design.com/fs/"> <img src="http://copper-by-design.com/tn/CBDlogo.jpg" start="fileopen" align="center" border="0" vspace width="300" height="162"></a></b></p> </td> <td align="center" background="../tn/clouds.jpg" bgcolor="#33CCFF" valign="middle"><p align="center"> </td> <td width="300" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top" align="center"> <p align="center"><b><a target="_top" href="http://dmr-gutters.com/fs/"> <img src="../tn/dmrsmall.gif" start="fileopen" align="center" border="0" hspace="" vspace="" width="300" height="152"></a></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p align="center"><font color="#00FF00" size="3"><b>Updated 3-2-2008</b></font></p> <p align="center"><b><em> <font FACE="CopperPlate" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"> <a target="_top" href="cont.htm"> <img border="3" src="../tn/dmremail.jpg" width="400" height="100"></a></font></em></b></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10"> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><b><font size="4"><a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/t&d.jpg"> <img border="3" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/t&d.jpg" align="middle" width="300" height="232" hspace="0"></a></font></b></p> <p align="center"><b><font size="4" color="#660066">Our Wedding Photo (11-9-99)</font></b></td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><b><font color="#000080" size="6"> <a href="../im/glamduo2.jpg"> <img src="../tn/glamduo2.jpg" width="300" height="237" border="3" hspace="0"></a></font></b></p> <p align="center"><b><font size="4" color="#660066">David & Tia Rich (2000)</font></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="center"><b><font color="#E1C6B0">.</font></b><div align="center"> <table border="5" width="750" cellpadding="10"> <tr> <td width="100%" bgcolor="#000000"> <p align="justify"> <b> <font color="#8CFFFF"> <img border="0" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/CelticCross3.gif" width="150" height="150" align="right" hspace="10">David Rich is the hands-on owner of his company Copper-By-Design. A talented designer/fabricator of custom copper sheet-metal rain management products for clients across the country through <a href="http://copper-by-design.com/fs/"><font color="#CC99FF">http://copper-by-design.com</font></a> .  For local clients he is still a residential rain-gutter replacement contractor for the Portland, Oregon Metro area through this <a href="http://dmr-gutters.com/fs/"> <font color="#CC99FF">http://dmr-gutters.com</font></a> web site.  He specializes in Low-maintenance gutters with a 25 year No-clog Warranty. Tia worked with him full time for a couple years, but now only assist him at times.</font></b></p> <p><b><font color="#8CFFFF">Tia has built up a thriving business as a Reiki Healer/Tantrica, and David assist her at times. She just got her degree this last Summer (2005) in Hypnotherapy. She is working to build a clientele in hypno-birthing/Doula and other therapies through her other business web site <a href="http://inner-serenity.org"> <font color="#CC99FF">http://inner-serenity.org</font></a><font color="#CC99FF"> </font>. She is working towards her Midwifery degree as well.</font></b></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="center"> <b> <img border="0" src="../tn/265129_CelticDivider.gif" width="539" height="74"></b><p align="center"> <b><font size="1" color="#FFDFEF">.</font></b></p><div align="center"> <center> <table border="5" width="750" cellpadding="10"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p align="justify"><b><font color="#000080">David was born Aquarius in Sacramento, California.  The middle child of five, born on 1-30-63. His family moved to Utah when he was 6, just between Salt Lake City and Ogden. Of course he was raised Mormon.  <a href="../im/d1b.jpg"> <img border="3" src="../tn/d1b.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" width="300" height="428" vspace="10"></a>His parents divorced when he was 12.  </font></b> <p align="justify"><b><font color="#000080">His Father moved back to Portland, Oregon where they had grown up.   He stayed with his Father at 15. It just felt so right to him; he decided to call Portland home, since:<br> (a) The Northwest is much greener,<br> (b) the summers are not as hot,<br> (c) the winters are not as cold,<br> (d) the people here are a lot more open minded (inner-city),<br> (e) he was destined to find his Soulmate here.</font></b><p align="justify"> <font color="#000080"><b>This</b></font><b><font color="#000080"> is near paradise here where we have clearly defined seasons, yet no extremes. He left the LDS church in his late teens, but remained spiritual, respectful to women, and not into substance abuse.</font>  <font color="#000080">Over the years he gradually realized a strong connection with his Celtic Pagan Spiritual Heritage and down on organized religion.</font> </b> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p align="center"><b><font size="1" color="#FFDFEF">.</font></b></p> <p align="center"><b><font color="#000080"> <a href="../im/WarriorDarrian.jpg"> <img border="3" src="../tn/WarriorDarrian2.jpg" hspace="0" width="600" height="412"></a></font><br> David out in front of our Lake Oswego home (2/07)</b><p align="center"><b> <img border="0" src="../tn/265129_CelticDivider.gif" width="539" height="74"></b></p> <p align="center"><b><font size="1" color="#FFDFEF">.</font></b></p> <div align="center"> <table border="5" width="750" cellpadding="10"> <tr> <td> <b><a href="../im/Tia-ISM.jpg"> <img border="3" src="../tn/Tia-ISM.jpg" align="left" hspace="10"></a></b><p align="justify"> <b>Her birth name is Tina Ellis, or as she is affectionately known as:  <a href="http://mind-temple.com/TiaNav.htm">Lady Tia</a>.  <font color="#800080">Tia was born Aries/Taurus on the cusp in Santa Clara California on 4-20-66.  She was raised as an only child, but she has several older siblings from her Father.  </font>Tia was raised in Vista, California.  She was raised in a much more open minded home, where she was able to explore any avenue of spirituality she chose.  She was introduced to the Pagan beliefs by the Mother of a close friend.  This felt right to her, but she continues to leave her options open and enjoys the study different theologies. <font color="#000080"> </font><font color="#800080">Tia had studied many a faith, but has been drawn more towards this classic Celtic Spirituality, which centers around an Earth based spiritual knowledge, respect, and honor, which predates Adam and Eve.</font> </b></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <b> <a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/CFair04056.jpg"> <img src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/CFair04056.jpg" alt="Tia Rich" border="3" hspace="0"></a><br> <font color="#800000">Tia at the Oregon Country Fair (2004)</font></b><p align="justify"> <b>Shortly after Tia's first marriage, she followed her Parents up here to Corvallis Oregon in early 1989, where she lived until December 1998.  She landed a position at the Children's Farm Home working with trouble young men.  She later decided to get her degree as an RN, following in the foot steps of her Mother. She worked professionally as a Nurse for a few years, and decided to set that aside to work with me for a few years. She now has a successful practice of her own as a Hypnotherapist and talented Metaphysical Healer.</b></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="center"><b><font size="1" color="#FFDFEF">.</font></b></p> <p align="center"><b><a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/CFair04026.jpg"> <img src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/CFair04026.jpg" alt="David and Tia Rich" hspace="5" border="3"></a><br> <font color="#800000">David & Tia at the Oregon Country Fair (2004)</font></b></p> <p align="center"><b><font size="1" color="#FFDFEF">.</font></b></p> <div align="center"> <table border="5" width="750" cellpadding="10"> <tr> <td> <p align="justify"> <b> <font color="#000080">David attributes a good deal of his talents and aptitudes from his family. His Grandfather: <a target="_top" href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/John.jpg">John William Rich</a> was a brilliant inventor.  His Father: <a target="_top" href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/Bill.jpg">William Dale Rich</a> </font> <font color="#800000">(12/33 - 3/06)</font><font color="#000080"> was a natural born mechanic and salesman who ran a successful health products business through <a href="http://www.billrich.com/">http://www.billrich.com</a>.  David's Mother: <a target="_top" href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/Carolyn.jpg">Carolyn Ann Collins</a> enjoys many creative artistic endeavors.  David was tested to have a very high aptitude for math, spatial arrangement, and mechanical comprehension.</font></b></p> <p align="justify"> <b> <font color="#000080"><a href="http://mind-temple.com/600/" target="_top"> <img src="http://mind-temple.com/600/tn/dr600a.jpg" alt="One of my 1972 Honda 600's" align="left" hspace="10" border="3"></a>David got a job at his Father's auto shop in early 1981, and was a self taught auto mechanic by years end.  He specialized in the very small cute 1971-72 <a href="http://mind-temple.com/600/" target="_top">Honda 600 cars</a> </font> <font color="#800000">(pre-Civic)</font><font color="#000080">, and had customers referred to him by all three Honda dealerships in the area, because they no longer wanted to service those early Honda cars.  By late 1982, he had around 75 full engine over-hauls under his belt at the age of 19.  He eventually found it impossible to continue working for his Father at Rich's Repair and had to leave the business, since his father owned the tools he used.  He then began his self-training in construction, but for some odd reason the Honda 600 car web page remains one of the most popular web site we have authored.</font></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="center"><b><font size="1" color="#FFDFEF">.</font></b></p> <p align="center"> <b> <a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/2006d.jpg"> <img border="3" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/2006e.jpg" align="middle" hspace="0"></a><br> <font color="#660066">Hotter than ever New Years Eve (2006)</font></b></p> <p align="center"><b><font size="1" color="#FFDFEF">.</font></b></p> <div align="center"> <table border="5" width="750" cellpadding="10"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p align="justify"><b><font color="#000000">David & Tia both had always loved the concept of finding one's <a href="http://mind-temple.com/ss/">Soulmate</a>, but did not hold out much hope that they would be fortunate to have and find that special someone.  On <a href="http://mind-temple.com/ss/thebeginning.htm">10-1-98</a> Tia, contacted David via the Internet, from his sarcastic ad placed on a dating web site called: <a href="http://match.com">match.com</a>, where they had both decided to take advantage of a 7-day free trial period.  They had a <a href="http://mind-temple.com/ss/davidandtia.htm" target="_top">story book romance</a>.  They are here to report to you that dreams can come true.  They truly believe that they have found our <a href="http://mind-temple.com/ss/soulmatelist.htm">Soulmates</a> in each other.  They said their vows and exchanged gold rings just 2 weeks after that first e-mail.  Here are a few inspiring words written by <a href="http://mind-temple.com/pics/">Lady Tia</a>  in November of 98, about <a target="_top" href="http://mind-temple.com/ss/soulmatestories.htm">Soulmates</a>, and our joyous rediscovery of each other.  They find that they have a great deal in common and qualities they respect in each other.  They find each other to be very intelligent, wise, smart, fun, and funny.  It may not be a completely smooth road, but their life is a joyful bliss to finally have a best friend and partner to share their life with in this wonderfully healthy relationship.  She inspires him to learn to live life and love, and do what he always hoped to do with his life.  We can only hope you are at least half as happy and fulfilled.</font> </b> </p> <p align="justify"><b><font color="#000000">They have acquired several domain names for web site content, that they add to occasionally: </font> </b></p> <p align="center"><b><a href="http://dmr-gutters.com/fs/"> <font size="4">dmr-gutters.com</font></a><font size="4"> <br> <font color="#000000"> <a href="http://mind-temple.com/TiaNav.htm" target="_top">lady-tia.com</a></font><br> </font></b><font size="4"><b><a href="http://copper-by-design.com/fs/"> copper-by-design.com </a></b><i><strong><font color="#800000"><br> </font></strong></i></font><b><i><font size="4"> <a href="http://inner-serenity.org">inner-serenity.org</a> <br> <a href="http://mind-temple.com/">mind-temple.com</a> </font></i></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="center"><b><font size="1" color="#FFDFEF">.</font></b></p> <p align="center"> <b> <a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/T&Da.jpg"> <img border="3" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/T&Da.jpg" align="middle" width="600" height="417" hspace="0"></a><br> <font color="#660066">Night-out on the town (8-04)</font></b></p> <p align="center"> <b> <font size="1" color="#FFDFEF">.</font></b></p> <div align="center"> <table border="5" width="750" cellpadding="10"> <tr> <td width="100%" align="justify"> <strong><font color="#000080"> <a target="_top" href="http://copper-by-design.com/fs/scuppers.htm"> <img src="http://copper-by-design.com/cw/tn/scupper11.jpg" alt="David Rich" align="left" border="5" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="300" height="348"></a></font><font color="#000000">Running our own businesses is a lot like riding a wild horse, without being able to get off and take a rest.  We have to hang on as best we can, but there is no going back to punching a time clock.  It often requires long days, but we love having the control of what kind of high quality standards are used.</font></strong><b> </b> <p><strong><font color="#000080">David worked as an employee for a general contractor that has long since been out of business.  He got his feet wet performing nearly all aspects of construction and compiled his stock of tools and machinery.  He hated working under their set of low standards and how they would deceive their clients.<br> <br> David spent a year or so as a handy man, or a "jack of all trades", but the CCB highly encourage contractors to specialize; in order to improve the quality of their work and be able to bid more efficiently. This increases the likelihood of a small business surviving the ails of under bidding, or over bidding and not making sales.  He decided to specialize in sheet metal rain-gutter fabrication, and has striven to become one of the finest gutter installers in the country. This work specializing in sheet metal work gradually evolved into the custom copper work he does for clients all across the country.</font></strong></p> <ul> <li> <p align="left"><strong><font color="#000000"><i> <font face="Copperplate Gothic Bold">DMR Gutters</font></i> is held in highest regard by those who know of my work.  I have also been told that I have the most comprehensive web site on gutters in the world.  My suppliers report that I am the only gutter contractors who consistently buys the better materials.</font></strong></li> <li> <p align="left"><strong><font color="#000000">I made demands on his suppliers to sell better gutter supplies for my clients than they had  in stock.</font></strong></li> <li> <p align="left"><strong><font color="#000000">My suppliers have referred me out to do some of the finest or most complex custom sheet metal work, like on the Canyon Rd. Street of Dreams project, working on the largest house that year.</font></strong></li> <li> <p align="left"><strong><font color="#000000">I have maintained work standards that are above building code for gutter work, and well above that which is standard.</font></strong></li> <li> <p align="left"><strong><font color="#000000">I have been known to be quite rigid with regard to our <a target="_top" href="qs.htm">high standards</a>, or I will refuse work.</font></strong></li> <li> <p align="left"><strong><font color="#000000">I have had the honor of being received as a finalist for the Better Business Bureau's <a target="_top" href="referrals.htm">Business Integrity Award</a> for the year 1997 and also for 1998, and have this lovely glass trophy to show for it </font> <font face="VAG Rounded Lt">(shown below)</font><font color="#000000">.</font></strong></li> <li> <p align="left"><strong><font color="#000000">I am very fortunate to have been able to maintain a living while adhering to these <a href="http://mind-temple.com/ethics.htm">high business ethics</a>.  If I am unable to keep these high standards of ethics, then it will be time to find a different profession.</font></strong></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="center"><b><font size="1" color="#FFDFEF">.</font></b></p> <p align="center"> <b> <font size="1" color="#FFDFEF">.</font></b></p> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" width="95%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10"> <tr> <td width="90%" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3"> <p align="left"><strong>Tia is the Mother, of two adorable children named Trace & Micaela White from her first marriage, and there is our boy named Torrin Rich, who came 5 weeks early to be born on Halloween day.</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center" valign="top"> <b> <a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/prom03.jpg"> <img src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/prom03.jpg" alt="Trace White" border="3" width="300" height="300"></a><br> </b> <strong>Prince Trace Adam White<br> w/the Mother of his child<br> </strong></td> <td width="33%" align="center" valign="top"><strong> <a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/MJ.jpg"> <img src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/MJ.jpg" alt="Micaela White" border="5"></a><br> Princess<br> Micaela Ryan White<br> </strong></td> <td width="33%" align="center" valign="top"> <b> <a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/Torrin.jpg" target="_top"> <img border="5" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/Torrin.jpg" width="301" height="301"></a><br> Squire Torrin Alex Zander Evan Rich or Tazer for short</b></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p align="center"><b><font size="1" color="#FFDFEF">.</font></b></p> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" width="95%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10"> <tr> <td width="100%" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3"> <p align="left"><strong><font color="#000080">Here is David's three daughters from his first marriage: Porsha, Hope, and Ceair Rich. You are also welcome to visit his <a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/family.htm" target="_top">family photo page</a>.</font></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="34%" align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080"> <a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/porsha3.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/porsha3.jpg" alt="Porsha Rich" align="middle" border="5"></a><br> Porsha Lea Rich</font></b></td> <td width="33%" align="center"><b><font color="#000080"> <a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/h.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/h.jpg" alt="Hope Rich" align="middle" border="5"></a><br> Hope Lezly Rayzanna Alexzandria Rich</font></b></td> <td width="33%" align="center"><b><font color="#000080"> <a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/cc2.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/cc2.jpg" alt="Ceair Rich" align="middle" border="5"></a><br> Ceair Carry Despra Talea Rich</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" align="center" colspan="3"> <b> <font size="1" color="#003300">.</font></b><p><b><font size="4" color="#003300"> This is the front of our last home in Lake Oswego,<br> where we were from 11/03 to 7/07<br> (Landlord sold her family home to a developer)</font><font size="4"><br> </font> <font color="#003300"><a href="../im/LOhouse66.jpg"> <img border="3" src="../tn/LOhouse66.jpg" width="600" height="175"></a></font><font size="5" color="#003300"><br> Autumn</font></b></p> <p><b><font size="4" color="#003300">Here is the back yard of that 2+ acres place in the summer<br> </font></b><font color="#003300"><b><a href="../im/LOhouse62.jpg"> <img border="3" src="../tn/LOhouse62.jpg" width="600" height="175"></a><br> <font size="4">w/fenced off pen & small barn I made for our 2 pygmy goats</font></b></font></p> <p><font color="#003300"><b><a href="../im/LOhouse60.jpg"> <img border="3" src="../tn/LOhouse60.jpg" width="600" height="175"></a><br> <font size="4">This is the house with the workshop in the foreground<br> with the gutter machine trailer in white to the right</font></b></font></p> <p><font color="#003300"><b><a href="../im/LOhouse65.jpg"> <img border="3" src="../tn/LOhouse65.jpg" width="600" height="175"></a><br> <font size="4">This is the front circle drive area w/the other 2 trailers</font></b></font></p> <p><b><a href="../gm/im/04snow10.jpg"> <img border="3" src="../gm/tn/04snow10.jpg" align="middle"></a></b><br> <font size="1">.</font></p> <center> <b><a href="../gm/im/04nightsnow06.jpg"> <img border="3" src="../gm/tn/04nightsnow06.jpg" align="middle"></a></b></center> <center> <font size="1">.</font><p><b><a href="../gm/im/04nightsnow14.jpg"> <img border="3" src="../gm/tn/04nightsnow14.jpg" align="middle"></a></b><br> <font size="1">.</font></p> <p><b><a href="../gm/im/04nightsnow08.jpg"> <img border="3" src="../gm/tn/04nightsnow08.jpg" align="middle"></a> </b> <p><font size="1" color="#003300">.</font><p align="center"> <b> <img border="0" src="../tn/265129_CelticDivider.gif" width="539" height="74"></b></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p align="center"><b><font size="1" color="#FFDFEF">.</font></b></p> <p align="center"><a href="../im/EroticBall07c.jpg"> <img border="3" src="../tn/EroticBall07c.jpg" width="300" height="348"></a><br> David having fun at a Halloween party 06</p> <p align="center"><b><font size="1" color="#FFDFEF">.</font></b></p> <div align="center"> <table border="6" width="750" bgcolor="#000000" cellpadding="15" background="http://mind-temple.com/tn/a-staredge.gif"> <tr> <td align="center"> <p align="center"><font size="1" color="#000000">.</font></p> <b><font size="5" color="#CC99FF">My Spirituality is represented here in an art form:</font></b><p><b><font size="5"><a href="http://mind-temple.com/im/CelticCross.jpg"> <img border="0" src="http://mind-temple.com/tn/CelticCross.jpg" align="middle"></a></font></b></p> <p align="center"><b> <font size="3" color="#996633"> (which predates Nazi and even Christian symbols,<br> and has been used in connection to Firefighting)<br> </font></b><font size="1" color="#000000">.</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <b><font size="5" color="#CC99FF">The painting I contracted for a large drum head:</font></b><br> <b><font size="5"><a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/drums17b.jpg"> <img border="0" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/drums17b.jpg" align="middle" width="600" height="600"></a></font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <p align="center"><font size="1" color="#000000">.</font></p> <p align="center"><b><a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/DarTat1.jpg"> <img border="3" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/DarTat1.jpg" hspace="20"></a><a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/DarTat2.jpg"><img border="3" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/DarTat2.jpg" hspace="20"></a><br> </b> <strong><font color="#FFDFEF" size="4">Here is my first tattoo (11/04)<br> It is an ancient Celtic Cross design<br> </font></strong><b> <font size="3" color="#CC99FF">The wings represent: The 4 Elements<br> Large ring: Sun <br> Small ring: Moon<br> Center: 5th Element-Spirit</strong></font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <p align="center"><strong><font size="4" color="#FFDFEF">And here is David's tribal chest tattoo before the red drop shadow was added (1/07)</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><b> <a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/DavidsChestTattoo05b.jpg"> <img border="3" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/DavidsChestTattoo05b.jpg" hspace="20" width="300" height="225"></a><a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/DavidsChestTattoo13.jpg"><img border="3" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/DavidsChestTattoo13.jpg" hspace="20"></a></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <p align="center"><font size="1" color="#000000">.</font></p> <p align="center"><b> <a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/WarriorDarrian25.jpg"> <img border="3" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/WarriorDarrian25.jpg" hspace="20" width="300" height="399"></a></b></p> <p align="center"><font size="1" color="#000000">.</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <p align="center"><font size="1" color="#000000">.</font></p> <p align="center"><b><a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/drums01.jpg"> <img border="3" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/drums01.jpg" width="300" height="377" hspace="20"></a><a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/drums15.jpg"><img border="3" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/drums15.jpg" hspace="20"></a></b></p> <p align="center"><font color="#CC99FF" size="3"><b>These 12" wide drums were painted by a friend named John Rigby<br> Ph# 503 544 1865</b></font></p> <p align="center"> <b> <a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/drums02.jpg"> <img border="3" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/drums02.jpg" width="300" height="225" hspace="20"></a><a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/drums16.jpg"><img border="3" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/drums16.jpg" width="300" height="223" hspace="20"></a></b></p> <p align="center"><font size="1" color="#000000">.</font></p> <p align="center"> <b> <a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/drums03.jpg"> <img border="3" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/drums03.jpg" width="300" height="294" hspace="20"></a></b></p> <p align="center"><font size="1" color="#000000">.</font></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="4" color="#996633">Here is this Celtic cross symbol even more elaborately painted on<br> the head of my large 26" wide bodhrain drum</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><b><a href="http://mind-temple.com/dar/im/drums17.jpg"> <img border="3" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/drums17.jpg"></a></b></p> <p align="center"><font size="1" color="#000000">.</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="center"><b><font color="#8CFFFF" size="4"><img border="0" src="http://mind-temple.com/dar/tn/CelticCross3.gif" width="150" height="150" hspace="0"></font></b></p> <div align="center"> <table border="5" width="750" cellpadding="10"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#000000">We may not be able to change the world, but as an absolute rule; we must do no less than what we would hope to get from others, regardless of what we do in fact receive!  Without these ethics, we have no right to even hope to receive any better from others, let alone expect it. If we do not want to live in a world of deceit and corruption, we need to make sure we are not adding to that muck!</font></strong></p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#000000">You can read some more thoughts on our personal philosophies on our <a href="http://mind-temple.com/">philosophy web pages</a>.</font><br> <br> <font color="#000080"><a target="_top" href="http://mind-temple.com/art/"> <img src="http://mind-temple.com/art/tn/TheCub.jpg" alt="To the Art Page" align="left" border="5" hspace="10"></a>David had maintained a silly fan Web Site about an old PC computer game called <a href="http://mind-temple.com/jezz/" target="_top"><img src="http://mind-temple.com/jezz/tn/wvs.gif" alt="To jezzball.com" align="middle" border="0" width="200" height="30"></a> for several years.  It is a computer game from Microsoft, which he played as a stress reliever (or generator). The Web Site is a bit wacky and irreverent, but if you have a sense of humor, you should have a lot of fun!</font></strong><b> </b> <strong><font color="#000080">There are a lot of inside jokes that may be missed if you don't know the game.  It had been very popular.</font></strong></p> <p align="left"> <strong> <font color="#000000">If you like Sci-Fi/ Fantasy Art, you can also check out our <a target="_top" href="http://mind-temple.com/art/">Art Collection Page</a>. 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