Re: The Owl - My Idea for the Ada mascot

[Gour <gour@atmarama.net>]

On Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:31:37 -0800 (PST)
David Botton <david@botton.com> wrote:

> Money is not the purpose of life, the meaning of life, or the reason
> for life. 
> 
> Nor is it a part of making a difference in the lives of others and
> being part of a community of people with ideas of how to make things
> better.
> 
> God provides. (That too though would be part of the theology board
> discussion ;)

Nice words...so I'd like to provide my non-graphic $.02.

To me, the word 'Ada' strongly resembles the word 'Adi' which implies
words like: first, origin, beginning...which are, imho, quite befitting
the language, so the mascot should evoke such feelings.

Whether the owl is such a beast, I can't say, but the Wikipedia page
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl#Symbolism_and_mythology) gives some
interesting ideas in regard.


Sincerely,
Gour

-- 
As the ignorant perform their duties with attachment to results, 
the learned may similarly act, but without attachment, for the 
sake of leading people on the right path.