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Ruminations: Paris is Burning!!!!
Nooooooo, this can’t be happening!!! I’ve lived in and continue to dream of living in Paris. So please stop ruining this beautiful city/country and stomping on my dreams of returning to the Paris, France I know and love. The markets, the sidewalk cafés, the specialty stores for everything (you name it) and even the angst…
News: R.I.P. Beautiful Editta – Duchess of Carnegie Hall
Charlie Trotter? Now Editta Sherman? Sad. Sad. Sad. “Editta Sherman’s vibrant sparkling life faded from this earth on November 1st, All Saints Day. She is at peace now and she is clothed in her ballerina dress with her diamond shoes dancing her way home to our hearts.”
News: Squirrels Know Best
“Squirrels use their quick, nervous energy to enjoy life’s adventure. They are great communicators, and by helping each other watch for danger, they do not allow worry to drain them. Instead, they allow their curious nature to lead the way, staying alert to opportunities and learning as they play. Following the example set by our…
News: Slaves of the Internet, Unite!
Slaves of the Internet, Unite! – NY Times – Tim Kreider
News: A Crabbit Old Woman
What do you see nurses, what do you see? Are you thinking when you are looking at me– A crabbit old woman, not very wise, Uncertain of habbit, with far-away eyes, Who dribbles her food and makes no reply When you say in a loud voice – “I do wish you d try.” Who…
News: TV Gangstas = Our Inner Reality?
… the recently deceased professor of communication George Gerbner claimed that when consumed in sufficient quantities, modern media, like television, substitute their realities for the reality out in the streets, ‘on the ground.’ He claimed that people who watch a lot of TV begin to live their lives as if the TV reality were an…
News: On Solitude – Paulo Coelho
On solitude by Paulo Coelho on January 23, 2013 For those who are not frightened by the solitude that reveals all mysteries, everything will have a different taste. In solitude, they will discover the love that might otherwise arrive unnoticed. In solitude, they will understand and respect the love that left them. In solitude, they…
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News: Interesting – “Has Society Become a Madhouse?” – Mike Bartos
Parallels Between Mental Institutions & ‘Normal Life’ Keep Adding Up, Says Former State Hospital Doctor “Insane” has a clear meaning when we can look at it next to “sane” in the real world. Unfortunately, that has become more and more difficult to do, says Mike Bartos, former chief of staff at a state psychiatric…
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News: Ode to Cowards
You too, women, cast away all the cowards from your embraces; they will give you only cowards for children, and you who are the daughters of the land of beauty must bear children who are noble and brave. – Giuseppe Garibaldi Those who were cowards never started, and those who were weak were lost on…
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