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So I started reading this Tom Robbins book, Still Life with Woodpecker

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Read this. I’ve tried to keep a little bit of the story in the excerpt without detracting from the meat of what I’m getting at, because the character of the book is just so charming. That being said, don’t get distracted.  Also, this quote is pulled from a couple of different sections of the book, […]

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Another one I did not write, but liked

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

My friend from high school, who moved to New York for college (and after? I think), who is gay, wrote this:
Yes We Can. Yes We Will.
One Giant Leap for Mankind, One Small Slap in the Face for Homosexuals
11/5/08
By Michael LaMasa
Last night’s presidential election and all the amazing and wonderful emotions that came along with is […]

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Yes We Can. And Did. And Will Do.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

This is a note that a friend of mine wrote on Facebook, and I just wanted to pass it along. Cheers.
I cried tonight.
I did.
I cried watching Obama speak in Chicago.
I watched the speech at my downstairs neighbor’s house. I’ve never been inside, but I heard his TV and asked if I could come in.
I sat […]

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Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

“Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter”
- Our president, being a douche/comedian

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William Faulkner on Success

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Success is feminine and like a woman; if you cringe before her, she will override you. So the way to treat her is to show her the back of your hand. Then maybe she will do the crawling.
– William Faulkner

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Thoughts on Solitude and Love - from JCR

Monday, March 17, 2008

I would very much like to call attention to this blog post:
http://jonathancharleswright.blogspot.com/
You will find an excerpt from the above link below:
i want to be married and unmarried. I think that both horns of the dilemma are incredible sacrifices. i want both, and consider the loss of either situation tragically sad.
i once said that i wanted […]

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