“At such moments, courage is necessary,” Mr. Obama said. “We need courage to stand up to hate, not just in others, but in ourselves. At such moments, we need the courage to stand up to dogma, not just in others, but in ourselves.”
–Barack Obama
“Stop abortion at the source. Vasectomies are reversible. Make every young man have one. When he’s deemed financially and emotionally fit to be a father it will be reversed. What’s that? Did the idea of regulating a man’s body make you uncomfortable? Then mind your f**king business.”
~ @stephenszczerba via Twitter
“Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recaptured at will.”
—CHARLES BAUDELAIRE
in The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays (1863)
Every decision I make will either lead me towards comfort, or growth.”
—Vincent Van Patten
Refresh yourself, sister
With the water from the copper bowl with bits of ice in it –
Open your eyes under water, wash them –
Dry yourself with a rough towel and cast
A glance at a book you love.
In this way begin
A lovely and useful day.
–Bertolt Brecht
“A poem, a sentence causes us to see ourselves.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Magic is the use of spiritual skills to achieve specific goals, according to individual will.”
–Ian Corrigan
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Harry Potter Movie Marathon (27)
Florence and the Machine video “Free” expresses domination exactly! (28)
Purple Bearded Irises (29)
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Robin born this morning being fed in the nest above the altar outside my window (32)
Yes…ears full of pleasure…loved your title. The woods have been especially alive with birdsong this spring. It’s as if three dozen birdsongs are always singing in your head. Beautiful.
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makes me go ahhhhhhh
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Love your title. In my neck of the woods (more like my neck of the Bay) we keep the windows wide open at night, so first thing we hear at 5:30 ish am is the song of the duck and the egret, the pelican and the seal. They make a most welcome wake-up alarm.
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