July 2009
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June 2009
14 posts
The brevity of life, the failing of the senses, the numbness of indifference and...
– Copernicus, in a fragmentary scrap found among his papers (ca. 1540)
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The world is a dangerous place not because of those who do harm, but because of...
– Albert Einstein
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You always think that you’ll find the courage, tomorrow, to speak the...
– Alexandra Styron
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he who cannot draw on 3,000 years is living hand to mouth. - Goethe
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“True freedom means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you...
– Our Man in Boston - The Morning News
“You can hold back from the suffering of the world. You have free...
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Speaking Peony-se
I bought peonies at the farmer’s market in the Metreon yesterday. The purchase was a lark: I was on my way out the door, hands full of fresh foodstuffs, but I had to buy them because my main squeeze loses her shit over peonies.
So I go down to Powell station to wait for the Muni, and as per usual the N-Judah is nowhere to be found, the crowd is seething and restless, and I quickly get...