Category Archives: General Ramblings

Looking Past Actions

We hear of a crime or a fight, and immediately rush to take sides. “They did WHAT?!”, people will gasp in shock, “How dare they?!!” And so the quagmire begins. Again, we use those beliefs we’ve been taught about what’s … Continue reading

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Beautiful Words

All you have to do is watch this clip to see that we can be truly beautiful. It’s all about how we choose our words. Words can hurt, and words can heal. We make the choice… Special note: Thank you … Continue reading

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STS-135 Leaves For Home

There really isn’t much to say, except that these scenes are truly out of this world. It’s been a long rocky road, but NASA has accomplished an extraordinary feat that will be tough to follow.  Thank you, space shuttles and … Continue reading

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We’re More Than Labels

I really wanted to go back to my search for inspirations, but the world isn’t cooperating.               “Liberal”, “Capitalist”, “Socialist”, “Traitor”… I really do have to stop reading the mainstream news because I’ve been … Continue reading

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Ai Weiwei – The BBC Interview

Updated: 07/25/2011 – Ai WeiWei has now opened a Google+ account.   Warning: This is really not easy to watch because it’s disturbing, but it can’t be ignored if you believe in freedom. I just read the tweet from Imaginary … Continue reading

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If They Don’t Accept You, Then Build Your Own

Note: See an update to Anonymous that I just found today (7/19/11) After you read the story, read some of the comments. The authorities might think that what they’re doing is legal (arresting conspirators), but look at the reason listed … Continue reading

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Do You Create To Share?

While going through my posts to make sure that things were working properly, I noticed that one of the linked videos had gone blank. Since this is an unusual occurrence, I clicked on it and was greeted with “This video … Continue reading

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A Comment On America by Charles M Blow

They, Too, Sing America by Charles M. Blow for the NY Times After you read this article, please tell me that you didn’t feel your heart tighten a little with pride for your brethren. I dare you too! I had … Continue reading

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Where Would You Want To Be Right Now?

In honor of the construction that is prevalent all over California (and my own trials driving long distance through it a few weeks ago), I thought that I’d pose the question. If you were able to choose anywhere to be, … Continue reading

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The Magic Will Never End

We’re coming to the end of a magical era. JK Rowling’s Harry Potter adventures has started its end run on 7/15/2011. This will be the last movie that we’ll ever watch showing Harry, Hermoine, and Ron grow from innocent childhood … Continue reading

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