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  • Aging Well

    Originally posted on Live Life in Crescendo: This is post featured on WP Freshly Pressed.  Current post is first on recent post list.   “Oh, I’m too old for that “. Spoken by someone 80? Spoken by a young man.… Continue reading

  • Te Atua (God)

    “Te Atua (God)” by Paul Gauguin. 1893-94. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Purchased with the John D. McIlhenny Fund, 1941. http://www.philamuseum.org Continue reading

  • An ASCII Poem

    d|gI+Al hEGeM0n …d|g|Z|nE An ASCII Poemby Fred Bremmer and Steve Kroese < > ! * ‘ ‘ # ^ ” ` $ $ – ! * = @ $ _ % * < > ~ #4 & [ ] .… Continue reading

  • St. Maelruains

    Originally posted on Ed Mooney Photography: On the Edge of Tallaght village lies Saint Maelruain’s Church, and whilst not a ruin it is a stunning church and there are some very interesting items within its grounds. There is no definite… Continue reading

  • those whose taste is lasting

    Nothing, in truth, can ever replace a lost companion. Old comrades cannot be manufactured. There is nothing that can equal the treasure of so many shared memories, so many bad times endured together, so many quarrels, reconciliations, heartfelt impulses. Friendships… Continue reading

  • Aurora Consurgens

    Our evaluations. – All actions may be traced back to evaluations, all evaluations are original or adopted – the latter being by far the most common. Why do we adopt them? From fear – that is to say, we consider… Continue reading

  • The Politics of Calling for No Politics

    Originally posted on dr. p.l. (paul) thomas: [Header Photo by Hansjörg Keller on Unsplash] Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (HBO Documentaries, 2013) offers a window into the intersections of music, religion, and politics in the context of Vladimir Putin’s Russia:… Continue reading