Keith “Maggie” Brown
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Human “Enhancement” vs Environmental Reformation
When Dr. Michael Anderson hears about his low-income patients struggling in elementary school, he usually gives them a taste of some powerful medicine: Adderall. The pills boost focus and impulse control in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Although A.D.H.D… Continue reading
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A Boon of Dandelions 2
Frustrated. Nervous. Confused. Diseased. Disordered. Cloudy day and foggy mood although I do not think it a direct correlation: not then seasonal activity disorder. Melancholy abounds into my now/here; she empassions me darkly. Boundary situation of pain: Toes I sprained… Continue reading
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Combatting Knowledge with Opinion (and some Prayers)
This is a nice follow up piece for the earlier link I posted today on why we are not ENTITLED to throw our opinions around without evidence and/or expectation of being challenged by those with broader knowledge: It is more… Continue reading
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Becoming Empassioned
Good piece. Opening ourselves up to the possibility of this Beautiful Order, we become conduits, energized by the dynamic force of the Encompassing Good. Letting-go of worry or fretfulness or obsession, we need not follow bliss as the blissful will… Continue reading
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The Entitlement of Opinion
The problem with “I’m entitled to my opinion” is that, all too often, it’s used to shelter beliefs that should have been abandoned. It becomes shorthand for “I can say or think whatever I like” – and by extension, continuing… Continue reading
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A Boon of Dandelions 1
48 Revolutions Round Sol… 4 X 12 cycles, from the Year of the Green Wood Dragon to the Year of the Black Water Dragon. Maybe this “mind,” maybe this “I” is but a phantom radical of some complicated fleshly life… Continue reading
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The Trials of Teaching in Texas
Since the [Texas State] Legislature eliminated more than $5 billion in financing from public education in 2011, some early results are easily quantifiable — like the approximately 25,000 employees shed from the state’s schools and the more than 6,200 additional elementary school… Continue reading
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Freedom of Religion Clause a “Shield” NOT a “Sword”
A key insight in this opinion is that salaries and health insurance can be used to buy birth control, so if religious employers really object to enabling their employees to buy birth control, they would have to not pay them… Continue reading
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Ending The War Between Athens & Jerusalem: LA Review of Books
THE VIEW THAT ATHENS AND JERUSALEM represent two very different and antagonistic sources of Western civilization has long been a feature of the Western tradition. It dates back at least to Tertullian’s passionate second-century polemic against Greek philosophy. Those Enlightenment… Continue reading
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Top Ways to Energize Yourself by Healthy Eating « Home Remedies,Natural remedies,Health Remedies – Remedies for health
Nice blog by Nitin over at remediesforhealth. People as cars need some fuel to live, work and relax. Without fuel they can be exhausted and die forever. Healthy food is a great fuel for our body as it is a… Continue reading
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Eyes of Spirit: Works by Adam Scott Miller
My own life’s work as an artist is an expression of energy, creating my response to what I feel is needed for harmony between my consciousness and the cosmos. Visionary art is this pursuit of harmony, in courageous creativity for… Continue reading
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Scape by Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers
Not one to advertise things for the iPad, but so many of my buddies are musicians who will find this of great interest. Continue reading
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The Pay-‘Em-or-Lose-‘Em Myth
There was a time when I thought the arguments given for ever rising executive compensation were all examples of the slippery slope. Stupid me! I now realize that they are examples of a false dichotomy. How is it that I… Continue reading
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Art Takes Miami
Looking for artist submissions to Art Takes Miami competition. Deadline is Sep 30. Continue reading
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