Keith “Maggie” Brown
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afternoon walking downtown
white daisy bunches near gold dandelion neighbors a full vacant lot Continue reading
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America’s police are looking more and more like the military | Michael Shank and Elizabeth Beavers | Comment is free | theguardian.com
America\’s streets are looking more and more like a war zone. Last week, in a small county in upstate New York with a population of roughly 120,000 people, county legislators approved the receipt of a 20-ton Mine Resistant Ambush Protected… Continue reading
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Root of the Kingdom
birds chirp in tree top squirrels chitter on the ground all at daily play in the no-shadow of noon leaf falls touching root Posted by KWB wandering among the borderlands of the Ether. Continue reading
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Mid-Term Exams Approaching
young fish, busy school– ripples under the surface– hungry cat prowling Posted by KWB wandering among the borderlands of the Ether. Continue reading
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Textimony 20131009
purple sage flower falling, drifting before dawn cold morning sidewalk Posted by KWB wandering among the borderlands of the Ether. Continue reading
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Textimony 20131008
autumn sun dancing on plum trees and rosemary people are shadows Continue reading
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Blossom Viewing
From my dear friend Dušan… In the capital: ninety-nine thousand people blossom viewing – M. Basho Related articles shimmering soundscapes and sudden impulses: the music of toru takemitsu (kvnomusic.com) Fire and Ice (flute, guitar) (maverickensemble.wordpress.com) Liebeslabyrinth (pascalkirchmair.blogspot.com) The Japan Journals: 1947-2004… Continue reading
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The Debt Ceiling Denialists « The Dish
Some of the current GOP delusions: the deficit is rising (it isn’t); the debt is currently unsustainable (it isn’t); the public wants Obamacare ended (it’s split on even delaying it); climate change has nothing to do with human-produced carbon emissions… Continue reading
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Worrying is Preposterous
Brothers and sisters… Terence McKenna Worrying is presposterous… And you know what else… Culture is not your friend! Continue reading
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The Tragedy Of Rush Limbaugh’s Low Information Voter Theory – Forbes
This is an extremely well thought out article on a fateful turn among conservatives in the early Reagan days, a turn away from trusting in the citizenry toward a kind of aristocratic cynicism. It actually elucidates how and when I… Continue reading
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Deconstructing the Monogenre
Props to Joseph C. and the Buddy-Friend-Guy, Chris, for pointing this very good article out. The singularity is approaching. Not just the dystopian rule of sentient robot overlords as prophesied by every sci-fi movie ever, but sure, that too. (Have… Continue reading
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The Feast of St. Francis
Every year, as my birthday approaches, my spirit returns to the Prayer of St. Francis whose feast day is Oct 04. I know that many of my brothers and sisters in the Ether are not Catholic, but I ask you… Continue reading
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The Odd Habits and Curious Customs of Famous Writers | Brain Pickings
This should be a very interesting read. The article itself gives us a great glimpse at what the book offers. Famous authors are notorious for their daily routines — sometimes outrageous, usually obsessive, invariably peculiar. In Odd Type Writers: From… Continue reading
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Wal-Mart Returning To Full-Time Workers-Obamacare Not Such A Job Killer After All? – Forbes
Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest employer, announced Monday that 35,000 part-time employees will soon be moved to full-time status, entitling them to the full healthcare benefits that were scheduled to be denied them as a result of Wal-Mart’s efforts to avoid… Continue reading
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Takes on Love, Expectation, and Frustration
A superb new film from Joseph Gordon-Levitt with Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, and Tony Danza. I will say that it is one of the best movies I have ever seen about what it means to love and to learn how… Continue reading
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The Self-Satisfied Strutting of the Idiocracy
…When all’s said and done, one factor in all this is is becoming more and more obvious and yet no one will say it out loud: It’s not merely a Right vs. Left political conflict in America anymore, it’s a… Continue reading
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Any Animal That Touches This Lethal Lake Turns to Stone
There’s a deceptively still body of water in Tanzania with a deadly secret—it turns any animal it touches to stone. The rare phenomenon is caused by the chemical makeup of the lake, but the petrified creatures it leaves behind are… Continue reading
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Language Log » House of Turds
Thanks to my friend Rose K. for pointing out this discussion at the Language Log. All of the comments are worth the read, and for once are not a collection of idiocy that makes a person regret going down into… Continue reading
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