Keith “Maggie” Brown
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Daodejing 44
#44* Fame or life: Which is dearer? Life or fortune: Which is most valuable? Gain or loss: Which is more harmful? Hence, excessive love Is bound to great cost. Too many possessions Is bound to great loss. Knowing satisfaction, [1] Avoid… Continue reading
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Babich: Van Gogh’s Museum and the Temple at Bassae
A colleague at Fordham University, Babette Babich, who I highly respect, has been updating her articles at academia.edu. Among these is the article linked below. As I have been posting a lot of my favorite paintings as well as some… Continue reading
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Daodejing 43
#43* The softest entity under heaven gallops [1] through the hardest. The intangible Penetrates the solid. [2] Therefore, I know the the benefit of wú-wěi. [3] The teaching without words. The benefit of wú-wěi: Few under-heaven Keep pace with this. *Translation by LU… Continue reading
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THE NEW SODOM
I am utterly disgusted by this. Last year, at the Colorado state high-school wrestling tournament, three upperclassmen from Norwood cornered a 13-year-old boy on an empty school bus, bound him with duct tape and sodomized him with a pencil. Two… Continue reading
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The Flying Monkey Caucus
Charles P. Pierce certainly is fired up over at Esquire. Rightfully so: The Republican Farm Bill drops food stamps for the poorest while keeping plenty of subsidies for big agribusiness. Earlier this week, [Speaker John] Boehner pretended he was leading… Continue reading
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apple cider vinegar
Originally posted on Home Remedies | Indian Natural Cure | Effective Treatment at Home: Home Remedies | Indian Natural Cure | Effective Treatment at Home View original post Continue reading
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Twitter vs Facebook vs Blog
Originally posted on Three Wise Guys: Twitter Vs Facebook Vs Blogs Its an age old question, assuming your age is less than 10 years. There are casual users for each who use them to stay in touch… Continue reading
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POISON (OIL ON CANVAS) 72X48 inches
Originally posted on yavishtha: CLAIRVOYANCE is a super normal mode of perception which results in a visual image being presented to conscious mind. the perception may be of object or scenes or forms distant in space or in time , past or future or… Continue reading
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What’s your favorite painting by Van Gogh?
Originally posted on keys 2 change: Moulin de blute-fin This is one of my favorite paintings ever done by Van Gogh. Pictured is a windmill in Montmartre, France where he spent a good deal of time not only because he loved… Continue reading
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The 5 Most Impressively Convoluted Traps Set by Animals | Cracked.com
There is a natural order to things, a set of immutable rules that all beasts must adhere to: The strong eat the weak, the fast catch the slow, the early bird gets the worm, don’t fuck with the honey badger,… Continue reading
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On transmigration (or reincarnation)
Originally posted on Unanimous Tradition / Tradición Unánime: ….There are other realms or (eschatological) degrees or states of being, like the diverse hells, the purgatory and limbo of Christian theology and other, peripheral or central states (following René Guénon), through… Continue reading
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Power of Art – Van Gogh
Born in Groot-Zundert, The Netherlands, Van Gogh spent his early life as an art dealer, teacher and preacher in England, Holland and Belgium. His period as an artist began in 1881 when he chose to study art in Brussels, starting… Continue reading
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The Mistake Smart People Make: Being In Motion vs. Taking Action – The Buffer Blog
Motion is when you’re busy doing something, but that task will never produce an outcome by itself. Action, on the other hand, is the type of behavior that will get you a result… http://blog.bufferapp.com/the-mistake-smart-people-make-being-in-motion-vs-taking-action Posted by KWB wandering among the… Continue reading
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GOP and the White Strategy
Not as good of an idea as some strategists think. Republican leaders would do well to diversify and not openly depend on a path that history will paint as not only a bad decision but more than likely an example… Continue reading
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In Chicago, 3-D Printers Are Available To Anyone With A Library Card | Popular Science
Starting this week, though, 3-D printing will be as easy as swiping a library card for Chicago residents. The city’s main downtown library, the Harold Washington Library Center, has opened up a free maker lab that anyone can access, with… Continue reading
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