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Mother of Exiles
Eight-hundred. Their open mouths Similarly sing songs we all know Though know not: their tongues — they show No face cards. Nimble, demure, go ghosts Of the Mind of God, mad sod made sad, Triangle eyelids, squares and trundle sides, But they’re still eyes, you know. Stopping together They see as one. Smell as one though…
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Guantanamera
You sing it. Yourn — they mourn, they Wring it over, ragdolls and wine, Listening somber, listening longer Than anyone else in the “N” train’s crowd. Others ignore you, mothers note the Boredom born in baby faces. Teens spend their braincells as tender On turn-based games in their tiny screens. You sing it. Yourn — they mourn,…
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Our Tools Shape Us
“We become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us.” —Father John Culkin According to McLuhan Galaxy: [This quote] is often mistakenly attributed to Marshall McLuhan. It does NOT appear in “Understanding Media”, as Wilson Miner confidently asserts in the presentation below, indeed it does not appear in any published…
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When We Do Not Like Certain Laws
“ When we do not like certain laws, we do not break the heads of the law-givers but we suffer and do not submit to the laws. That we should obey laws whether good or bad is a new-fangled notion. There was no such thing in former days. The people disregarded those laws they did…
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New York Dictionary : Sunblock
what New Yorkers think of when they hear sunblock :
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sleep requirements : St. Benedict Says Sleep 8 hours
Reading through St. Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries in my morning study time right now. It’s basically the handbook that monks used throughout the Middle Ages and gives a ton of insight to how they structured their lives and chased after virtue. There’s a super funny piece, though, in chapter 8: On the Divine Office During the Night. Remember…
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Buffalo Flower Laura Burnhenn
My sister Lauren graciously gave Tara and I tickets to William Fitzsimmons last night for Christmas and we discovered the wonderful, moving protest songs of Laura Burnhenn. She played Buffalo Flower for us last night and I don’t think any song in my life — any hymn, any protest song, anything I’ve written only for…
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New York Dictionary : Car Lockout Kit
What car lockout kit means to a New Yorker:
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Museum of Sex : A Contradiction
At a museum, we study artifacts. That’s the strict definition, but the name grew out of the idea of muses — those possessing spirits who inhabit artists and historians. Mouseion was the seat of the muses, the place where they resided when at rest. Therefore, a museum is where you go to see where the…
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If This is Going to be a Christian Nation
Stephen Colbert on if this is going to be a Christian nation:
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Thief to be Driven Out
“Now we shall take the example given by you of the thief to be driven out. I do not agree with you that the theif may be driven out by any means. If it is my father who has come to steal I shall use one kind of means. If it is an acquaintance I…
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3 Books that Define Personal Finance
Another four or five artists last week asked me how I schedule my own personal finance. Truth is, I read a lot and try to implement what I read. For me, there are at least three books that define personal finance: The Millionaire Mind The average millionaire isn’t who you think he is. He’s very unlikely to…