Monthly Archives: June 2016

Happy Father’s Day

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Notes in Emily Dickinson’s pocket – “Read, sweet, how others strove” (Life, 18)

‌ ‌ ‌ “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant.” ~ Emily Dickinson ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ____________________________________ Read, sweet, how others strove, Till we are stouter; What they renounced, Till we are less afraid; How many times they … Continue reading

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The Coffee Shop – Marfa, TX (video)

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From ALCHEMYcreative: Something special happens when you turn off of Interstate 10 at Van Horn, Texas, on your way to Marfa. The sky opens … Continue reading

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The Chameleon in the Mirror

National Geographic Weird Animal Question of the Week: What Happens When a Chameleon Looks in a Mirror? Chameleon colors aren’t just camouflage, says Eli Greenbaum, an evolutionary geneticist at the University of Texas at El Paso—they also change due to temperature shifts or emotions.  And males get emotional when they see other … Continue reading

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As For Poets

As For Poets by Gary Snyder As for poets The Earth Poets Who write small poems, Need help from no man. The Air Poets Play out the swiftest gales And sometimes loll in the eddies. Poem after poem, Curling back … Continue reading

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Notes in Emily Dickinson’s pocket – “When night is almost done” (Life, 17)

‌ ‌ ‌ “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant.” ~ Emily Dickinson ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ____________________________________ When night is almost done, And sunrise grows so near That we can touch the spaces, It ’s time to smooth … Continue reading

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What Country Are You In?

So you’re on vacation, cruising down the highway at 70 mph, and this sign flashes past your eyes: Quick, can you do the conversion from kilometers to miles in your head? This sign is on a road in Arizona that does go … Continue reading

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Notes in Emily Dickinson’s pocket – “To fight aloud is very brave” (Life, 16)

‌ ‌ ‌ “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant.” ~ Emily Dickinson ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ____________________________________ ‌To fight aloud is very brave, But gallanter, I know, Who charge within the bosom, The cavalry of woe. Who win, … Continue reading

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Word Cloud: SHADOWLIGHT

by Nona Blyth Cloud Etel Adnan (1925 — ), poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and painter, was born in Beirut, Lebanon, the daughter of  a Greek Christian mother and a Syrian Muslim father. Her languages are  Greek, French, English and Arabic. Much of … Continue reading

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Censusless: This book needs to be read not just before 2020 or even November 2016

By ann summers Is Howard Dean, Tim Kaine, or DWS responsible for the poor leadership on what remains the real negative consequences of what should have been a better outcome for PBO’s 2008 election in the midst of an economic … Continue reading

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