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Nonsense! – The Poetry of Lewis Carroll
by Gene Howington Poetry Friday is usually Elaine’s bailiwick and rightfully so with her being our resident Poet Laureate. Although I appreciate poetry, my personal predilection for the grammatical arts tends toward the novel and its smaller variations. However, that … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Literature, Poetry, Short Video
Tagged Lewis Carroll, Marx Brothers, Neil Gaiman, nonsense, Poetry Friday
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FFS Update: Rule 4 Refinement
Rule #4 has been amended to clarify its relationship to Rules 2 and 3 as follows: b) “Stalking” is “any person who intentionally and repeatedly follows or harasses another person and who makes a credible threat, either expressed or implied, … Continue reading
Posted in FFS Update(s)
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Music Monday: When Music Speaks To Us (Desire)
by Gene Howington As I am wont to do, I was thinking about the nature of desire in a philosophical sense. Buddha teaches us that the desire is the root of all suffering, but does that make desire inherently evil … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music
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Happy Thanksgiving!
by Gene Howington Thanksgiving is (no matter what one thinks of the origins of the holiday) a time to do something many often neglect in their daily lives: reflect and be grateful for the good things in their lives. A … Continue reading
What Remains Unsaid
by Gene Howington This Tuesday, a new book will be released that is sure to ruffle some feathers in the U.S. military circles. “Why We Lost” is retired U.S. Army General Dan Bolger’s attempt to address why we are still … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Campaign Finance, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Corruption, Democracy, DNC, Economic Policy, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Foreign Policy, History, Hypocrisy, Imperialism, Iraq, Libertarians, Neoconservatives, Neoliberals, Oligarchy, Politics, RNC, United States
Tagged Army General Dan Bolger, General Bolger, perpetual war
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Liquid Gold or WTF?
By Gene Howington Here at FFS, the culinary arts have as much a place as the other arts. In an ever more interconnected world, sometimes important questions from one area of study are germane to other areas of study. One … Continue reading
Posted in Weird News
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Dumb Home Alabama
By Gene Howington There were many initiatives on various state ballots this mid-term election that were followed by the media such as marajuana, minimum wage, and abortion rights to name a few. One that didn’t catch the notice of the … Continue reading
Posted in Alabama, Christianity, Constitutional Law, Courts, Islam, Religion, States
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Edible Flowers: Gene’s Quick Chili
by Gene Howington Fall is here and it’s chili time. I like all kinds of it too. Traditional red, New Mexico red, New Mexico green, with beans, without, so long as it’s rich and warm when the weather turns cool. … Continue reading
Posted in Edible Flowers, Recipes
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Is Lindsey Graham Joking?
by Gene Howington South Carolina Senator and possible Presidential candidate Lindsey Graham has, at best, an odd sense of humor. Personally, I find him about as funny as red tide but apparently his audience at an all-male Irish Catholic Hibernian … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Corruption, Democracy, Equal Rights, RNC, United States
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Music Monday: Fugues
by Gene Hownington I’ve been listening to music in the car quite a bit lately. A little of this, a little of that, but on the longer stretches I’ve preferred classical music. Lately, I’ve been listening to fugues. I’m a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music
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