Author Archives: Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop – Onbashira Matsuri (御柱祭), “Sacred Pillars Festival” (video)

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From OH! MATSURi, a film about Onbashira Matsuri (御柱祭), i.e., the “Sacred Pillars Festival”:  Every six years for 1,200 years, people in Japan’s Nagano Prefecture risk … Continue reading →

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The Story of the Taoist Farmer

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

A Chinese folktale: A man who lived on the northern frontier of China was skilled in interpreting events. One day, for no reason, his horse ran away to the nomads across the border. Everyone tried to console him, but his father … Continue reading →

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Walking with Walt Whitman – Leaves of Grass – Inscriptions – To Foreign Lands

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

Walking with Walt Whitman A daily installment from Leaves of Grass. ~ ❦ ~ Insriptions To Foreign Lands I heard that you ask’d for something to prove this puzzle the New World, And to define America, her athletic Democracy, Therefore … Continue reading →

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Notes in Emily Dickinson’s pocket – “Glee! the great storm is over!” (Life, 5)

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

Glee! the great storm is over! Four have recovered the land; Forty gone down together Into the boiling sand. Ring, for the scant salvation! Toll, for the bonnie souls,— Neighbor and friend and bridegroom, Spinning upon the shoals! How they … Continue reading →

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Walking with Walt Whitman – Leaves of Grass – Inscriptions – In Cabin’d Ships at Sea

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

Walking with Walt Whitman A daily installment from Leaves of Grass. ~ ❦ ~ Inscriptions In Cabin’d Ships at Sea In cabin’d ships at sea, The boundless blue on every side expanding, With whistling winds and music of the waves, … Continue reading →

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Kindness – Presley, the service dog, appears in the school yearbook (video)

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

“Be silly, be honest, be kind.” Ralph Waldo Emerson –o–O–o– From JustForMedia: This is perhaps one of the most paw-dorable yearbook pictures ever. Take a look at Presley, a 5-year-old service dog in West Monroe, Louisiana, who’s been going to … Continue reading →

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Notes in Emily Dickinson’s pocket – “’T is so much joy!” (Life, 4)

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

’T is so much joy! ’T is so much joy! If I should fail, what poverty! And yet, as poor as I Have ventured all upon a throw; Have gained! Yes! Hesitated so This side the victory! Life is but … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Shop – Grandmas Project – Knedle

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Chaï Chaï Films:  “GRANDMAS PROJECT is a webseries – under the patronage of UNESCO – sharing the stories and recipes of grandmas around … Continue reading →

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Readings – So, Mike ….. what did you do at work today?

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

~ Readings features content from elsewhere. ~ From the City of Middletown Professional Firefighters Local 1073, via Facebook: ‌ “So Mike…..what did you do at work today?” “Oh not much, just rescued a dog off a roof. You know, the usual. … Continue reading →

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Readings – The Open-And-Shut Case Of Hillary Clinton

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

~ Readings features content from elsewhere. ~ From Investors Business Daily, imagine what would happen if YOU did what Hillary Clinton did, and conducted ALL of your work for your employer on your own private server.

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