Category Archives: States

Mooseogorsky’s Windchime Rhapsody

Posted on June 8, 2016 by wordcloud9

Britta Schroeder posted this video and brief explanation: Healy, Alaska – As I lay in bed this evening, I could hear my wind chime blowing up, but when I looked out the window, not even a blade of grass budged. … 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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Goodbye Person of Interest, gone but forever prescient

Posted on June 4, 2016 by ann li-summers

Despite appearances, I am not that avid a Person of Interest fan, I just like the strength/flaws of Shaw/Root…a symphony.  The program was basically the problem of machine intelligence and the role of human ethics in its construction with a … Continue reading →

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One year ago tonight, a brave heart was stilled. The Brandi Nicole Stanley story.

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Chuck Stanley

This is a story that begins with the ending. I have been working on the Brandi Story for twenty-five years. I write a few pages, and then start over. I made up a kind of biographical essay that we gave … Continue reading →

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John Barron-Miller: Harbinger of a V for Vendetta Business Plot

Posted on May 22, 2016 by ann li-summers

Thomas Cole (1801–1848) Destruction from The Course of Empire. 1836 painting  39 ½ x 63 ½ in (100.33 x 161.29 cm) New-York Historical Society   By ann summers November 8, 2016 could signal the end of the Republic when the American … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Shop – Lizards Playing Rock-Paper-Scissors

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Deep Look: Male side-blotched lizards have more than one way to get the girl. Orange males are bullies. Yellows are sneaks. Blues team … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Shop – The Coca Cola carillon at Stone Mountain, GA

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Chuck Stanley

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. The Coca Cola company had a special carillon built especially for the 1964 World’s Fair in New York. The instrument has a staggering 762 bells. … Continue reading →

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Hillary must resist the temptation to Triangulate

Posted on May 19, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers More surprising is that there is a literature going back to 2010 urging that the Democratic party move past the linear model of political triangulation as a strategic messaging option. There are serious reasons why Hillary’s triangulating her … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Shop – The Sweetest Gift

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. 40 years ago, give or take, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris teamed up to sing “The Sweetest Gift”: —oooOooo– This is an open … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Shop – Monk Sauce: adding spice to a simple life

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Great Big Story: The monks at Subiaco Abbey in Arkansas know how to bring the heat. Led by Father Richard Walz, the Benedictine … Continue reading →

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