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Archives for May, 2011

Freedom

Posted by  on Tuesday, May 31st 2011     

What is freedom? Where does freedom end? How free am I to do what I want? Is it that society restricts me? What is your definition of freedom? Related articles Freedom of information trumps academic freedom – San Francisco Examiner (nsrtk.blogspot.com) We Remember You.. Thank You For your Service (fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com) Freedom…. (buffalohairarchivesblog.wordpress.com) Freedom of information [...]

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YouTube – My First Vlog: New Beginnings & Change

Posted by  on Monday, May 30th 2011     

Hi, y’all! First, I’d like to say hi and thank you to all ye people reading & watching my video, and because this is my first vlog, please forgive my shortcomings – I’ll make it up in the future. It’s no wonder why I talk about new beginnings, change and all that comes with novelties. [...]

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The Importance of Greywater Recycling

Posted by  on Thursday, May 26th 2011     

While it is little publicized, there is an issue at hand that is more urgent than peak oil;  Peak Water.  All known life forms on this planet rely on water to live.  Unlike oil, we don’t think very much about our water supply because most of us have it pumped into our dwellings for little to [...]

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Dead End

Posted by  on Sunday, May 22nd 2011     

He took the Greyhound to the dying town and rented a cheap room near the factories – most of which, he found, were dead and empty things. He called the plant he once worked at, long ago before his stint in the army, before his discharge sent him back out into the world, wandering. It [...]

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poem of the week…

Posted by  on Friday, May 20th 2011     

MONA LISA Pictures in her eyes, Dancing shadow play, The experience of ambrosia, Hidden behind a smile. Copyright 2010: Carpe Somnia in Poetry (Amazon)

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The need to speak different languages to truly be who I am

Posted by  on Sunday, May 15th 2011     

Several years ago, before attending a dinner in San Francisco for people who emigrated from the former USSR as children, I was taking a walk on Ocean Beach in San Francisco thinking about my writing career. As my progression eyeglasses turned darker in the sun as I looked down at the sand, my inner voice [...]

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UNITY POEM

Posted by  on Tuesday, May 10th 2011     

Peace art/poetry of P. Mari (Paula Marie Deubel)

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Night Watch

Posted by  on Sunday, May 8th 2011     

Out of the black, star-domed unknown, nothingness rushes in with a scream, a shrieking, circular, no more, which mangles the jungle night with flames. Vietnam and napalm, fear death agony destruction and all for nothing! Slanting forward, I slash the canvas with colliding colors, fractured planes, splintered perspectives, blood-red rhythms, writhing soldiers, twisted trees, (gray [...]

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The Truth About Bin Laden

Posted by  on Friday, May 6th 2011     

The Truth About bin Laden

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The Dark Mirror

Posted by  on Wednesday, May 4th 2011     

I wrote this article in December, 2001, and find it especially timely: THE DARK MIRROR Why do they hate us? To get that answer, we should listen to the recent video of Osama bin Laden. It’s like looking into a mirror and seeing a scary reflection of our own face. Lest we forget, in 1991 [...]

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