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From The Lips of Babies
"Sy, climb up because this may be your last chance." "Huh? Why is it his last chance?" The little girl that who had just apparated didn’t seem at all concerned with asking me a question on a topic that didn’t concern her but I felt I should explain anyway. "The thing is that this place…
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Doomed to Cancellation?
Recently one of my favorite shows, Jericho, was pulled back from the brink of the cancellation abyss. It was one of those shows with a small loyal following, which gets canceled then comes back harder, better, faster and stronger. Unfortunately it didn’t get to that point until two episodes before its demise and thus ended…
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Her Celestial Stairway
You know, at times, there’s this feeling I wind up getting and it usually happens when I look towards the Western horizon that makes my spirit cry for leaving. “Leaving what” you say? Ah but in my thoughts that’s where I’ve seen like billows (or is it rings?) of smoke through a forest and these…
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Based on a True Story
A good introduction is like a good pair of shoes: when it fits it’ll go a long way. On the big screen, right after the title credits you see that line and automatically you start expecting historical fiction. Oh you’ll easily acknowledge what parts are fact (like the Revolution, or the signing of documents) and…
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Blog In A Box
Real life buddy of mine has (finally) decided to start blogging on the site she’s reserved for a good 11 months. I’m excited to start reading and she’s already on my blogroll. Enjoy Susan’s Blog-In-A-Box.
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Choke Hold
In an unlit, hard to reach part of your mind, there’s a door. It’s probably locked but its so remote that it really doesn’t have to be. No one walks on that part of your mind and sometimes (very rarely) you peek around, shed a little light just to make sure its there, before turning…
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Poem: The One Hoss Shay
The Deacon’s Masterpiece or, the Wonderful “One-hoss Shay”: A Logical Story by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) Have you heard of the wonderful one-hoss shay, That was built in such a logical way It ran a hundred years to a day, And then, of a sudden, it — ah, but stay, I’ll tell you what happened…
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How Does Diarrhea (or Constipation) Happen?
“Pull over dad: I think we’ve probably reached one of the nastiest post ever!” I know what you’re thinking: Rey’s gone nuts. There’s just some things you don’t talk about, either in the private intimacy of ear friends or in the public arena of the web: especially when you’re using your real name. But no…
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Thomas’ Lonely Week: Eighth Day
Sunday. The Eighth Day. The door opens and Thomas enters in, the small hot room is filled with men. The meal is being set out on the table. John is wearing a towel, finishing washing Matthew’s feet. Matthew is weeping but there’s no sadness in the tears. "Look who’s here!" Andrew shouting. Thomas waves as…