The day I was born I made my first mistake, and by that path have I sought wisdom ever since. The Mahabharata They asked him, ‘Hey where is this bus going?’ and he said, ‘Well, I’m not really sure.’ ‘Well, then how will you know where to get off?’ And he said, ‘The place with the...
Page 7 CHAPTER IX FORCE However, 'tis expedient to be wary: Indifference, certes, don't produce distress; And rash enthusiasm in good society Were nothing but a moral inebriety. —Byron, Don Juan. You have attended plays that seemed fair, yet they did not move you, grip you. In theatrical parlance,...
{age 13 And articles in the following magazines (among many others): "Journal of Political Economy," December, 1906. "Atlantic Monthly," October, 1906. "North American Review," Vol. 183, p. 602. All of these contain material valuable for both sides, except those marked "N" and "A," which are useful...
Page 14 And articles in the following magazines (among many others): "Journal of Political Economy," December, 1906. "Atlantic Monthly," October, 1906. "North American Review," Vol. 183, p. 602. All of these contain material valuable for both sides, except those marked "N" and "A," which are useful...
Rather gloomily I anticipate that one of the recurring themes on this site is the lack of interest that people have in politics. This can be taken a step further and argued that the general public regard themselves as separate individualities as distinct from their neighbours as water is from rock....
ASCAP invites you to attend the seventh annual Silver Lake Film Festival running through May 12. The festival, happening in Los Angeles, is an independent-alternative film and arts festival and ASCAP is helping to expand the SLFF Music Fest programming with live musical performances by various...
When you want a formal finish to a hem, you need to use the blind hem stitch. This is how professional seamstresses finish skirts, pants, draperies, etc... These instructions will help you finish your costumes and other projects with a much more professional look to them. Enjoy and remember to...
What is the meaning behind your birth name? Submitted by turtlegod. I blabbed about this subject earlier, but it's too hot to post my latest think piece about George Orwell and poverty, so I'll write about this instead. (And everyone is saying, "THANK GOD!") I used to think I was named after Eleanor...
Time for howling under the moon! Today's animal is, yes you guessed it, none other but our beloved wolf! Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Genus: Canis Species: Canis lupus That was the scientific classification of the gray wolf, which, like other...
For my last full day in Europe the family split up. Hughgag went with my aunt and uncle to London, B and K stayed and slept the sleep of the just in Amberley, and I went with my folks on a whirlwind tour of southern England. This being the first time since childhood that I had traveled with my...
Celebrate Lammas with us, Aquatic Style, at the fabulous Conference Center at Harbin Hot Springs! Ever since our amazing celebration of AquaLush in February of 2006, I have been contemplating when we would return to Harbin Hot Springs for another weekend of yummy moist goodness. The time has now...
While Labour have handed over sovereignty to the EU, they have also destroyed some of the basic fabric of the UK society. Some might feel sympathy for Labour when Councillor George Ryan failed to turn up for the Glasgow East candidate selection process. However, I feel none. The damage done by them...
"I love words. I thank you for hearing my words. I want to tell you something about words that I uh, I think is important. I love..as I say, they're my work, they're my play, they're my passion. Words are all we have really. We have thoughts, but thoughts are fluid. You know, [humming]. And, then we...
"I love words. I thank you for hearing my words. I want to tell you something about words that I think is important. They're my work, they're my play, they're my passion. Words are all we have, really. We have thoughts but thoughts are fluid. then we assign a word to a thought and we're stuck with...
Have you ever heard the good advice 'never go back' in the sense of 'you will only find change/no change/dire disappointment, anti-climax, confusion or despair, etc.'? I had this saying in mind recently, when the Dottir was over here for the annual Exam Pilgrimage. These visits for lofty educational...
So. School time. La la la. Actually, I wrote an 'Anglo-Saxon' style poem about a certain Lokster for English, and I like it. So it's going here. ... Bitches. :< Loki Puppeteer of tongues Father of lies. Kindler of the Life-fire and all its entropy. Outcast within the hall of the gods, he plays his...
I had a wondeful comment from Beverley Williams, and yes, you are absolutely right to take a positive outlook, and I am very very pleased you have been contacted by a Universal label from LA. You are doing really well, and you are doing exactly the right stuff !! I have been in negotiation with a...
In English folklore, Man is the queen of all the fay, while in Welsh lore, she is the queen of the ellyllon fairies. She plaits the manes of horses at night, tangling them into elf locks, and she steals human children and leaves changeling's in their place. She is often described as the midwife of...
The black Shuck, a phantom dog who haunts the mud flats of East Anglia (Eastern England). He is variously described as having a single eye set in the center of his head, or having glowing red eyes, or even as being headless, yet having glowing red or green fiery eyes suspended in front of him. He...
It seems to take an American to clarify the situation with the Irish 'No' vote. Under the title "Irish Lessons on Democracy", Sat. Jun 21, 2008, Clive Crook of 'National Journal Magazine', writes about the Lisbon Treaty. The following is an extract from that piece, which is well worth a read. Now,...
