Topic: Random Thoughts

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Written on June 4, 2009 at 10:18 pm, by

I am accustomed to sleep and in my dreams to imagine the same things that lunatics imagine when awake. Rene Descartes

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Written on June 3, 2009 at 11:32 pm, by

If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? Milton Berle

Anniversary of the massacre at Tiananmen Square

Written on June 3, 2009 at 2:58 pm, by

It was twenty years ago today (June 4) that the Chinese government put down the protests in Tiananmen Square. To learn more about the killings, go here. I believe the video below is illegal in China. I offer it, so we remember.

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Written on June 3, 2009 at 5:45 am, by

Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. Mark Twain

Poem, with Kelp in it….

Written on June 3, 2009 at 5:21 am, by

Every once in a while, from outa nowhere – when you least expect it & you’re unprepared…a poem comes that surprises you. We have kelp all around us here on the island, and now a poem by Yang to go with the greenery: Kelp by Jeffrey Yang How easy it is to lose oneself in  Continue Reading

Angels & Demons coming this weekend…

Written on June 2, 2009 at 11:17 am, by

Aaron at the Palace Theatre tells me he has “Angels & Demons” coming this Friday, and “Up” will carryover for another week as well. So if you take your sweetie to the movie, that would be a San Juan Update. -oo-

Angels & Demons coming this weekend…

Written on June 2, 2009 at 11:17 am, by

Aaron at the Palace Theatre tells me he has “Angels & Demons” coming this Friday, and “Up” will carryover for another week as well. So if you take your sweetie to the movie, that would be a San Juan Update. -oo-

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Written on June 2, 2009 at 6:03 am, by

Pay attention to poetry. Pay attention to music. Pay attention to paintings and sculptures and photo exhibits and ballets and plays. Don’t let all this go unnoticed. Your world is shouting out to you, revealing something intrinsically glorious about itself. Listen carefully. Love art, the way art loves Life. Erin Corra

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Written on June 1, 2009 at 4:57 am, by

The beauty of a piece of music is not in its technique but in the Soul of its creator; nor is it in the sound vibrations of the piece but in the silence of the Light from which the sound springs. Walter Russell

Retreat for NLP & hypnosis coming to the island…

Written on May 30, 2009 at 11:37 pm, by

My friend Marisa in Seattle says they’re coming this way in June: A Course for You If you’ve ever wanted to enhance your practice – or your life – with in-depth knowledge of life coaching, hypnosis, Reiki & NLP, now is the time. This course is where you learn; really learn, about the power of  Continue Reading

Retreat for NLP & hypnosis coming to the island…

Written on May 30, 2009 at 11:37 pm, by

My friend Marisa in Seattle says they’re coming this way in June: A Course for You If you’ve ever wanted to enhance your practice – or your life – with in-depth knowledge of life coaching, hypnosis, Reiki & NLP, now is the time. This course is where you learn; really learn, about the power of  Continue Reading

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Written on May 29, 2009 at 5:55 am, by

A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year. Paul Sweeney

Words to live by….

Written on May 29, 2009 at 5:18 am, by

That’s the way it is, sometimes….  -oo-

Everyone gets a new car, sometime….

Written on May 28, 2009 at 3:54 am, by

Seems to me that the islander with the most interesting cars around here is my friend Kevin Roth… I was able to shoot a driveby of him waiting for the ferry the other day, with a 1927 Model T that he got running. It’s the only one I have ever seen with something resembling a  Continue Reading

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Written on May 28, 2009 at 3:51 am, by

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. Dale Carnegie

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Written on May 26, 2009 at 11:36 pm, by

Forgiveness is letting go of all hope of a better past. Anne Lamott