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Monday, October 11, 2010

What is so funny about...

Paraprosdokian sentences? A paraprosdokian (from Greek "παρα-", meaning "beyond" and "προσδοκία", meaning "expectation") is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

What inspires you?

"life...choices...my kids...desire...food...sex...dreams...milk....candle-light...firelight...fog...shadows...the ocean...music...neccessity...lack...lust...despair...blues...smell of fresh baked bread....coffee...white cotton... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Do you want to be like her?

A top female CEO came to our school to share about her success. It all sounded pretty good until someone asked her if she had any children. Her answer was alarming and discreditted everything she had previously boasted about. Read on and see what I mean. This extra credit essay is on “An Outside... Sign in to see full entry.

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Can you think like an Indian?

In order to gainany understaning of of this one must try to think like an Indian. Indian timeand space is different than anywhere. What Americans think is practical andefficient would mean people loosing jobs in India. For example let’sconsider how we would move a pile of bricks thirty feet.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Is Love Eternal?

Love conquers all, but does it conquer death? In religious terms it does. The secular distinguishes between pleasure and love. Love takes it’s texture and shape from variety and differences between people. Plato identified Erotic love as a passionate longing and most idealized form of good which is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 21, 2010

Do you pray?

If so, will you please pray for my niece and her mother. My step nephew just died this morning. He hung himself last Thursday. He was rescued and was on life support long enough for next of kin to spend time with him. Suicide is a sad thing: a selfish act that devestates those left behind. I'm not... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 6, 2010

Without Origin?

Yes, the word “Ab” + “original” means just that and, yes, it does ring true to the meaning of Australia's Indigenous Art because the core concept of Aboriginal time and space is future past present all in once cyclical and non-linear form of existence. Profound, but not easily understood by western... Sign in to see full entry.

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Deleted?

Up until a couple of days ago my Online College account showed that I had successfully uploaded my images [and had been credited 25/100%, 25/100%] for both field trips and that my accumulative score earned was 90.8%. I had tripled checked to confirm the work I had turned in had been accepted and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 3, 2010

Can tapping our fingers slow down our aging?

Scientists at UCLA recently conducted a study and have discovered that finger tapping is a way to slow down the aging process caused by the brain's slow decay of the chemical "myelin". A friend of mine sent me part of an article about all this and I want to share with you because no matter what your... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Are short shorts and short skirts cool for any age, shape or size?

If it looks good is it ok? Cleavage in the front and back? Young, old fat or thin: you see just about everyBODY wearing anything now a days. You've got to admit college girls dress more like playboy bunnies and the aging baby boomers look like they are stuck in a time warp and haven't cleaned out... Sign in to see full entry.

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