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What is Success? To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; this is to have succeeded.
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The Gettysburg Address
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. Continue reading
Still on the Brink of the Web
Deep in my gut I think that even if the Far Right folks prevail in real life, no one will care as long as their cat pictures and videos can still be posted. I am SO positive about this. I hate it. I remember when I had to continually explain what a blog was, so there’s not much can be done about my disappointment in this. Continue reading
Posted in Administrivia, geeky stuff, life on the web, rants, RESIST, Ripped from the headlines
Tagged geekystuff, lifeontheweb, news, RippedFromTheHeadlines, socialmedia
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administrivia
You may notice that the weird error message at the top has gone away and that the things in the sidebar are a) working again and b) only there once rather than multiple times. I spent some time yesterday focused … Continue reading
Posted in Administrivia, geeky stuff, life on the web
Tagged Administrivia, geekystuff, lifeontheweb
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NaPoWriMo Day Eleven
I did a bunch of things unrelated to poetry for most of the day. I guess that’s most days. I did end up with a bowl of a really tasty bean soup made with some leftover lamb and some smoked … Continue reading
Posted in clouds, coffee and tea, Do the Work, haiku, NaPoWriMo, note to self, Poetry and Lyrics, the creative process
Tagged clouds, coffee, dothework, haiku, lifeontheweb, NaPoWriMo, soup
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August Already?
That means it’s time for August Postcard Poetry once more. This year I really feel the struggle between words and painting/visual stuff, but will endeavor on. First a quote via Brain Pickings: The world is violent and mercurial – it … Continue reading
Posted in clouds, Do the Work, en plein air, In the neighborhood, life on the web, photography, postcard poetry fest, sunsets
Tagged clouds, dothework, enpleinair, lifeontheweb, Photography, sunsets
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