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Nov. 2nd, 2015 04:10 amDesiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be critical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.
Ā© Max Ehrmann 1927
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be critical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.
Ā© Max Ehrmann 1927
Finished obituary for dad unit
Jan. 11th, 2015 02:15 pmhttp://whatcomcremationandfuneral.com/obituary/george-duncan-wiliams
or, if the spelling mustake gets fixed,
http://whatcomcremationandfuneral.com/obituary/george-duncan-williams
or, if the spelling mustake gets fixed,
http://whatcomcremationandfuneral.com/obituary/george-duncan-williams
fah. dumfug.
Dec. 11th, 2014 02:14 pmSomeone tries to charge my non-missing credit card for $200.00, then $400.00, then $1200.00, at a nearby Nordstrom's. Wonder where they got the data.
Is good to have instant text alerts for every charge.
Wells Fargo proactively declined the charges, since I dress like a slob and wouldn't be buying things there.
Oh hey, I should have claimed I lost the card 5 years ago and could they please reverse all those charges.
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Is good to have instant text alerts for every charge.
Wells Fargo proactively declined the charges, since I dress like a slob and wouldn't be buying things there.
Oh hey, I should have claimed I lost the card 5 years ago and could they please reverse all those charges.
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Former UK ambassador: CIA sent people to be āraped with broken bottlesā
āIām talking of people being raped with broken bottles,ā he said at a lecture late last month that was re-broadcast by the Real News Network. āIām talking of people having their children tortured in front of them until they sign a confession. Iām talking of people being boiled alive. And the intelligence from these torture sessions was being received by the CIA, and was being passed on.ā
āIām talking of people being raped with broken bottles,ā he said at a lecture late last month that was re-broadcast by the Real News Network. āIām talking of people having their children tortured in front of them until they sign a confession. Iām talking of people being boiled alive. And the intelligence from these torture sessions was being received by the CIA, and was being passed on.ā
101 out of 101 cases of CIA torture not to be prosecuted. Whistleblowers allegedly still may be prosecuted.
I find myself wondering how much if any info is missing - given the severity of US-sponsored torture in the past, most of these deaths and rapes and other cases are relatively mild. Are we given just enough to be outraged and to make us think everything has been exposed?
I find myself wondering how much if any info is missing - given the severity of US-sponsored torture in the past, most of these deaths and rapes and other cases are relatively mild. Are we given just enough to be outraged and to make us think everything has been exposed?
Artificial Scarcity System
Nov. 27th, 2014 04:30 pmI needs to make a game called Artificial Scarcity System, explicitly incorporating all the worst practices of various mobile games. Pay money to buy gems to allow you to pay money to buy stars to allow you to pay money to buy hearts! Oh no, babies will drown in puppy drool if you don't save them with hearts! You can mindlessly pop little timewasting bubbles, or buy a 100 Heart Pack for special artificial half-price for a limited time!
Oh no, the babies were saved from the drool, but now are slowly wasting away from a puppy drool disease! Quick, generate medicine by slowly popping little timewasting bubbles, or spend hearts to instantly generate test tubes which can be used by scientists that you can buy for gems to do research for 2 days or 20 stars.
Blah blah blah.
Oh no, the babies were saved from the drool, but now are slowly wasting away from a puppy drool disease! Quick, generate medicine by slowly popping little timewasting bubbles, or spend hearts to instantly generate test tubes which can be used by scientists that you can buy for gems to do research for 2 days or 20 stars.
Blah blah blah.
cunning linguist
Oct. 20th, 2014 12:44 amallegedly it is easier to learn new languages one at a time. but i wonder, if one wants to learn 10 languages, would it be easier to learn them all in parallel? maybe the brain would then treat each language as a mode in a more complicated metalanguage, with part of the grammer being which language was currently in use.
triangle of life
Oct. 17th, 2014 09:26 ami appear to have spread misinformation on how to behave in earthquakes (getting next to something instead of underneath something).
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/triangle.asp
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/triangle.asp