Trojan horse

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Always a sucker for inspiring speeches in May, this one does not disappoint.  This commencement speech struck a very sensitive nerve about...

digging up the world

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Angi here is the poem I was talking about... Thanks for always reminding me to maintain a healthy sense of doubt, and fostering a way to b...

whirling dervishes

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There is something fascinating about this exotic practice, in part because it is connected to one of my favorite poets, Rumi... and some d...

"I am who I am because of who we all are"

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Today is the 50th anniversary of "I have a Dream" --amazing how much has happened in half a century, and how much remains! I l...

food dust

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My two favorite things: food and typography. For once, an ad campaign that looks good, vaguely similar to Buddhist sand mandalas. Can you ...

every day a gift

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Today I enter a new decade... I have been dreading this for quite some time just because of its connection to my career. I keep coming bac...

crocodile tears

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Oh the power of distraction... "Redditor koleslaw has figured out a funny way to stop his little girl from crying crocodile tears. He...

Pure summer

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Forever a fan of Japanese artistic creativity, these beautiful photos did not disappoint. "The flight paths of fireflies are made vis...

is that afternoon worth it?

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London's first coffee house, opened sometime around 1651  I am rarely one to stand someone up, but I do have a very difficult ti...

"What a world!"

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I watched this video a few months ago, and loved recently reading the names of the places, amazed at what the human mind can create, and ho...

clothing preferences

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Mom, it is amazing that both of these types came from your nest... I just might organize my closet in this way, and we all know the collec...

a reason to stay hopeful

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Always waffling about the abysmal state of affairs in the classical music world, I keep asking mentors about their opinions on how we as st...

imperfections

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Always struggling with what makes something meaningful, struggling with my own weaknesses and inability to find an elegant solution, and h...

one of the many guises of rain

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This summer has been so wonderfully wet, mild and cool. I have relished the whispers of the trees, the film of a mild rain on the pavement...

a moment in an evening

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Although I do not normally turn to 19th century bel canto genre as my go-to entertainment, I was fascinated by the sound of a well-trained ...

a bitter pill

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Now that I am done with classes, I feel like it is time to disappear for a few weeks. I love nothing more than to go into virtual hibernati...

empty chairs and empty tables

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a very interesting stat of the day from 2009: 100 Abandoned Houses: Photographs of Detroit Paul Kedrosky  crunches numbers from  Bloom...

feed your dreams

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If only something like this existed for adult dreams... Description: Feed Your Dreams  is a felt piggy bank which becomes fat and chun...

7 ideas

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I think this is true in the arts as well as in business! 7 Things  Really  PersuasivePeople Do  BY  KEVIN DAUM Sometimes you absolutely ...

water from a stone

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Mom, here is a solution to your traveling! Keep your plants perfectly watered! Water From A Stone slowly lets water out into your pl...