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Climate Change
We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today. ~William Hague Continue reading
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Endangered Species
What is a fish without a river? What is a bird without a tree to nest in? What is an Endangered Species Act without any enforcement mechanism to ensure their habitat is protected? It is nothing. ~Jay Inslee Continue reading
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Who You Are
“To me, clothing is a form of self-expression – there are hints about who you are in what you wear.” ~ Marc Jacobs Continue reading
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Human Conception
“Life is life – whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man’s own advantage.” ~ Sri Aurobindo Continue reading
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Human Rights
“The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.” ~ Julian Bond Continue reading
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The Rule of Fools
“If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.” ~ Plato Continue reading
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Equal Right
“All men by nature are equal in that equal right that every man hath to his natural freedom, without being subjected to the will or authority of any other man; being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.” ~ John Locke Continue reading
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Be Who You Are
“About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won’t like you at all.” ~ Rita Mae Brown Continue reading
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Wisdom Is Everywhere
Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe. ~ Josh Billings Continue reading
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Wisdom And Learning
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life. ~ Sandra Carey Continue reading
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Learn By Doing
“You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.” ~ Richard Branson Continue reading
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Sublime Natural Beauty
To experience sublime natural beauty is to confront the total inadequacy of language to describe what you see. Words cannot convey the scale of a view that is so stunning it is felt. ~ Eleanor Catton Continue reading
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Voting Done
Two weeks ago, I voted by mail in, but dropped it off at the ballot box in the lobby of the local police station, as I didn’t trust the postal service with the shenanigans they was doing. I did check online to see if it was received at the city clerk’s office, and it was. Continue reading
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Vain And Inspiring Men
“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.” ~ Samuel Adams Continue reading
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What Is
“The ‘what should be’ never did exist, but people keep trying to live up to it. There is no ‘what should be,’ there is only what is.” ~ Lenny Bruce Continue reading
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2020
Has your life changed or turned upside down, inside out, don’t know which end is up, due to all the different things that have happened in the year 2020? Continue reading
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Food And Eating
When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use. When diet is correct, medicine is of no need. ~ Ayurvedic Proverb Continue reading
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For What Its Worth
Glucose levels are very good, and have been that way for quite some time. Also, its been a year since I had to be on insulin. I am happy for the way things have worked out. Life is good. Continue reading
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Voting
The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don’t have to waste your time voting. ~Charles Bukowski Continue reading
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Reading Is The Key
“Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg Continue reading
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“The majority of men…
“The majority of men… are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and… are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.” ~ Arthur Schopenhauer Continue reading
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You Were Meant To Be
“Sometimes, you have to step outside of the person you’ve been and remember the person you were meant to be. The person you want to be. The person you are.” ~ H. G. Wells Continue reading
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Elections Belong To The People
“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” ~ Abraham Lincoln Continue reading
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Octopus On Roller Skates
Talent without discipline, is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backwards, or sideways. ~ H. Jackson Brown Jr. Continue reading
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If You’re Not Careful …
“If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” ~ Malcolm X Continue reading
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Herd Mentality
The human race is a herd. Here we are, unique, eternal aspects of consciousness with an infinity of potential, and we have allowed ourselves to become an unthinking, unquestioning blob of conformity and uniformity. A herd. Once we concede to the herd mentality, we can be controlled and directed by a tiny few. And we Continue reading
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For What Its worth
Its Labor Day 2020 and the moron president is still in office In two more months we can send him packing Continue reading
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Another For What Its Worth
Polls Pools Polls With all the different polls that inundate us with the latest who is ahead who is behind blah blah blah The only poll that counts and really matters is at the polling booth on November 3rd Continue reading
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For What Its worth
Hopefully come November 3rd we rid of ‘the sky is falling’ president Continue reading
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Really
A president who praises police … and also a vigilante killer in Kenosha So, you either praise one or the other, not both Now to watch out for men dressed in all black, flying in a plane over my building Continue reading
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For What Its Worth
The sky is falling president, should be removed from office immediately. Everyday it seems that he gets more outrageous with the bullshit he spouts off. Again. He must be removed ASAP! Continue reading
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Self-Control
Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of my spiritual existence. ~ Franz Kafka Continue reading
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Excellent Pick
Kamala Harris is an excellent pick. Joe Biden made the right choice, and won’t take any shit from Trump and his minions. Continue reading
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For What Its Worth
2020: the year of not knowing which end is up. Continue reading
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For What Its Worth
2020: the year the world got turned on its head Continue reading
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Intuitive And Rational Mind
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. ~ Albert Einstein Continue reading
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Remembering A Civil Rights Icon – John Lewis, May you Rest In Peace
“You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.” ~ John Lewis Continue reading
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Population Growth
It’s coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It’s not just climate change; it’s sheer space, places to grow food for this enormous horde. Either we limit our population growth or the natural world will do it for us, and the natural world it for us right now. ~ David Attenborough Continue reading
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I love being an introvert…
“I’m an introvert… I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.” ~ Audrey Hepburn Continue reading
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For What Its Worth
Is it just me, wondering if this country has lost its collective soul, and if so, can the damage be repaired? Continue reading
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Men Marry Women …..
“Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed.” ~ Albert Einstein Continue reading
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The Void
The entire cast of know-it-all, know nothing so-called leaders of the free world, are all aboard an all expenses gladfully paid for, at the taxpayers expense, a non-returnable flight, on the spaceship emptiness. It is heading straight on into the void, and will never be heard from again. Continue reading
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For What Its Worth
If age is only a number, then I don’t feel as old as what my age is. And that’s what keeps me going. Continue reading
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