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Koi Carp symbolism
The symbolism of the Koi is complex but in general, can be consided a symbol of good fortune, love and abundance. In Buddhism it is a symbol of courage, perseverance, and overcoming adversity. According to Japanese legend, if a Koi managed to climb the falls at the Dragon Gate on the Yellow River, it would be transformed into a #dragon, so Koi are ( Read more... ) -
Random things
Ireland went to the polls yesterday, in the referendum on equal marriage, with this over Dublin:
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140-character Fiction (from Twitter)
- Sat, 13:51: Lift off, escaping a dying world. Looking into a vast expanding universe, they travel on, they dream, they hope. For the future. #Fic140
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Why I Am Quitting Facebook
Honestly, I've always hated it. I only joined in the first place to keep in touch with people in one RL social/support group I attend. But then, like a cancer, it started to spread and pretty soon I was adding family members, friends from elsewhere and even work colleagues.
Facebook's (lack-of-)privacy policies have always bothered me and every time ( Read more... ) -
I’m baaack!
You may have noticed that I've started up this blog again. I've just posted some of my recent writing.
Now I need to learn how to use the new website and re-join some communities. And why is it so damn hard to post pics? And why does the website post page suck so much? It won’t let me scroll down to the “publish” button.
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Sacrifice
The fighting lasted six days and no matter how many of those damned machines we destroyed they just kept on coming, wave after wave of them swarming like gigantic ants through what was left of the city. We held on as best we could; four fifths of the platoon were dead already and it was only a matter of time before we would join them.
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For Shits and Giggles
Another reddit prompt
The silver craft hovered in the air over the cornfield, as if waiting for something. No-one saw it, except for old Jack, working the combine half a mile away. He saw it descend out of the cloudless blue sky, pause for a while, then drop out of sight. He looked at the bottle of moonshine in his hand. "Jeez," he muttered to ( Read more... ) -
Gender Utopia
It was towards the middle of the 21st century that the Reimer Act finally outlawed the forced gendering of children. Since that day there was no such thing as girls or boys and all children were raised equal in a world free of gender stereotyping. Of course, what was between their legs wasn't changed but by then, surgical techniques were perfected ( Read more... )
