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the muse.
"When the mystery of the connection goes, love goes. It's that simple. This suggests that it isn't love that is so important to us but the mystery itself. The love connection may be merely a device to put us in contact with the mystery, and we long for the love to last so that the ecstasy of being near the mystery will last. It is contrary to the ( Read more... ) -
III
They put me up in my father’s bedroom. I don’t know if that was by design, or if it was just the only bedroom available. I doubted the lack of space, since the first two floors of the house were expansive and there was still a floor above me that I hadn’t seen. Not to mention the fact that Aunt Nikki said I was alone on this floor. Melinda and her ( Read more... ) -
II
Twelve hours later, I would swear I was on a different continent.
Well, not really, but you know what I mean. Compared to everything I grew up with, this place was a Tiny little town. With a capital T, possibly preceded by “Teeny”. Petite. Miniature. I would have bet money there were only a handful of stoplights in town and that they started ( Read more... ) -
Chapter 1.
“You don’t even know these people.”
“Well, yeah, Jesse. That’s the point, you know? I’ve never had any family other than my dad. Never even knew they existed.” I was holding a duffel bag in each hand, trying to determine the likelihood that I would be able to do laundry, so I could bring less stuff. Fuck it, if I can’t I’ll find a Laundromat. Or buy ( Read more... ) -
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I find it strange and awful that when I was younger and careless with relationships & hearts...I was never alone ( Read more... ) -
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"I may be love's bitch, but at least I'm man enough to admit it." -
a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant...
"My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential ( Read more... ) -
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"I know you're out there. I can feel you now. I know that you're afraid. You're afraid of us. You're afraid of change. I don't know the future. I didn't come here to tell you how this is going to end. I came here to tell you how it's going to begin. I'm going to hang up this phone, and I'm going to show these people what you don't want them to see ( Read more... ) -
Some Colorado Specific Info, some just useful.
Election 2008 Voting Information ( Read more... )