I made me great works.


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When Charles Dickens visited the ruins of the Roman Colosseum in 1846, he was captivated by the "walls and arches overgrown with green … the long grass growing in its porches; young trees of yesterday, springing up on its ragged parapets, and bearing fruit; chance products of the seeds dropped there by birds." And not just by birds. A few years ( Read more... )

All Saints' Day feels a lot like New Years Day ( Read more... )

The Devil's Night Bandana-wearing Bike Posse was a success! It should become an annual tradition.

( yeah, so I did 'The Random Question Meme!' )

"She reminded him that the weak would never enter the kingdom of love, which is a harsh and ungenerous kingdom, and that women give themselves only to men of resolute spirit, who provide the security they need in order to face life. Tránsito Ariza could not hide a feeling of pride, more carnal than maternal, when she saw him leave the notions shop ( Read more... )

Then he thought the time had come to ask something hard and horrible. This is what he said ( Read more... )

Tomorrow morning, I begin my march to the sea.

Two weeks ago, all I wanted to do was to go to a third world country and not come back for a long time. One week ago I wanted to turn my borrowed car around and return to the shore of Lake Superior, rent a house, and remain there until I ran out of money, or until I became snowed in. This past week I've cared only to seal myself within my own hot ( Read more... )

"An individual's life consisted of certain classified things: 'real things' which were unfrequent and priceless, simply 'things' which formed the routine stuff of life; and 'ghost things,' also called 'fogs,' such as fever, toothache, dreadful disappointments, and death. Three or more things occurring at the same time formed a 'tower,' or if they ( Read more... )