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The Quality of Mercy
The quality of mercy is not strain'd,
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest:
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.
--from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
As I was settling into the end of my Saturday, I was trying to find something to watch on TV. I've come to be a big fan of the ( Read more... ) -
Acute Bronchitis + Acute Boredom = This...
I have been sort of stuck at home the past couple of weeks recuperating from my first-ever bout with acute viral bronchitis (which, as you may know personally, is NO fun...NO FUN AT ALL ( Read more... ) -
I'm Just Sayin'...
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I am not entirely sure if it's "cool" or "hip" admitting that I am a huge fan of the old TV series, I Love Lucy, but--cool or hip or not--I really am, and I know I'm not alone.
Such a fan am I that, even though I've probably seen EVERY episode of I Love Lucy at least 4 or 5 times in my life (and according to Wikipedia there are nearly 200 ( Read more... ) -
My Newest LJ Avatar
I know there is a lot of writing on this sign, but when I saw the original pic whilst cruising the information superhighway, I just couldn't resist snatching it for one of my LJ avatars. I've included the original pic below, so you can see the writing on the sign better, but I'm hoping that, even in the 100-by-100 avatar-sized version, you'll be ( Read more... ) -
(Some Of) My Tattoos Are So Gay! Just The Way I Like Them!
I was in my early 30s before I got my first tattoo ( Read more... ) -
It's A Dirty Job, But Someone's Got To Do It!
When I first read a quote attributed to the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, that stated, One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful, my figurative knee jerked and I thought, Yeah, right! What's beautiful about struggling against hatred and ignorance? If there were anything of value or of beauty in a ( Read more... ) -
"Put out my hand and touch the Face of God"
"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth--
Put out my hand and touched the Face of God"
--John Gillespie Magee, Jr.The names below were/are of precious souls beloved and needed by their family & friends, but who, sadly, eventually came to believe that the only relief from the pain & fear in their ( Read more... )
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