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la ratatouille
"You know, once you muscle your way past the gag reflex, all kinds of possibilities open up." - Emile
"If you are what you eat, then I only want to eat the good stuff." - Remy
"Lightningy?" - Emile
"Yeah, anyone can cook. That doesn't mean anyone should." Remy
"Come on, don't be so modest. You're a rat for pete's sake!" - Linguini
"Change is nature, ( Read more... ) -
one brief shining moment.
After a stormy period of mixed feelings of prolonged sadness, there comes a calm.
After we become convinced that we are at the very brink of eternal despair, or fear, or guilt, or sadness, we are given a reprieve. We have a breathing space that eventurally leads to whole days that have personal value and offer us the opportunity for affection.
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a simple life
For People Who Love Their Jobs More Than Their Lives (orig. subj.)
"BUT WHAT THEN, SENOR?"
An American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how ( Read more... ) -
ay... nice.
ABC
by Ria Tirazona
Published on page A11 of the July 18, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
AFTER seven years of teaching preschool children, I put away my crayons, washed off the finger paints and took off the glitters from my face for the very last time. But as I looked at the murals we had painstakingly made, I felt a lump grow in my ( Read more... ) -
ruminating
Many us of are addicted to thinking. We believe if we can just figure things out we can control others and the outcome of things. We want to control how people feel about us and treat us by saying just the right thing - so we have to think about it over and over to discover the right thing to say. This is called "ruminating." Ruminating is ( Read more... ) -
thanks, vida! :D
it follows the cursor, it eats, and it tips over when pushed! isn't it cute??? regression, yes. i welcome it. hee... :D
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"and the disciples called jesus, RABBIT" (del rosario, 1991)
one of the perks of being an early childhood educator, is that every so often, you encounter bloopers as these (and i thought mollie's creed and three kings and my rabbit [see subject] were bad ( Read more... ) -
actes d'disparaition
un dieu m'accordent la patience. pour traiter ces choses. un dieu me bénissent avec la sagesse. pour savoir quoi dire. un dieu me donnent la force. je veux crier.
fermez vos yeux. respirez dedans et dehors. disparaissez. -
paradox
how can something happy be so sad? how can something sad be so happy?
it's my fault because it just is. i'm not a masochist. i just am.
and yes, i admit. my eyes are transparent.
but let's just keep that between you and me.