Last night I had a dream where I lived in an totalitarian society (or...um, I was never good at government ( Read more... )

Why are some boys so dumb?!?

Since I didn't end up going to the soup kitchen to volunteer, I decided to follow my mom around for the day.

First we visited a man named Ricky. He lives in a home for the severely mentally handicapped.
My mom used to be one of his caretakers, years ago. She works at a school now. But we always visit him around Easter. (picture from last year.I ( Read more... )

The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth. The trite subjects of human efforts, possessions, outward success, luxury have always seemed to me contemptible.

Albert Einstein said that. I quite like much of what he had to say.

Today was lovely ( Read more... )

I saw this sign on my guidance counselor's door:
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
-Philo of Alexandria and I really like that quote ( Read more... )

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Earlier this afternoon I went to my psychology class. The lecture my professor gave was so interesting. It was quite amazing. We learned about memory. (This is my third psychology course...sort of. I took one course the summer I was 16 at a college...called "Psychology of Memory"...for 'gifted children'...but that was a strange experience.... ( Read more... )

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As I was playing piano, my instructor's young son was looking at me through the glass doors and smiling. I smiled back at him ( Read more... )