THE HOLINESS OF CHRISTMAS ( Read more... )

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In my next life I want to be a mezzo and be exactly like Denyce Graves.
I will definitely be singing this song to my children.

HENCHMEN NEEDED
Date: 2008-08-05, 2:34PM BST

20-30 henchmen needed for moderately-sized supervillain organisation with large expansion potential (fortresses built into geological structures, corruption of government officials, possible genesis of 'nemesis' vigilante). Electrical theme.

Applicants must be willing to learn new skills, including but not ( Read more... )

( Warriors of the Rainbow )

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One sad thing about this world is that the acts that take the most out of you are usually the ones that people will never know about.
~ Anne Tyler

I've got to learn that giving people the benefit of the doubt is not always the best policy.  
I don't want to be hard and cynical - I'm sensitive and I'd like to stay that way.

I'm Sensitive

I was thinking that I might fly today
Just to disprove all the things that you say
It doesn't take a talent to be mean
You words can crush things that are unseen

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The Wesak Festival has been traditionally associated in eastern civilization with the Buddha, divine intermediary between the highest spirtual center on the planet, Shamballa, and the Hierarchy. The Buddha is the expression of the Wisdom of God, the embodiment of Light and the indicator of divine purpose, cooperating at this festival with his ( Read more... )

 Mind's Limit Found: 4 Things at Once

LiveScience.com

I forget how I wanted to begin this story. That's probably because my mind, just like everyone else's, can only remember a few things at a time. Researchers have often debated the maximum amount of items we can store in our conscious mind, in what's called our working memory, and a new study puts ( Read more... )

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*WARNING* Poodle, this will make you cry.

US Army Pfc. Jesse Givens died in Iraq in the service of his country on the first of May, 2003, in his 34th year. He wrote this letter to his wife Melissa, his five year-old son Dakota (nicknamed 'Toad') and his unborn child Carson (nicknamed 'Bean'). He asked Melissa not to open the envelope unless he was ( Read more... )