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The chimes of freedom flashing,flashing for the warriors whose strength is not to fight,flashing for the refugees on the unarmed road of flight… for the aching whose wounds cannot be nursedfor the countless confused, accused, misused, strung-out ones and worse,and for every hung-up person in the whole wide universe,we gazed upon the chimes of freedom…
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They didn't plan it, they didn't come under one another's influence, but my boys both became music journalists. I'm utterly delighted. Simon says, "Cross your arms." Simon says, "Straighten your arms." Simon says, "Don't smile." heh
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~ August 22 – September 27 ~ "Bring the whole family to come and enjoy the latest addition to our chronic leisure surplus…" Photo by Christopher Jobson for Colossal Dismaland pulls back the curtain of denial — ie: nonstop happy faces, in the face of a planet in crisis — and reveals, in…
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Phillip Lopez films his buddy Nathan Mitchell 'stagger-dancing' in L.A.'s Skid Row, careening up E.5th to Los Angeles Street at the crack of dawn~ set to Kevin Morby's Harlem River. "Just my friend Nathan Mitchell and I waking up at 5 am. No permits, 3 takes. I just strongly believe that the camera…
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Even just looking at photos of these outfitted screened porches brings me to a calm place in my mind. I hope they do the same for you. Pause for a moment and imagine yourself on one of these beds, falling asleep after reading a quiet book, a soft breezing passing through… Children in…
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Let’s talk basketball. I grew up with the San Francisco Warriors, now lovingly referred to as The Dubs. My son Jesse has always known them as the Golden State Warriors, whose last championship win was exactly 40 years ago. His generation has stood by their underdog team, hoping for this very moment. In case you…
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When I was spending my days in Italy I learned this saying: Americans live to work…Italians work to live. In that spirit I'd like to share an essay, The Disease of Being Busy, by Omid Safi . Please, take some slow time to read it. photo by Tom "Let us consider the way in which we spend…
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Today is the 5th anniversary of my Etsy shop, so I thought it would be fun to to look back at the first few sales that I made. My very first sale: Japanese Kokeshi Dolls from the 1950s. They went to Albuquerque, New Mexico. My next sale was a framed Jesus Needlepoint. It went to Glendale…
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~ from Petit Livre d'Amour (1500) Where did the graphical shape representing the heart come from? When was it first used? Why that shape? Why the color red? From the Wikipedia page for the manuscript Roman de la Poire: "..the kneeling man is an allegory of Doux Regard ("sweet gaze") handing the damsel the lover's heart.…
So Sylvie 