May 2013
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God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
– Rudyard Kipling
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April 2013
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About Last Week
A month and a half ago, my father suffered a stroke. He is partially blind, with no peripheral vision. His breathing has suffered too from the decades of smoking. His gasps for air between sentences sound literally like final breaths. The kind you hear in war films from a fallen soldier, fighting death. Because my father is slowly dying.
A month later my mother calls me to tell me she’s going in...
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The Muses
The 9 Muses, the Goddesses that inspire literature, science and art, are the daughters of Zeus (The Father of the Gods) and
Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory.
It wasn’t until this morning I understood why Zeus and Mnemosyne are their parents. Think about it for a second.
I find this so beautiful.
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Better is highly subjective, but there’s no denying when something or someone is...
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The great tragedy is that they’re removing art completely, not because...
– Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Roger Ebert on Eating
Roger Ebert, when asked if he missed eating food, replied below. (In 2002, Roger Ebert was struck with Thyroid Cancer, which forced him to get several surgical procedures, rendering his speech and ability to eat solid foods void.)
Rest in Peace.
“Nil by Mouth” by Roger Ebert
I mentioned that I can no longer eat or drink. A reader wrote: “That sounds so sad. Do you miss it?” Not so much...
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Why do you think the old stories tell of men who set out on great journeys to...
– Henry Rollins
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March 2013
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twentiethstreetfilms asked: A quick, personal question for you: Do you think that worrying about what people think has any place in a creative person's life? I find myself caring so much that it affects what I do or don't do, from tattoos to telling my family I still plan on going to school when I have zero desire or need for it because I feel like it makes them happy. I appreciate your thoughts and perspective....