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The workings of dogs when the night takes over

“If one loses one’s temper at every human folly one will live one’s life in a constant state ...

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Wired into rainy, cloudy days in March

“It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance…and I know of no substitute whatever for the ...

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Keeping it mellow with Mello and Fred

“When the sage points to the moon, all that the idiot sees is the finger.” — An Eastern ...

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Rain, rain come again

“Teachers will not have a major impact on the way kids use their minds until they come to ...

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Tooth problem turns to waiting game

“You know how strong of tongues they have — (cows) — one lick could probably slice open your ...

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Wanderings by the Bandshell

“The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth in ...

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Remembering Carol Bly

“Naming what is bad or sad is vital not just for the sake of sturdy opinion but because ...

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Bark in time for the dogs

“The one who knows, does not say, the one who says, does not know.” — Zen Master

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Revisiting Vietnam in memory

“In this postmodern world, cultural conflicts are becoming more dangerous than anytime in history. A new model of ...

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Dogs on the watch

“In basic science we work in an atmosphere of curiosity, uncertainty, likely failure and humor.” — Lewis Thomas ...

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Exploring prose from the past

“For the poet is a light and winged and a holy thing and there is no invention in ...

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Not the Christmas I know

“This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it whenever they shall grow weary of ...

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Avoiding distraction

“In the way that a gardener knows how to transform compost into flowers, we can learn the art ...

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Looking for more around me

“But when all you do comes out of nothingness, then you have everything…That is what we mean by ...

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A life lived on the dark side

“You get so alone at times that it just makes sense.” Charles Bukowski

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