The Gospel According to St. Nightingale
BEFORE BUDDHA OR JESUS SPOKE, THE NIGHTINGALE SANG, AND LONG AFTER THE WORDS OF JESUS AND BUDDHA ARE GONE INTO OBLIVION, THE NIGHTINGALE STILL WILL SING. BECAUSE IT … Read more
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BEFORE BUDDHA OR JESUS SPOKE, THE NIGHTINGALE SANG, AND LONG AFTER THE WORDS OF JESUS AND BUDDHA ARE GONE INTO OBLIVION, THE NIGHTINGALE STILL WILL SING. BECAUSE IT … Read more
By Tim Mollen Journal entry: March 22, 2007 (age 37) Dear People Who Engineer Bathtubs and Showers: I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately. Your invention of … Read more
The new Sacramento Greyhound station opened today. The Sacramento Bee has been making much of how “green” the new building will be: “The terminal has vaulted ceilings and … Read more
This picture is not photoshopped, nor is it the latest GMO abomination. It is a Mangalitsa, one of three curly-haired varieties of swine raised in Hungary and the … Read more
Item: The Republicans keep walking out of talks on the debt ceiling adjustment. When they don’t walk out, they insult the President until HE walks out. Item: Donald … Read more
Sure, 2004 was a long time ago. But it’s hard to get at the truth sometimes, and when it does come out, especially regarding something as critical as … Read more
What thou lovest well remains, the rest is dross What thou lov’st well shall not be reft from thee What thou lov’st well is thy true heritage… Ezra … Read more
…Didn’t Much Like It. When I was a boy I grew up with the space program. I was five when Sputnik was launched. I collected, not baseball cards, … Read more
Or Clauswitz for Children After the U.S.Army got into the video game business a few years ago I suppose it was only a matter of time. Sure, the little tykes … Read more
by Greg Palast, Truthout Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist” gave debtors’ prison a bad rap. Too bad. I’d say that locking away GOP Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a … Read more