“Anger diminshes our power to distinguish right from wrong, and this ability is one of the highest human attributes. If it is lost, we are lost. Sometimes it is necessary to respond strongly, but this can be done without anger. Anger is not necessary. It has no value.” — The Dalai Lama, How To Practice
Barry Seiler: Retaining Wall Invisible Fathers Perhaps they are here. Something is. Something trails you sneaking from doorway to doorway like a cheap detective. Something you can’t shake: a feeling with skin. You turn around. You turn and turn and turn dancing on the street corner like a compass needle gone crazy. A poetry collection online. A gem plucked from my referrer logs. Want another? Check this one out: The Story The story that forgets to tell itself is no less a story than the one that begs to be told nor is that reluctance a virtue but, simply, a …
Strange Clouds “They hover on the edge of space. Thin, wispy clouds, glowing electric blue. Some scientists think they’re seeded by space dust. Others suspect they’re a telltale sign of global warming. They’re called noctilucent or “night-shining” clouds (NLCs for short). And whatever causes them, they’re lovely.”
t r u t h o u t – Robert Byrd | We Stand Passively Mute I truly must question the judgment of any President who can say that a massive unprovoked military attack on a nation which is over 50% children is “in the highest moral traditions of our country”. This whole speech by US Senator Robert Byrd is very powerful and charged, but this line really stood out for me. Over half the population of Iraq is under 15 years old. Nice to read and hear these voices of dissent.