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Passage of the Day: William Thackeray’s “Vanity Fair”: Marriage

“And who on earth after the daily experience we have can question the probability of a gentleman marrying anybody. How many of the wise and learned have married their cooks? Did not Lord Eldon himself, the most prudent of men, make a runaway match? Were not Achilles and Ajax both in love with their servantContinue reading “Passage of the Day: William Thackeray’s “Vanity Fair”: Marriage”

Mutantism on the March: Chapter 10 “The Friendly Exile of Captain Squid”

Chapter 10 “The Friendly Exile of Captain Squid” As so the circus toured the oceans with Squid as its main attraction but a peculiar development shattered the harmony of his existence. He developed an enormous appetite causing him to devour huge quantities of food wherever the circus set up for a show. His voracious appetiteContinue reading “Mutantism on the March: Chapter 10 “The Friendly Exile of Captain Squid””

Mutantism on the March:Chapter 9 “And Willie Montenez’s Big Toe?”

Chapter 9 “And Willie Montenez’s Big Toe?” If you have being paying attention you will recall that when Willie Montenez’s capsule entered the earth’s atmosphere his toe was severed in an evilly programmed re-entry of the exile rocket of the Montenez family. That toe sank to the turbid waters of the Aegean Ocean while itsContinue reading “Mutantism on the March:Chapter 9 “And Willie Montenez’s Big Toe?””

Your government as the New Mafia?

Remember at one time running the numbers racket was illegalyet today governments control casinos and lotteriesbleeding dry and ruining lives through promotion of gambling addiction narcotics was a dirty wordbut cannabis in many jurisdictions is legalpromotion of weeda brave political deed? Alcohol was once a great sinbut into the government coffers tax revenue is overflowingContinue reading “Your government as the New Mafia?”

Death in the COVID ICU through a nurse’s eyes

A huge burden placed on COVID ICU nurses can be seen in this film. I fear for the amount of post traumatic stress disorder cases these nurses will be affected by. While governments pour money into COVID mental health issues how much is going directly for ICU nurses? What’s the plan for dealing with this?

Tara Brach’s “Radical Acceptance Embracing Your Heart with the Life of a Buddha”: Fear

“We all have neglected and hungry dogs in the cellar. If we make a mistake, the dogs can tear down any sense of competency we may have. If somebody gets angry at us, suddenly the dogs ae there, threatening to dismantle our world. If we feel rejected or betrayed, the dogs convince us that noContinue reading “Tara Brach’s “Radical Acceptance Embracing Your Heart with the Life of a Buddha”: Fear”

Passage of the Day: William Thackery’s “Vanity Fair”

William Thackeray (1811-1863) was at one point as popular as Charles Dickens. Vanity Fair was, as common in Britain, published in serialized format between 1847-48 and was a wickedly satirical look at the English upper classes full of louts, buffoons, fortune hunters and a crumbling aristocracy “When men of a certain sort, ladies, are inContinue reading “Passage of the Day: William Thackery’s “Vanity Fair””

Poetry Corner “The Wandering Mind and Ceaseless Chatter in Your Brain”

The Wandering Mind and Ceaseless Chatter in Your Brain Do you notice there is that voice in your head that never shuts upcriticizing, complaining, worrying and analyzingthen there is that mind that wanders like a bee to flowers looking for pollen?your level of concentration has fallenas you listen to that voice and get trapped byContinue reading “Poetry Corner “The Wandering Mind and Ceaseless Chatter in Your Brain””

Text of a mindfulness pause for a group leader in a major project

I would invite you to close your eyes or look ahead a few feet away from you at a particular point on the floor. Breathe in and out…in and out in the most relaxed fashion you can. As there may be some stressful moments ahead for you in this project I am going to leadContinue reading “Text of a mindfulness pause for a group leader in a major project”