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Why Disco Won

Originally posted on the next wave:
I was watchng a documentary about the guitarist and producer Nile Rodgers, who together with his musical collaborator Bernard Edwards had, with Chic and (as producer) Sister Sledge, a golden run of hits in the late 1970s, at the height of the disco boom. And then – after the…

A Quotation About Laughter From Mark Twain

Vivid 2013 Photos (Epic Sydney Day Trip Part Two)

Originally posted on Wanton Creation:
Vivid is a huge “lights, music and ideas” spectacular that is run across much of the harbour side of Sydney city for a few weeks each May and June. With light shows across Circular Quay (in view of many famous buildings, Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge), The Rocks,…

Telescope on the moon to provide Earth views

Space enthusiast, self-professed geek, and lover of all things unique… all aspects to my personality get excited at the possibility of a telescope on the moon.

Winston Churchill Quotes

“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.”

To the Me of Ten Years Ago

I loved this blog on reflections raising a child with special needs. One of my close friends has down syndrome so I follow blogs and pay special attention to these types of posts.

Monsanto’s Dirty Dozen

Originally posted on GMO Awareness:
When you take a moment to reflect on the history of product development at Monsanto, what do you find? Here are twelve products that Monsanto has brought to market. See if you can spot the pattern… #1 – Saccharin Did you know Monsanto got started because of an artificial sweetener?…

I Stand with New York

I stand with New York’s LGBT Community. Since January, more than two dozen anti-gay hate crimes have occurred in the City of New York. In a year when we stand to make the most significant strides for equality, it is unsettling to hear of these gay bashings take place across the country. As a community, […]

Blue Roses, Blue Pills, and the Significance of the Imposter

Originally posted on Multisense Realism:
What makes that which is authentic more significant than that which is fake or ‘false’? Why do proprietary qualities carry more significance than generic qualities? Commonality vs uniqueness is a theme which I come back to again and again. Even in this dichotomy of common vs unique, there is a…

“I Have a Rendezvous with Death” by Alan Seeger

I have a rendezvous with Death  At some disputed barricade, When Spring comes back with rustling shade  And apple-blossoms fill the air—  I have a rendezvous with Death          When Spring brings back blue days and fair.    It may be he shall take my hand  And lead me into his dark land  And close my eyes […]