“This country is founded on some very noble ideals but also some very big lies. One is that everyone has a fair chance at success. Another is that rich peope have to be smart and hardworking or else they wouldn’t be rich. Another is that if you’re not rich, don’t worry about it, because rich people aren’t really happy.”
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2018/06/10 #SundaySentence
“It seems possible that a material basis for profound change in male-female relations and the relation of women to the society may now exist. But an enormous movement of women, whether organized or not, would be required before any such changes could occur.”
Two poems for the road
The Road Not Takenby Robert Frost TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claim,Because it was grassy and…
Citrus shrimp
90 sugar calories ~Shopping List~ 5 medium shrimp 1-2 Tbsp lime juice 1/4 cup black beans 1/2 cup cooked rice Olive oil Salt and pepper Shredded lettuce or spinach ~To do~ Heat grill or broiler on high, brush shrimp with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. You can skewer the shrimp if it…
Peter Brook: The Esoteric and the Profane in Shakespeare [video]
Life, death and the written word 🤓
In response to From Negotiating With The Dead by Margaret Atwood As a human being, particularly as a human being from a part of the world where your real “roots” are never really known to you, I’ve spent years of my life considering where I belong and why I wasn’t born into that place…and why I…
Who is Harriet Van Horne
Born in on May 17, 1920 in Syracuse, New York (USA), Harriet Van Horne was a radio and television critic for (among others) the New York World-Telegram as well as writing for the New York Times Syndicat and Las Angelas Times Entertainment Syndicate. For any Nixon history buff, her name may ring familiar. She is…
Practicing portraits
Masking 🤓
Death masks have been around for a while and have different presentations depending on the period and the culture. My first encounter with them were the white plaster versions, from a time well before mine. At first encounter they were creepy, but as I looked more closely at them, I found their beauty. They were…