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The End of Gore Vidal
The End of Gore Vidal, Lila Azam Zanganeh interviews Gore Vidal – Guernica / A Magazine of Art & Politics.
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Chore list of champions—By Kurt Vonnegut
Chore list of champions—By Kurt Vonnegut (Harper’s Magazine).
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The village where people have dementia – and fun
The village where people have dementia – and fun | Society | The Guardian.
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Bad Writing Award Winners Announced
Bad Writing Award Winners Announced « PWxyz. It were be a dark (Aaargh) and STUUUURMY night….( perfect for walking the plank) (Aaargh)!! Everything sounds better in Pirate!
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Cognitive Science of Religion: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Cognitive Science of Religion: Looking Back, Looking Forward – Barrett – 2011 – Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion – Wiley Online Library.
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Learning to use Live Writer
I’ve been learning about Word Press over the past few weeks. Trying to master the mechanics is a lot of fun, but, I’ve been limited by my learning curve up til now. Thanks to an accidental freeze and crash of … Continue reading
Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Loneliness in Older Adults
Press Release: Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Loneliness in Older Adults, Carnegie Mellon Study Shows-Carnegie Mellon News – Carnegie Mellon University.
Gadd45a more than just a good twitter handle.
Researchers identify key culprit causing muscle atrophy | Iowa Now – The University of Iowa. Popeye can stop with the spinach, soon.
Mood Ring for Solar Flare Alert in Patent Pipeline
New system could predict solar flares, give advance warning.
Psychiatry’s Legitimacy Crisis
Los Angeles Review of Books – Psychiatry’s Legitimacy Crisis. I remember having the same sinking feeling of pointlessness about the field of psychiatry after reading Physical Control of the Mind by Jose Delgado back in college. I had invested so … Continue reading
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No More Fingers in Dykes, say Dutch
Dutch Docklands » MASTERPLAN Kevin Costner hailed as visionary.
Dark Matter: Invisible Plastic Peanuts of Space?
Plenty of dark matter near the Sun.
Secrets of Universe Found in Dad’s Cardboard Box
Hugh Everett III, Many-Worlds Man by Jeffrey Barrett | berfrois. How many universes have I traversed while writing this sentence?
Cosmic Surgery Available
haser.org. I’ve just seen a face…
Technical Problems keep Online offline for 26 hours.
In my ongoing (at glacial pace) efforts to reduce clutter, I organized the Home Theater/Computer setup into a smaller footprint. I also unplugged the cable modem. No one told me the newfangled thing had a battery. After the computer stopped … Continue reading
Finally, something for Dan Brown to do!
The lost da Vinci: Is this painting found in Scottish farmhouse one of master’s lost works? | Mail Online. I think Robert Downey, Jr. would be perfect as Leonardo.
Is There a Giant Eagle Stalking Bambi?
ShukerNature: WASHINGTON’S EAGLE AND OTHER GIANT MYSTERY EAGLES OF NORTH AMERICA. I need to build a lead coat for Renee ASAP.
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Original Sci-fi Hack Finally Identified
Every Cliche and Gimmick You See in Sci-fi Movies Today Came From This One Book – International Science Times. I just downloaded this for Kindle (with images) from Project Gutenberg. Now I know what I’ll be doing until the Curiosity … Continue reading
From Naked Lunch to cloak and staff
William Burroughs, Manichean Gnostic?
Another close call for Churchill
Chocolate Plot Exposed
Consolatio: George Herbert: My grief hath need of all the watery things
Sometimes I feel this way. Things pile up, don’t they. Getting old is not for sissies. Consolatio: George Herbert: My grief hath need of all the watery things.
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
I’m sorry it had to come to this. Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.
Mars Rover Landing Events: How to Get Involved
When I was in the 4th grade, my mom allowed my brother Robert and me to take the black and white Zenith to school so the class could watch Alan Shephard go up. I stayed awake til all hours for … Continue reading
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