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• Musical Notes and the Beauty of Math

  

  Numerology states that numbers have more meaning than quantity. In fact the ancient priests believed that every thing could be assigned a number, and that this... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Etymology: Word History - Quicksilver/Mercury.

  

  History of the Word: Quicksilver-Liquid Silver.The history of the word comes from Latin. One needs to know that Quicksilver comes from two words: cwic and... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2012 BOOKS

• Poetry Museum: Philip Whalen

  

  Philip Whalen described poetry as the "graph of the mind's movement." He writes in a Zen Buddhist contemplative, empathetic view on the world. The poem the... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Men Naked In the Woods

  

  Do we have to like the characters in a story we are reading? Or do we have to like everything about our buddy or accountability partner? Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Saturday's Interesting: Measuring Time

  

  A Picture from my friend Kyle HandBlaise Pascal is said to have always carried a watch attached to his left wrist-band. He said in his writing that one can... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Reviews: Mumma Shana

  

  (Romance)Mumma Shana is a novel that explores what it is to be trapped by tradition. Dorie a Jewish woman finds love caught between the cracks of two faiths:... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 BOOKS

• Musical Notes: Mamma Shanna

  These were the top songs for the time that the book is set at its conclusion:(1991) Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Poetry Museum: Kerouac

  Kerouac in 1968, explained the importance of Haiku to the Paris Review : Haiku? You want to hear haiku? You see you got to compress into three short lines a... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Men Beating Drums in the Woods

  

  Addiction begins through the thinking that an altered existence will make us more lovely to one another. Jekyll was now my city of refuge; let but Hyde peep... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Sunday Dinner: Pepper Me Outmeal

  

  Pepper me oatmeal, Matey! Or kiss the gunner's daughter.*I like to have my oatmeal in the morning with a bit of heat; Pirate Bite is the perfect partner to... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Poetry Museum: Randomness Theory

  

  Mariana Oswald Mac Low poetry attempts to create order in the random spaces of meaning. He, to some, is considered a fraud, and to others he is a genius. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 BOOKS

• Men Naked in the Woods: Reading Proverbs

  

  I had my Bar Mitzvah in the backyard of my house on 421 Bowen Street. The biggest question I asked: "What makes me an adult?" "What equips me to be able to... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Saturday's Interesting

  

  Men DrinkingCirque de Paris (18 avenue de la Motte Picquet) is where Ernest Hemingway dragged his wives to watch grown men throw punches in professional bouts. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Etymology: Word History - Jade

  

  Defined: Jade was believed to have medicinal/magical powers and be effective on the kidneys. Jades name in Spanish translates to "loin stone". Jade also meant... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Poetry Museum

  

  Poetry and Politics:Poetry often acts as a catalyst for civil action. The poet hopes to use the condensed wording to punch the hearer with a message full of ... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 BOOKS

• Sunday Dinner

  

  Image Found at Too Many Starbucks Jesus Christ ‏@JesusOfNaz316 The Lord told Noah to brew him some coffee coffee. ... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Saturday's Interesting

  

  Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison actually said, "The United States constitution is a covenant with death and an agreement with the devil. Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Extra: Review

  The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonMy rating: 4 of 5 starsA short Novella that digs into the Psychology of the angelic man,... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Reviews:

  

  Heart-Shaped Box by Joe HillMy rating: 3 of 5 starsA metal rock musician, Jude, is a collector of misbegotten things (e.g. girlfriends, horrible artifacts, and... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Word History

  

  VenomThe word comes from the name of Venus who names means love, charm, adorn, and to worship. Venus was known for creating a love potion which she used to... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT