Stop thinking this is all there is. . . . Realize that for every ongoing war and religious outrage and environmental devastation and bogus Iraqi attack plan, there are a thousand counter-balancing acts of staggering generosity and humanity and art and beauty happening all over the world, right now, on a breathtaking scale, from flower [...]
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These Kids Are Going Straight To Hell
Today is the 93rd anniversary of my father’s birth. In his memory, I offer a repost of his classic poem: By the late Basyl H. Tucker, sometime in the early 1970′s: I saw a boy walk in the place With hair down to his shoulder Good Lord, he could be president Someday when he gets [...]
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Said the little boy, “Sometimes I drop my spoon.” Said the old man, “I do that, too.” The little boy whispered, “I wet my pants.” “I do that too,” laughed the little old man. Said the little boy, “I often cry.” The old man nodded, “So do I.” “But worst of all,” said the boy, [...]
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