For as long as I can remember, I have been treading water, barely keeping my head above the surface, afraid of what lies beneath. Only now have I come to realize that it is below the surface, in the depths of the unknown, where the beauty of life resides. I am ready to surrender myself to the unknown and drown in its beauty. Here are some random thoughts and images from along the way.
October 17, 2009
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Please reblog this to help strike a blow against pediatric cancer. I will post on Sunday exactly how much I’ve raised by doing this!
September 10, 2009
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Absolutely brilliant! This drawing is heartbreakingly funny. It is a great commentary on where our society is headed and what it is doing to us physically, even if the imagery is quite hyperbolic.
September 8, 2009
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After seeing students return to school today, I thought of this video. It baffles me how many students try desperately to live up to the popular mythologies criticized in this video. Mind you, the facades that many of us adults adopt are much more nefarious. Regardless, I don’t know what is more pathetic, the pretentious roles that many of us unwittingly adopt or the fact that I remember Nada Surf.
September 7, 2009
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Gus Porter proves that universal health care is for sissies, pinkos and enemies of the free world.
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For those of us who have no musical talent whatsoever and live vicariously through Rock Band, this game looks awesome.
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A disaster of epic proportions strikes Rochester, and the results are horrific.
September 6, 2009
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"Political language — and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists — is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind."
- George Orwell
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"If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches…"
- Rainer Maria Rilke
September 5, 2009
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This picture is one of my favorites from our trip to Italy. It captures the essence of Florence and is definitely a summer highlight. Hetal, you are definitely the most beautiful mother-to-be I have ever seen.
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"Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid."
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
