Briar
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Putting Faith in its Place
Sound Reasoning
Why We Need Socialized Medicine
Why an Atheist Cares About Religion
Aubade--Philip Larkin
We Got 'Em Up North, Too
Ballet of the Birds!
THIS. . .made my day! :)
Ode to Spot
Common Sense!
Giving "Blues Harp" a Whole New Meaning
Play This Loud!
Loftus Jones
Use It. . .Or Lose It!
CANTIGA 119
Happy Birthday, George! (2-25-1943)
Dark Night of the Soul
Most Beautiful Cats in the World!
Lovely Music by Arcangelo Corelli
The Mean Kitty Song
"Don't Let Anyone Tell You It's Easy...
Prism of the Steppes--Overtone Singing
Haunting, Mysterious and Proud
Cats in 3/4 Time
A Word to the Wise....
A Moment of Clarity
To speak plainly and truthfully about the state of our world—to say, for instance, that the Bible and the Koran both contain mountains of life-destroying gibberish—is antithetical to tolerance as moderates currently conceive it. But we can no longer afford the luxury of such political correctness. We must finally recognize the price we are paying to maintain the iconography of our ignorance.
♫ In Other Worlds ♫
A Few of the Other Worlds I Inhabit:
Barbed Wire and Windchimes
Care 2 is coordinating a contest to give $10,000 to some deserving Pet Rescue organization.
Thu, November 5, 2009 - 8:04 AM
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The two lovely little black angels above are half Siamese, and I have them to love because of Tribe. They came from two different litters who would have had no homes to go to if it hadn't been for the work of my Tribe friend, Amma, and her sisters: people.tribe.net/ammanaga They run Three Sisters Pet Rescue in Cincinnati, Ohio, and they have saved HUNDREDS of dogs and cats from being euthanized in pounds because they weren't wanted. Can you imagine? ? ? Well, my little black meezers and I would like to recommend that you find Three Sisters on this link, click them, and vote for them to get much needed financial support to continue their wonderful work in these hard times. Thank you so much! www.care2.com/animalshelt...test/search/ 
I asked the August dawn,
Wed, August 26, 2009 - 2:22 PM
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Gold palmed, had pale stars all withdrawn The whole of their account From yawning vault, improvident, And scooped the dusty fount? I asked, and dawn, Profligate to the dale and mount, Left me for a mendicant. I asked the August noon, Heedless with goldenrod all strewn Hand over fist, subprime, If time were money: confident Money likewise was time. I asked, and noon Sovereign at its shadeless climb, Said time wanted not a cent. I asked the August dusk, Of green receding to the husk, “What have I left to spend?” And the unheeding firmament, With summer at an end, I asked: and dusk, Seedy of cloak, “Nothing to lend!” Rasped in coinless covenant. I asked the August night, Careless of silver at the height, “What is there left to buy?” Of moths and moons, of moneyplant, With summer passing by I asked: and night, Silver, remote, flung its reply Down in Perseid vanishment. Copyright Briar Rose 2009 Image--"Sun at Dusk" Copyright Briar Rose 2009 The line "of moths and moons" is gratefully borrowed from a line in a story by New England author Scott Thomas. When the story, "Burnshire, the Shrunken Coxswain," finds its way to an anthology, I will update you. Meanwhile, here are two other stories of Scott's, from an older anthology, to read online: www.infinityplus.co.uk/storie...ton.htm www.infinityplus.co.uk/storie...ers.htm 
And say of yourself:
Thu, April 16, 2009 - 11:22 PM
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I am a thing and no thing A confluence of things and more than the sum of things I have never not been and never will be I have always just begun, I look back on the end I am time out of no time, I am the end of time, And pretender of time, I am all of nothing, Some of never, Approximately always Forever And say of that other self: A thing and no thing, A confluence of things and less and less of things, Having never not been, never need be, Having always begun, always just ending. Time out of no time, who ends time portends time, All of nothing, Some of never, Approximately always Forever Copyright 2009 Briar Rose Photos: Neuron in brain; computer simulation of universe. Mark Miller, Brandeis University; Virgo Consortium for Cosmological Supercomputer Simulations, www.visualcomplexity.com, The New York Times. 
. . .for your iconoclastic dining pleasure.
Tue, March 17, 2009 - 6:17 PM
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2 medium onions, cut into wedges 1/2 head cabbage, finely chopped or shredded (I used red cabbage this time) 4 carrots, cut into 2-inch lengths and quartered 2 ribs celery, thickly sliced 4 cups vegetable broth 1 teaspoon thyme 1/4 teaspoon rubbed sage 1 teaspoon dry mustard 1 teaspoon mild horseradish 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste 6-8 ounces vegetarian "beef" or seitan or reconstituted TVP chunks (like Lightlife Strips) 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour 1/4 cup water 1 tablespoon red wine or cooking sherry (really adds great flavor) Sauté the onion in a large, non-stick pot until it starts to brown. Add the remaining vegetables, the broth, and the seasonings. Cover and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. Add the "beef," cover, and cook for 15 more minutes, until vegetables are soft. Use a slotted spoon to remove the vegetables and "beef" to a serving plate and keep warm. Return the broth to the heat. In a small cup, combine the flour, water, and wine. Gradually stir the flour mixture into the simmering broth. Cook and stir, scraping the bottom of the pan, until the broth has thickened, about 10 minutes. Pour the gravy over the "beef" and vegetables to serve. Makes 4 servings. Each serving, using the Lightlife strips, contains 117 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (3% calories from fat); 10g Protein; 20g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 336mg Sodium; 7g Fiber. Recipe is from this site: blog.fatfreevegan.com/2007/03...ted.html (And I must say, that is the stupidest looking harp, not to mention harping technique, I have ever seen--but what do cows know?)
Ephemera of Noise
Re: Heaven or Hell
(in Loners Without Bodies)
Yes, neither of those fates attracts me very much! I think, however, seeing that Introverts are quite intelligent and often both well-read and familiar with the scientific method, most of us have already thought about the afterlife and concluded ...
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discussion post on Wed, November 11, 2009 - 8:51 AM
Re: Child screaming on airline, and of course, it's the airline's fault
(in Childfree by Choice)
I think it's not unusual to have a two year old in diapers. I googled "two year old in diapers" and a lot of hits came up and it seems there's a lot of two year olds in diapers. I think most of them are sort of in partially-trained, but-may-back...
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discussion post on Thu, November 5, 2009 - 1:31 PM
Re: Finished a D-I-Y project
(in DIY - do it yourself)
Is there some sort of battery or something in the cylinder? I see a crank, or a couple of them. Does it charge something? Like those flashlights and radios that one cranks?
discussion post on Thu, November 5, 2009 - 10:11 AM
You Can Help a Fellow Tribester Win Funds to Support Her Pet Rescue Work!
(blog entry)
Care 2 is coordinating a contest to give $10,000 to some deserving Pet Rescue organization.
The two lovely little black angels above are half Siamese, and I have them to love because of Tribe. They came from two different litters who would h... read more
blog entry posted Thu, November 5, 2009 - 8:04 AM
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Re: What's the best thing you ever scored...
(in dumpster diving)
Does it have to be a dumpster, precisely? Can it be the local dump? Ours has an area where you can put stuff you think other people might want--anything not claimed is shoveled in at the end of the day. I've gotten so many good things from ther...
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discussion post on Thu, November 5, 2009 - 7:40 AM
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