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Cecile

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your front yard is underwater

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castaway seeks boat to shore - short-term / sublet fine ( housing » housing wanted ) I am a single mom of a twelve year old, going through a transition in ho... read more
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out of focus (blog entry) and then i took my glasses off. now i can see again.
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quote (blog entry) "We ask ourselves, who are we to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually who are we not to be? You are a Child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won... read more
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beautiful day (blog entry) things can change in an instant, it’s true.

i started out the day frantically scrambling, losing my keys, my child, and my mind. and i ended up the afternoon by meeting the Dalai Lama.

in between i hula hooped in a hayes valley park with so... read more
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the saddest girl in the world (blog entry) is the one who feels another's pain.

the science of life and death is not adequate, she knows the heart is in the spaces in between.
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and then i took my glasses off. now i can see again.
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"We ask ourselves, who are we to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually who are we not to be? You are a Child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are l... read more
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things can change in an instant, it’s true.

i started out the day frantically scrambling, losing my keys, my child, and my mind. and i ended up the afternoon by meeting the Dalai Lama.

in between i hula hooped in a hayes valley park with some beautiful people, loved up a few sweet city dogs, and pondered the pros and cons of gentrification in my old neighborhood.

(when my son was an infant, i lived in hayes valley. at that time, i don’t think any of the storefronts were offering $2... read more
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is the one who feels another's pain.

the science of life and death is not adequate, she knows the heart is in the spaces in between.
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it's true.
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i was sitting in the driver's seat, waiting for the passenger.

'back in black' came on the radio.

my son was in the back seat. we both grinned.

this is the god i know to be real.

the creator of a universe *that* tight.
Sat, September 2, 2006 - 2:14 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
Billy Preston
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Preston)

Born September 2, 1946
Houston, Texas, USA
Died June 6, 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American soul musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. In addition to his successful, Grammy-winning career as a solo artist, Preston collaborated with some of the greatest names in the music industry, incl... read more
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octavia butler wrote one of my favorite books ever, "wild seed." and i have read almost everthing else she has written. she was brilliant.

i haven't had the chance to talk much about her passing, but she will have a place on my ancestor altar, in my new home.

thank you, octavia!

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(from www.blackamericaweb.com/site.a...ler228)

Acclaimed Science Fiction Author Octavia Butler Dies After Falling at Home
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2006
By: Jackie ... read more
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look up
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(from the New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2006/08/03...03leve.html

NEW ORLEANS — From the beginning Spike Lee knew that Hurricane Katrina was a story he had to tell. Watching the first television images of floating bodies and of desperate people, mostly black, stranded on rooftops, he quickly realized he was witnessing a major historical moment. As those moments kept coming, he spent alm... read more
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