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A Civilized Game
Four to a table, and ( Read more... ) -
To sea
These moments we saved
They burn
In our minds like beacons
To other planes, other places
Where the things we know do not reign.
We go too fast to chase them
The froth from the boat's wake blinds us
We see nothing for
The salt in our eyes
Solidify and we collide.
To ashes, we turn
And blow in the wind
Sink in the water-
We cannot swim. -
Getting Globe Tattoo to work with Karmic
Not being able to use my USB modem was the one thing keeping Karmic Koala (9.10) from being my favorite Ubuntu to date.
Thanks to the diligence of the people behind this open source, free OS, recent updates enabled me to use my Huawei E1552 USB modem (Globe Tattoo prepaid) to connect to the Internet ( Read more... ) -
Spectators
My parents are reminiscing on People Power. I was more than a year old then, so I only laughed when my father asked me if I remembered anything about that historic event which toppled a dictatorship ( Read more... ) -
Silence
Here's to you, Uncle Litoy. You taught us that silence can hold more meaning than endless rounds of talk. + -
Cultural differences
In South Korea, people suspect that a former president accused of corruption committed suicide to escape from the disgrace. There have been news of similar cases in China and Japan, where people who allegedly did dastardly things (neglecting quality control, thus causing the deaths of hundreds of babies, etc.) chose to leap to their deaths instead ( Read more... ) -
"Common decency"
Got this from A Softer World's Joey, who got it from the late Kurt Vonnegut's SlapstickThought it was interesting ( Read more... ) -
Hello sunshine. Or not.
In the early hours of morning, when you've been working for hours and the sun has yet to rise, all songs seem to have been written for you and all songwriters seem to have been able to look into the deepest, darkest recesses of your heart.
Blast from the past:
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