That a large number of Americans should disagree with the abortion laws in this country and wish to see them changed–that I can understand. That there are Americans who would feel that killing Dr. George Tiller, MD, is justifiable is a real stretch.
Topics: conversation

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What is the modern folk tale? I don’t know. But I would love for you to teach me.You’ve heard the old saw, “Everybody has a story to tell.” I think there’s more to it than that. Folk tales have something to offer people can listen to a tale and.
Topics: Arthur Rackham, conversation, hard luck stories, internet promotion, Jack and the Beanstalk, modern folk tales, stories of redemption

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I was not particularly happy with my last poetry exercise. Partly because I adapted someone else’s writing exercise (even with attribution) and because I’ve had no responses regarding that blog. Disappointment filled my heart. : (   Where are the...
Topics: Chinese painting, Duluth as exotic, Han Gan, poem, poetry, Tang Dynasty, write a 13 line poem, writing exercise, writing form

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I wrote a blog that I thought was merely an exercise in simian self-flagellation. Yet, it got one of the best responses of anything else I’ve written. The nice thing about doing a blog and avoiding payment in exchange for doing it is that I have no...
Topics: Billy Collins, formatting problems on Wordpress, heron, image of Shangguan Wan'er, Tang Dynasty, U2 appreciation, writing

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Here’s a book I haven’t read in about twenty years: The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff. Some books are interesting and worthwhile to reread in order to find out how much you’ve forgotten. I found that Hoff’s book was worth my time to read because...
Topics: "call your senator or representative", Benjamin Hoff, Congress, looking for work, saving today to lose tomorrow, stimulus package, Tao of Pooh, the poor, Zhao Yizhou

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