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Rock the Casbah

Posted on April 10, 2007 by John

In one sense, as the Casbah rocks, it merely sways on concrete blocks that buried deep beneath the sand give history its strength to stand; and its foundations, built of steel and solid rock, can barely feel the tremors from … Continue reading →

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Ayn Rand

Posted on September 19, 2006 by John

So you would change the world and make the roughest edges plain, extend your level down the field, widen and pave each lane, erase what makes a difference between one soul and the next, reward in equal measure with the … Continue reading →

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Peace is a Verb

Posted on August 11, 2006 by John

No passive meal, no rare stuff bird, true peace is not a noun, but verb; inaction, apathy and doubt that whisper are not her. She shouts from rooftops, making foul war shake in fear at her approach. Mistake not mewling … Continue reading →

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Treating the Symptoms, Not the Cause

Posted on August 7, 2006 by John

Something to think about in the context of today’s America and unrest around the world (emphases mine): Hitler was able to enslave his own people because he seemed to give them something that even the traditional religions could no longer … Continue reading →

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Foolish Notions

Posted on August 1, 2006 by John

for Bob Dylan Youth’s rebellions dissipate; brave destiny succumbs to fate. One morning you find it’s too late to join the revolution. One’s high ideals sink in the mud; mountain retreats recede in flood. The fire that once burned in … Continue reading →

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So You Want to Change the World …

Posted on July 8, 2006 by John

but the World doesn’t want to change. And so, you insist upon changing it, by doing whatever you think the world needs (but it doesn’t, because if it thought it needed it, it WOULD change – because everyone and everything … Continue reading →

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Everybody Wants to Change the World …

Posted on July 6, 2006 by John

but (and there’s always a BUT – depending on whose diatribe you’re reading at the time, it might be [and I’m making these up as absurd examples, they’re not real quotes]) … nobody wants to change their underwear. nobody wants … Continue reading →

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