Sunday Scribblings 304: Action

Newton’s Third Law of Motion Actioni contrariam semper et æqualem esse reactionem: sive corporum duorum actiones in se mutuo semper esse æquales et in partes contrarias dirigi. To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction: or the forces of two bodies on each other are always equal and are directed in opposite directions. He regarded his sleeping younger...

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"Sweet Halloween Dreams" by begemott

Give credit where credit is due: This image is circulating the Facebook-o-sphere... It was so damn familiar. I remember seeing it on deviantART (I've got several really wicked artist friends that I supply with ideas from time to time. This artist isn't one of them, however I had to add him to my watch list.) The picture is titled "Sweet Halloween Dreams" and the artist can...

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Mag 101: Intersteller Fast Food

Intersteller Fast Food “What is it?” he askedAs his brother offered itOn a woven mat. “It’s the new earth rage,”His brother smugly replied,“They call it ‘sushi’.” “Ugh! It looks toxic!Can’t you stick to crop circles?At least remove bones!” More (better!) poems and stories can be found at http://magpietales.blogspot.c...

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Reacting, Repressing, and Tea

Is it possible to go through life each day with a "clear mind" and in a "meditative state"? Is it possible to divorce ourselves from the world, or to "be one" with it at all times, repressing the natural urge to react in what we perceive to be a negative response (screaming, crying, shouting, biting...) The students in the monastery were in total awe of the elder...

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Memories of Dad Wheeler

Jeff’s Dad passed away tonight after a brief battle with cancer and dementia. His sister Lee had called us the day before to tell us that Dad was going into hospice, and earlier today because his health was rapidly failing. Jeff and I are devastated. We knew this was coming but we didn’t expect it to happen so quickly. We sobbed and trembled. This was the first time either of...

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2012: No Resolutions

The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is. (C. S. Lewis) The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.(Paul Valery) 2012 New Year Resolutions: an opportunity to expand upon all the forgotten resolutions which, only twelve months prior, were so wholeheartedly made in a futile effort...

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