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It seems strange that after so long and frigid a night, it's 8 AM before the cold wakes me. Strangeness doesn't keep me abed, though, and nor does the seductive allure of quilt's dreamy warmth. She's still asleep, of course. She could sleep through the apocalypse.It's but the work of a moment to retrieve the hot plate a kettl... More..
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It had been such an easy plan, back at headquarters: rock star pass the first set of guards, diplomat pass the second set, and the third, well, just shoot them. After that, it was a quick swish and flick, a three hour train ride, and a brief handoff. Then he was home free, off to the Cayman Islands to drink boat drinks and pi... More..
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"Excessive self deprivation is just as harmful to the soul as excessive self indulgence."This shouldn't seem shocking or even new to a Buddhist. Gautama-Buddha is said to have found the Middle Way - the way of balance. Yet, popular perception of Buddhists is that of suffering, of trails, and of life in hidden away mountain mo... More..
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"That's not appropriate," she'd say, and I'd laugh."Of course not," I'd reply. "Appropriate is for the plebes.""You call them plebes," she'd say, "and you wonder why you don't have friends?" She was pretty when she was being assertive, and that's what this passed for. Playful assertiveness, with a secondary attempt at changin... More..
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