posted by Brad Shorr filed under Coffee Break
The world crumbles
again
and yet
all things must pass
there is nothing new under the sun
I remember his words
do not be afraid.
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This is my contribution to the 25 Words of Wisdom project from Liz Strauss.
(Photo, do u fear love, by ia7mad on Flickr.)
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posted by Brad Shorr filed under Coffee Break
Image via WikipediaMany moons ago, I backpacked around Europe with a good college friend of mine. It was the experience of a lifetime, and I highly recommend it to any recent college grad. We traveled everywhere on passenger trains, and they became an integral part of the texture of the entire experience.
Bottom line lesson -- America should build a
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posted by Brad Shorr filed under Coffee Break
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeJoanna Young at Confident Writing has been exploring the topic of purposeful questions this month. Her discussion includes a group project asking for examples of questions in poems that have had a powerful impact on us.
I'm not much of a poetry buff, but music and rock lyrics ... . In 1975 Pink Floyd released
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When I was a young boy, our family lived in a cozy, red brick house with white shutters in a small and sleepy Midwestern town. Summer was my favorite time of year. At bedtime, which was right around dusk, my mother would throw open my bedroom window, and I'd fall asleep listening to the rustling leaves of the giant maple
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posted by Brad Shorr filed under Coffee Break
Here's a funny story with a serious lesson.
A long time ago my friend Bryan and I were camping out on his parent's farm in northern Indiana. Bryan was something of a gun collector, and when we were down there we'd shoot at targets with his various rifles and handguns. On this particular occasion we had a .22 rifle, but
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Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and a host of other unforgettable cartoon characters, was born on this day in 1908. Any lover of words and language who has a sense of humor will have a tender spot in his or her heart for this grand master of cartoon communication. If you have 8 minutes to spare,
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You all seemed to enjoy my story about falling down a mountain, in fact, it brought back some memories of your own falls which you were kind enough to share. Your comments made for some entertaining reading, for sure!
Anyway, when you live in Colorado as I did, you usually wind up with more than one story about falling down a
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Bernie Taupin writes lyrics for Elton John. They cranked out an astounding number of unforgettable pop tunes during the '70's and '80's that still sound great today. Taupin's lyrics tended to be a little surreal and idiosyncratic, but boy, there were times when he could touch your heart. Take Your Song, Elton John's breakthrough hit in the U.S.
Words for Nerd
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