We used to casually say "Have a nice day." Now we say "Stay safe."
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My First Morning In Afghanistan
Early autumn, 1968. My Peace Corps group arrived in Kabul the evening before. When I arose the next morning and looked out the hotel window, this is what I saw. School girls.
Beirut
I remember when Beirut was the Paris of the east.
Persepolis
1969
Memories are
Not all things in life are certain--memories are My mother, written in 1979, age 89
Taxes
Tax day has been moved to July 15. I’m going to wait until the government declares that we pay no taxes this year
The Newsroom, Jeff Daniels
“Ooh, let's try this. If I do this, you do that.” And we would just do it. I won an Emmy on a Sunday night, and Tuesday at 9:30 in the morning, I was showing butt crack walking down the street. But the transition was frighteningly easy. Jim [Carrey] and I had met a couple… Continue reading The Newsroom, Jeff Daniels
Tibetan objects made of human remains to go on show at British Museum
From The Guardian, February 23, 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/feb/23/tibetan-objects-made-of-human-remains-to-go-on-show-at-british-museum-tantric-buddhism
Arrive
and welcome those who never arrived
Good
Sometimes the good ain’t best enough
Waiting For Charlemagne 