Le Soleil, le foyer de tendresse et de vie,
Verse l’amour brûlant à la terre ravie,
Et, quand on est couché sur la vallée, on sent
Que la terre est nubile et déborde de sang ;
Que son immense sein, soulevé par une âme,
Est d’amour comme Dieu, de chair comme la femme,
Et qu’il renferme, gros de sève et de rayons,
Le grand fourmillement de tous les embryons !
Et tout croît, et tout monte !
From Arthur Rimbaud “Soleil et Chair”
Sunshine, Happiness
Flicker and Flutter
the Breeze takes Me
Hither and Dither
I rest in the Arms of the Eternal
“To approach perfect practice, there is no way other than to accept yourself.”
Shunryu Suzuki
“I would buy a Mac if I didn’t work for Microsoft”
James Allchin, Windows development chief
Windows development chief: ‘I would buy a Mac if I didn’t work for Microsoft’ computerworld.com 11. december 2006
Life for the average Iraqi is now worse than under the regime of Saddam Hussein.
United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan
UN chief tells of Iraq war sorrow BBC 2006
I CELEBRATE myself;
And what I assume you shall assume;
For every atom belonging to me, as good belongs to you.
I loafe and invite my Soul;
I lean and loafe at my ease, observing a spear of summer grass.
Houses and rooms are full of perfumes—the shelves are crowded with perfumes;
I breathe the fragrance myself, and know it and like it;
The distillation would intoxicate me also, but I shall not let it.
The atmosphere is not a perfume—it has no taste of the distillation—it is odorless;
It is for my mouth forever—I am in love with it;
I will go to the bank by the wood, and become undisguised and naked;
I am mad for it to be in contact with me.
Walt Whitman wikipedia.org Leaves of Grass Bartleby.com
US forces should be able to “disrupt or destroy the full spectrum of globally emerging communications systems, sensors, and weapons systems dependent on the electromagnetic spectrum”
The unthinkable is thinkable after all.
US plans to ‘fight the net’ revealed BBC 27. januar 2006
Nansen said: “Mind is not Buddha. Learning is not the path.”
Mumon’s comment: Nansen was getting old and forgot to be ashamed. He spoke out with bad breath and exposed the scandal of his own home. However, there are a few who appreciate his kindness.
When the sky is clear the sun appears,
When the earth is parched rain will fall.
He opened his heart fully and spoke out,
But it was useless to talk to pigs and fish.
Sometimes, a hug is all what we need. Free hugs is a real life controversial story of Juan Mann, A man whos sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives.
In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs campaign became phenomenal.
As this symbol of human hope spread accross the city, police and officials ordered the Free Hugs campaign BANNED. What we then witness is the true spirit of humanity come together in what can only be described as awe inspiring.
In the Spirit of the free hugs campaign, PASS THIS TO A FRIEND and HUG A STRANGER! After all, If you can reach just one person…
Bruji have invented a nifty little Mac OS X application to all book lovers, bibliographic maniacs and information perfectionists that easily manages your english book collection. Bookpedia is not the only application around the digital book shelves, but as far as I know its the only one that gets the job done with no fuss. Check it out here: Bookpedia bruji.com
Is the so called self-defense by the Israeli Government against the Hizbollah kidnaping of two Israeli soldiers on the northern border of Israel and Libanon just an excuse for a thorough and preplanned attack against Lebanon? Is the Israeli attack against Lebanon just a prelude to a major US attack and war against Iran?
Bush ‘helped Israeli attack on Lebanon’ The Guardian 14. august 2006
Watching Lebanon newyorker.com 14. august 2006
The Coming Wars newyorker.com 17. januar 2005
Stanley Kubrick’s sensational and hilarious dark satire “Doctor Strangelove” from 1964 with Peter Sellers shaping three protagonists in a nuclear race of “hot war” against the Russians is still relevant with all the war maniacs around today in 2006; people (leaders of countries) who really think and thoroughly believe that they can solve the problems of the world with the instrument of war.
Here are some quotes from the “War Room” with the Cabinet of maniacs including the US President on the usage of the Doomsday weapon against the Russkies:
[Strangelove admits that he investigated making such a machine]
Dr. Strangelove: Based on the findings of the report, my conclusion was that this idea was not a practical deterrent for reasons which at this moment must be all too obvious.
Dr. Strangelove: Sir! I have a plan!
[standing up from his wheelchair]
Dr. Strangelove: Mein Führer! I can walk!
Dr. Strangelove: It is not only possible, it is essential.
[Strangelove’s plan for post-nuclear war survival involves living underground with a 10:1 female-to-male ratio]
Dr. Strangelove: Regrettably, yes. But it is, you know, a sacrifice required for the future of the human race. I hasten to add that since each man will be required to do prodigious… service along these lines, the women will have to be selected for their sexual characteristics which will have to be of a highly stimulating nature.
Dr. Strangelove: Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you *keep* it a *secret*! Why didn’t you tell the world, EH?
Dr. Strangelove: It would not be difficult, Mein Fuhrer. Nuclear reactors could easily provide power for several… Im sorry, Mr. President…
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb imdb.com
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