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Manipulations: EASTER EGG ROLL

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Arrested Development: THE ENLIGHTENED FAMILY

The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it.
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844 – 1900)

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To Hold Oneself: THE HEIR OF ATLAS

RESPONSIBILITY, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one’s neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.

Alas, things ain’t what we should see
If Eve had let that apple be;
And many a feller which had ought
To set with monarchses of thought,
Or play some rosy little game
With battle-chaps on fields of fame,
Is downed by his unlucky star
And hollers: “Peanuts! — here you are!”
“The Sturdy Beggar”

Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary
US author & satirist (1842 – 1914)

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Taking Two: UNIFICATIONS

To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.
Anne-Sophie Swetchine
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Things to be Hated: EMBARASSMENTS

Things I hate that people do in public. Somewhat related to this post by the ever-lovable Sulz. Continue reading