Gallivant

\ˈga-lə-ˌvant\ intr.v. gal·li·vant·ed, gal·li·vant·ing, gal·li·vants

1. to travel, roam, or move about for pleasure.

2. to play around amorously; flirt.

– October 5, 2008

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in time of daffodils

in time of daffodils(who know
the goal of living is to grow)
forgetting why,remember how

in time of lilacs who proclaim
the aim of waking is to dream,
remember so(forgetting seem)

in time of roses(who amaze
our now and here with paradise)
forgetting if,remember yes

in time of all sweet things beyond
whatever mind may comprehend,
remember seek(forgetting find)

and in a mystery to be
(when time from time shall set us free)
forgetting me,remember me

–e.e. cummings

Quote of the Day

Love builds up the broken wall and straightens the crooked path. Love keeps the stars in the firmament and imposes rhythm on the ocean tides. Each of us is created of it, and I suspect, each of us was created for it. -Maya Angelou

War/Dance

In a place where children fight wars, fight each other, fight for their lives, we find hope in the power of music, dance, and laughter. Go to the War/Dance website and find out how you can help.

Uganda Fast Facts:

• 236,040 square kilometres, slightly smaller than the UK
• 28 million people, with an average life expectancy of 52 years
• Official languages are English and Swahili, but Luganda is the most widely spoken
• 4.1% of the adult population is HIV-positive
• 35% of the population lives below the local poverty line
• 1.7% are internet users, and 5.4% own a mobile phone
• 70,746km of roads, 23% of them paved

Quote of the Day

Mankind will never see an end of trouble until.. lovers of wisdom come to hold political power, or the holders of power.. become lovers of wisdom. -Plato

The West Wing

Creative nostalgia in cahoots with reality. Hope with a little humor.

Aaron Sorkin Conjures a Meeting of Obama and Bartlet

By Maureen Dowd

Now that he’s finally fired up on the soup-line economy, Barack Obama knows he can’t fade out again. He was eager to talk privately to a Democratic ex-president who could offer more fatherly wisdom — not to mention a surreptitious smoke — and less fraternal rivalry. I called the “West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin (yes, truly) to get a read-out of the meeting. This is what he wrote:

Sharkwater

Save our oceans, save our planet, save our future.

Quote of the Day

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. -Albert Einstein

Peace Day

Make jazz. Make pinwheels. Make peace.

Stressed

Five babies are born into the world every second. Think about it.

Quote of the Day

Simplify, simplify. -Henry David Thoreau

Small Living

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We, like many New Yorkers, live in an apartment no larger than 400 square feet. It’s comfortable, it’s convenient, it’s home. You buy less, save more. The small house movement: Less bills, less maintenance, less work, less space, more room for creativity, more sustainable. Less is more.

Reverse Graffiti

A different perspective.

An environmentally friendly work of art and a film about a philosophy of clean.

Quote of the Day

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. -Jimi Hendrix

Peace One Day

What will you do to make peace?

Food for Thought