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Thought For the Day: ‘The Time Has Come, ‘ the Walrus Said, ‘To Talk of Many Things: of Shoes and Ships – and Sailing Wax – of Cabbages and Kings

‘The time has come,’ the walrus said, ‘to talk of many things: of shoes and ships – and sealing wax – of cabbages and kings.’ – Lewis Carroll

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Thought For the Day: There Was A Time Not Too Long Ago When We Didn’t Have To Keep Telling the World About American Preeminence. They Saw It With Their Own Eyes

“There was a time not too long ago when we didn’t have to keep telling the world about American preeminence. They saw it with their own eyes. These days, while our nation wrestles with inflation, bank failures, a mind-boggling national … Continue reading

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Magical Realism

Magical Realismby Michael DoyleArt and thought are productsOf their own serial momentsPop culture and serious artAre both expressions of the heartTugged down into the complex mazeOf primeval strugglesBetween those who naval gazeAnd those who merely bungleMagical realism shines its conceitAs … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Be the Light

“Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships.” -Charles Simic, poet (b. 9 May 1938) Born into a world filled with vile cruelty and more than a share of tragedy, the world … Continue reading

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