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Photo Friday: Just an Illusion
“Nobody of any real culture, for instance, ever talks nowadays about the beauty of sunset. Sunsets are quite old fashioned.
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“For in Paris, when God puts a pretty woman there, the Devil, in reply, immediately puts a fool to keep her there.” – Jules Barbey-d'Aurevilly
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Photo Friday: The Colors I Bleed
Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief.
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Mind led body
to the edge of the precipice.
They stared in desire
at the naked abyss.
“If you love me,” said mind,
“take that step into silence.”
“If you love me,” said body,
“turn and exist.”— Anne Stevenson
Always turn and exist.
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Photo Friday: The Final Victory
“Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways. ” – Oscar Wilde
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Thirsty (hungry) Thursday: Kale and Cauliflower Alfredo
Nothing like some healthy comfort food!
Here’s what you need:
- 3 cups small cauliflower florets
- 1 cup 1% low-fat milk
- 2 Tbs. chopped shallot
- 2 Tbs. plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 8 oz. linguine
- 1 Tbs. butter
- 10 oz. baby kale, three leaves chopped and reserved
- 1 cup (3 oz.) grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- 1 Tbs. grated lemon zest
- ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
Here’s how to do it:
- Bring cauliflower florets,…
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I used to like pretty lies. They always fit really nicely into little boxes that you could pack away easily and put into other boxes so you’d never find them.
Pretty lies were my lifeline. They kept my time in high school tolerable — “yes, I’ve done my homework and I’m doing fine in school.” “Yes, I love you and you make me happy and make me feel whole.” “Yes, I’m so happy to be alive.” “Yes,…
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All I did today was drink coffee in various locations (my house, a cafe, and Starbucks) and get my eyebrows waxed.
I couldn’t think of a good topic to blog about today, but I encountered some inspiration.
So, how to choose your drink at Starbucks:
1) First of all, avoid Starbucks if you can. Controversy kind of surrounds Starbucks, despite their alliance with Peets, a Fair Trade coffee company,…
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Prasanth,
Sometimes I forget all the silly little things that you and I have in common until they’re staring me in the face.
I don’t really care about my birthday, either. For a long time, it felt like a whole dedicated to slapping me in the face to remind me that I’ve really been around a whole other year. That sentiment has eroded over the three birthdays I’ve celebrated in college. I now…
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This isn’t quite a Selfie Sunday, but this is what I have for today.
I usually like simplicity — it makes sense to me and makes the world run smoothly. Things don’t always have to be complicated and extreme. But sometimes what you crave isn’t simple. Sometimes it is extravagant and superfluous. Sometimes it seems there aren’t words for all the right things you should say.
“My darling,
This is…
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“Let us go in; the fog is rising.” –Emily Dickson
