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The Celtic Twilight: A Visionary

by W. B. Yeats Mortal HelpVillage GhostsA Visionary A young man came to see me at my lodgings the other night, and began to talk of the making of the earth and the heavens and much else.…

Theories of the Universe: Chunks of Uncertainty

Chunks of UncertaintyTheories of the UniverseChunks of UncertaintyJust a Little Math Won't HurtBorn of ProbabilityThey're Complementary After All Universal Constants Angular momentum can be…

Book Five

Book Five   In he morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present— I am rising to the work of a human being. Why then am I dissatisfied if I am going to do the things for…

Book Seven

Book Seven   What is badness? It is that which thou hast often seen. And on the occasion of everything which happens keep this in mind, that it is that which thou hast often seen.…

A Quote from "Five Easy Pieces"

The Question: I can't remember the title of the movie that includes the following scene: Jack Nicholson is in a restaurant and he orders a plain sandwich,…

John Donne: Stay, O Sweet

Break of DayStay, O sweet, and do not rise; The light that shines comes from thine eyes; The day breaks not, it is my heart, Because that you and I must part. Stay, or else my joys will…

The Devil's Dictionary: Material

by Ambrose Bierce MARTYRMAUSOLEUMMATERIAL -adj. Having an actual existence, as distinguished from an imaginary one. Important. Material things I know, or feel, or see; All else is…

The Devil's Dictionary: Connoisseur

by Ambrose Bierce CONGRESSCONSERVATIVECONNOISSEUR -n. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else. An old wine-bibber having been smashed in a…