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The Greatest Hitter in the World
A young girl with dreams of becoming a baseball player was alone in her backyard one sunny afternoon. She was sporting a baseball cap and toting around her ball and bat.
“I am the greatest hitter in the world. I am the greatest hitter in the world.”
She tossed the ball into the air and gave the mightiest swing that you ever did see. She missed the ball and it landed at her feet.
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The New Regime
“Ahh Canada. Very lucky. No wars on your land. Yes, very lucky.” That was Mr. Pok’s response when I told him I was Canadian. Mr.Pok oversees the small Cambodian War Museum just outside of Siem Reap, an outdoor mesh of ancient tanks and mounds of deactivated landmines.
“Yes, very lucky,” I responded. “We did have the war of 1812 and we have fought in many...
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Gaga, ooh la la!
…the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live,...
– Jack Keruoac
one of my favourite music videos. and one of the most beautiful songs.
hu·man·i·ty [hyoo-man-i-tee]
I started today in a funk. I knew it the moment I woke up and couldn’t decide which mood to tune into on stereomood.com (p.s. check out that website…it’s a gem). Lost-in-thought or Vintage? Lonely or Total-Improvisation? Alas, I got ready for work in silence. And to top it all off, the sky was in a beautiful state of pathetic fallacy. I took comfort in the presence of its dark...
I walked over to the hill where we used to go & sled. There were a lot of...
– The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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Korean Style
“It’s the Korean style.”
A phrase I have heard time and time again.
I’m not referring to the oh-so unfortunate trend amongst the kindergarten boys and their doting mothers: the mullet perm.
And I’m not talking about the country’s obsession with kimchi (a sort of pickled cabbage infused with red pepper paste) for breakfast, lunch AND dinner.
Nor do I...
this song makes my heart sing.
i wish i could dance like this…
Question of the day: If you could get the answer to any question, what question would you ask?