Sila Blume
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Words at the Opera — Hamlet
The wiser among us are the madmen. Hamlet / Grand Opera in five acts (1868) by Ambroise Thomas
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Love Ingrained (some Breads)
Arepa (South America) Bagel (Polish, Jewish) Baguette (France) Biscotti (Italy) Brioche (France) Cornbread (American continent) Crêpe (France) Croissant (France) Croutons (France) Dampfnudeln (Germany) Injera (Ethiopia, Eritrea) Matzo (Jewish) Muffin (United Kingdom) Panettone (Italy) Pita (Greece, Middle East) Pizza (Italy) Pretzel (Germany) Pumpernickel (Germany) Sangak (Iran) Scone (United Kingdom) Semmel/Brötchen (Germany) Waffle (Belgium) Zwieback (Germany)
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Bread — Evolution and Devolution
The inquisitive mind, the inner vision for growth and development of human kind, the inspirational spirit in all — towards gods or towards nature, and the quest for optimal maintenance of the carnal and the soul, all these have led us to find ways to dissect and compose far beyond the fruits of nature which…
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—ing forms
eating drinking thinking singing / an introduction These constitute the mortal and immortal, physical and metaphysical, spiritual and carnal, the spheres which combined may be identified as the individual entity. They are the basic harmonious set, demonstrating the organic simplicity, and greatness in being. Eating, drinking, and sensual intake are daily apertures to joy, supporting…
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Joy is a Secret
Joy is… A secret Repercussions out of deep root systems, reaching underground to the opposing pole, and far above, leaves, incessantly flying into the stratosphere Danger sizzling It is the physical and metaphysical space which we would recognize in paintings depicting heaven or paradise, even if we did not know of any heavenly or paradisial…
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No Tipping
I feel compelled to reflect upon the mind and soul of a society that reaches the conclusion of preventing tipping. Equally moved am I to reflect on the direction the people will be swayed into as a result. Seeing this young man in his service uniform in Bandung in 2018, I had to have a…
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Life in/dominance
Life is a one-armed ambidextrous.
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Jacqueline du Pré
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. Jacqueline du Pré (1945-1987, England) Cellist
