Sila Blume
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Words at the Opera
“Humans are humans, cast out by the elements, long ago torn from the roots of the earth” — Ježibaba, a witch, in Rusalka, by Antonin Dvořák, libretto from poet Jaroslav Kvapil
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Tomato, Cherry
If I were to make a list of the fruits of nature which I find to be most succulent in taste, most vibrant to eyes and nose, and lively in their abilities to nourish, one gift to the world out of the American continent would be included. I would need to show the vast family…
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Fine Smoking includes some gold, the ego and a Princess
Just make sure your palate is ready, or be mentally willing and able to perceive lots of flavor. Felix AssoulineEGO GoldCountry: NicaraguaBody: Medium High to FullWrapper: Habano ’98 Jalapa, NicaraguaBinder: Habano JalapaFiller: Jalapa and Ometepe NicaraguaType: Traditional RoundAshtray: Princess House
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To Dwell or to Wait
If patience means the virtue of waiting in a relaxed state during a given time, being patient names the manner in which we handle said time frame, without necessarily reflecting an appreciation for the qualities and meaning of what is transpiring. It is not even a given that while being relaxed about the waiting, we…
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Wardrobe and Wear — Lifestyle has a Life Source
Wisdom applied, books are not to be judged by the cover. With humans in garments we tend to ignore our wisdom, possibly because the variety in well-grounded as well as misguided ideas building a wardrobe is vast, and because not every morning comes with clarity in self awareness, much less with an understanding of how…
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Eat, Drink, Speak.
Eat what is raw, drink what is clear, speak what is true. Martin Luther (1483 -1546) German Theologian Iss, was gar ist, trink, was klar ist, red, was wahr ist. Martin Luther (1483 -1546) deutscher Theologe
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An Animal Noble Frame
Protect the simple — support complexity Be courteous Nurture an elegant intellect Be thankful Believe beyond sermons Challenge social reality Mind the palate — the stomach understands
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Paradise
All is simple. All is complex. Simply put, the convoluted circumstances of 2020 threw me into an unexpected paradise. Fortune and chance gave me an ample home in which to joyfully escape the uncertain beginnings of the covid-19 era. Every single day I was free to grind my own coffee seeds, smell them in my…
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Deconstructing Guacamole
Creativity is a marvel. Manifested in works of countless musicians, painters, writers, builders, culinarians, dancers, etc., it is our constant inspiration. Besides the personal creations by hundreds of thousands throughout the history of mankind, we also benefit from products collectively created by cultural units. Science, too, is a marvel, sometimes igniting creativity, other times becoming…
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Undrinkable Cold Coffee Rests
With the influences of a Japanese philosophy, repeatingly emerging questions about our judgement of ‘beauty’ throughout the history of the Fine Arts (known in other language circles as beautiful arts), and the quotidian aesthetic finds that make us stop and look, the ugly which attracts has consistently piqued my interest. Wabi-sabi began in Japan. As…
