January 2012
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Hartheim Castle in 2005
The Hartheim Euthanasia Centre was a Nazi killing centre that was part of their euthanasia programme, since also referred to as Action T4. In all it is estimated that a total of 30,000 people were murdered at Hartheim. Amongst the killed were the sick and the handicapped as well a prisoners from concentration camps. The killings were carried out using carbon monoxide...
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“What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to...”
– Joseph Addison
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A Chance.
You took a chance when you decided to love me. You wore your heart on your sleeve, knowing that loving me would make you vulnerable. There would be sacrifices made, there would be hoping for the unknown involved, and there would be tears and fears. You took a chance, a leap of faith, and battled your way into happiness. The happy smiles you give me everyday show me how happy you are having made...
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I...”
– Douglas Adams
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December 2011
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“Chaos.
Chaos was a constellation of students, running out of the school and...”
– Jodi Picoult
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“Today, my heart broke a little bit more. And when it did, I was reminded of this...”
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“The remembrance of death renders people become more judicious in every step...”
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“While we try and teach our children about life, our children teach us what life...”
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If you were here, you’d see how much I need your help on Christmas shopping. If you were here, you’d see the smiles your presence will bring to my days. If you were here, you’d see what kinds of things I try to be there for you. If you were here, you’d see the sleeping problems I’ve been having. If you were here, you’d see my fear every time I step out of the...
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“Men have been using the belief that everything should be communicated to them...”
– I Wrote This Myself
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November 2011
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Young Trouble.
We don’t pay much attention to the elderly. Even though they probably know more than us about what it all truly means. Even when they’ve done something stellar like helped win a war fifteen presidents ago or built the first car or outlived their entire families with no special diet or exercise routine to speak of. Even then we don’t give them much of our time or try keep them around close...
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October 2011
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September 2011
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A Memoir to Albert Szent-Györgyi
Our attempt to harmonize teaching with expanding—or rather exploding—knowledge would be hopeless should growth not entail simplification. I will dwell on the sunny side. Knowledge is a sacred cow, and my problem will be how we can milk her while keeping clear of her horns.
One of my reasons for being optimistic is that the foundations of nature are simple. Nature, basically, must be much...
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“For the lawyer as well as the soldier, there is an equally imperative command....”
– Frederick Aiken, in defense of Mary Surratt upon accusation of conspiring and aiding John Wilkes Booth in Lincoln’s assassination
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August 2011
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“No story lives unless someone wants to listen, so, whether you come back by...”
– J.K. Rowling
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“You don’t have to get a job that makes others feel comfortable about what they...”
– Dear Sugar, The Rumpus
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July 2011
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Every July, I will re-post a blog entry I wrote in 2007. This blog post holds a very special meaning. It is about a man I met on July 2007. A man who apparently had touched my life in such a way, I can never forget everything about him. His voice, his smile, his words, his hug, and his love. He will be an eternal part of my life and this is my tribute for him. This year would be exactly three...
June 2011
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“Bad is not an absolute, but a relative term.
Ask the robber who used the cash...”
– Jodi Picoult from Vanishing Acts
May 2011
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Pan-seared Asparagus and Mushroom with Balsamic...
So this is something I learned from Food Channel. It is such a great technique, I feel like I have found a jewel. I intend to keep this technique and next time apply it when I cook other delicious ingredients such as broccoli and fish. You will love this simple and delicious recipe. It is so easy and looks so gorgeously exclusive in presentation.
For serving 2-3 people this mouth-watering side...
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“We numb vulnerability. Having to ask my husband for help because I’m sick...”
– Brene Brown
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Breaks Clustered.
by Suheir Hammad
All holy history banned. Unwritten books predicted future, projected past, but my head unwraps around what appears limitless, man’s creative violence.
Whose son shall it be? Which male child will perish a new day? Our boys’ death galvanize. We cherish corpses. We mourn women, complicated. Bitches get beat daily. Profits made, prophets ignored. War and tooth enameled...
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“And the thing about a successful life, is a lot of the time, our ideas of what...”
– Alain de Botton
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“Human beings are creatures of reference.
It sometimes takes big negative...”