The End of the Combat Mission in Iraq

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Word of the Day - September 1, 2010

picayune adj


Definition of PICAYUNE

: of little value : paltry; also : petty, small-minded

— pic·a·yun·ish\ adjective
 
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Nothing is the cause of it.

   When a ripe apple falls, What makes it fall ? Is it gravity , pulling it down to earth ? A Withered stalk ? Drying The action of the sun? Increased weight ? A breath of wind ? Or the boy under the tree who wants to eat it?
Nothing is the cause of it. It is just the coming together of various Necessary Conditions for any living , organic, elemental event to take place. And the botanist who finds That the apple has fallen Because of the onset of decay in its cellular structure, and all the rest of it , will be no more right or wrong Than The boyunder the tree who says the apple fell Because he wanted to eat it and prayed for it to fall.

Leo Tolstoy . War & Peace. Chapter III, Part I, Chapter I.

'What Would You Do?'

Live - White, Discussion

"I talk of freedom
You talk of the flag"

Anonymous Prank Caller - July 2009

"Man, so long as he remains free, has no more constant and agonizing anxiety than find as quickly as possible someone to worship." -Fyodor Dostoevsky

Where is the help?

Where is the help?
by Erik B. Anderson
06-15-2009


Do we actually have people we can go to for help in this country?
She wants me to get help.
I want to get help.
Who wants to help me?
The help that she wants me to get does not exist.
Okay, I'm looking.
[Looks to the horizon on one side] Help!
[Looks to the horizion on the other side] Help!
Well?
Where is it?
Where is the help?
Well. It's official.
I don't see any help around.
What should I do now?
Nothing, I guess.
Would it be all right with you if I asked you to leave me alone now?