Muerte on June 11th, 2009

“There is no off position on the genius switch”. – unknown
I saw this quote at the end of a video I watched somewhere online.  I don’t think it was Youtube, but don’t remember where it was.  I don’t even remember the video, come to that… but I remember this quote.  While I am no genius, [...]

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Muerte on November 11th, 2008

Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
If you’re anything like me, this is a daunting reality that is all the more scary because I’ve been, for far too long, silent about things I believed in.  On one hand, this was appropriate, because I [...]

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Muerte on October 31st, 2008

I’ve heard this comment made by countless people.  From 13 to infinity, people say this and say it often.  For me, it’s akin to “the devil made me do it”.
In the end, I think these people really want to do right, they want to avoid mistakes, they want to avoid trouble, but they don’t.  I [...]

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Muerte on October 9th, 2008

About 6 hours ago, I got word that an old friend died.  Lung cancer spread to, well, everything and ultimately took his life.  I saw him about 8 hours before he passed.  Comatose would be the best word to describe his condition which is good, I suppose, as it would seem to mean that he [...]

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Muerte on September 28th, 2008

I finally pulled my laptop out, because I’m writing something else and it didn’t seem right to not post this first.
Not that anyone will notice.
I love romantic comedies.  There, I said it.  It’s a guilty pleasure, because I’m intelligent enough to know that they’re incredibly unrealistic, and I hate the false ideal of love found [...]

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