"From this hour I ordain myself loos'd of limits and imaginary lines, going where I list, my own master total and absolute, Listening to others, considering well what they say, Pausing, searching, receiving, contemplating, Gently, but with undeniable will, divesting myself of the holds that would hold me."
Walt Whitman (1819-92)
"When I look back now over my life and call to mind what I might have had simply for taking and did not take, my heart is like to break."
Akhenaton (d. c.1354 BC)
And now, the current weather, from some random person we pulled off the street:
Friday, February 13, 2004
No definitions or quotes this time, its time yet again for my Blogger Idol top five for this week!
All of the entries this week were especially interesting to me, since I was the unnamed guy that suggested the topic of "Oops." Originally, I had thought that it would generate personal stories of times when we were less than stellar, but I was, as usual, amazed at the differing ways in which it was interpreted.
So, without further ado, here's my top five in no particular order, with an extra one since my list is late:
Downtown Chick Chat » Girls Night Out I know, its just a joke, but it was a good joke.
Deneice » I'm an Oops!This is one of the ones that really caught me off guard. If you can read this and not cry, you're already dead. Deneice is still batting 1,000 on this blog.
Seasons of Violet » Lesson in how not to write a cover letter.An excellent and creative entry. Just for the record, those perks at the end don't fix a bad job; been there, done that.
Emotional Education A group of about 50 parents of students at DeKalb, Ga., schools showed up at a meeting to protest the adoption of an abstinence-only sex education policy, saying kids need more information about contraception and disease prevention. The parents included doctors and infectious disease experts from Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, both of which are in the vicinity. “We feel passionate about the issue of sex education,” says parent Tanya Cassingham, an Emory AIDS research coordinator. “We have tried fear-based programs in the past.” Cassingham points out that the programs have not been peer reviewed by qualified researchers to ensure they actually work. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) ...Certainly “Just Say No” will work with kids, as Nancy Reagan already proved. Available in This is True: Book Collection Vol. 11
