"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:
Monday, March 22, 2004
OK folks, grab your canes and whack your cats its time for this weeks... Blogger Idol Week Nine Top Picks
(No, don't REALLY whack your cat with anything, the phrase just had the right cadence. And no, I haven't whacked MY cat either. Well, not today, anyway. He's been behaving. Uh, what was I saying? Oh yeah...)
Here are this week's picks in no particular order:
Seasons of Violet - To Biz Stone, my real life Blogger Idol.Marguerite has, I believe, the exclusive honor of having her Celebrity actually visit the blog and leave a comment!
Amanda - Dear BonoWow, not only was this a really touching story, but Amanda writes so well that you find yourself right inside her heart. Way cool, girl.
timsamoff - I Wish I Cared A lot of thought and feeling went into this one. I think my favorite part is that it does not leave you feeling like a period was put on the sentence. That's class.
Deneice - My letter to Jessica SimpsonDeneice shows that she "gets it" far more than I ever did. Thanks for the heads up.
The rest are good too, click on the icon above for the whole list!
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 Cassingham points out that the programs have not been peer reviewed by qualified researchers to ensure they actually work.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
