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The End of the War To End All Wars
There are many images that represent the senseless horrors of war, but the first visual that comes to my mind is that of the trenches in the Belgian and French countryside during World War I. It is...
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If Baboons Can Do It…
I read an absolutely fascinating article in Yes! Magazine today by Robert Sapolsky, loaded with a ton of information that I did not know about primates, full of surprises, by turns disturbing, sweet,...
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The Voice Project
Well, it’s time for another in my unplanned series on cover songs — see: The Art of Interpretation, Funkin’ Up The White Stripes, Video Fridays: Mark Ronson, Video Fridays: Neil Young. The Voice...
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Tweet of the Day: @StephenAtHome
If love conquers all, why the hell isn't the Pentagon developing an ICBM filled with lithe young romantics and Luther Vandross albums? — Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) June 29, 2011 Filed under:...
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Competing Responses To U.S. Military’s Sustainability Efforts
I came across two stories today related to U.S. military sustainability efforts, to which I had two competing reactions, and initially, as a blogger, I found myself stuck as to which direction to go...
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Of Bake Sales & Barbarians
The next time you hear from politicians or 1%ers that the budget deficit is SO critical, that since there’s such a shortage of money they have no choice but to cut funding for programs that help the...
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TED Talks: Peter van Uhm: Why I chose a gun
I’m continually surprised by how many times I’ve recommended TED Talks — those incredibly thought-provoking, inspiring, often moving products of the various TED conferences held around the world — to...
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Best of Fish & Bicycles: “Late Night War”
Originally Published: January 15, 2010 Advice I’ve given my son at soccer games: You gotta fight for the ball! We all do it. Metaphors and idioms date back to ancient civilizations, and without...
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Best of Fish & Bicycles: If Baboons Can Do It…
Originally Published: April 11, 2011 I read an absolutely fascinating article in Yes! Magazine today by Robert Sapolsky, loaded with a ton of information that I did not know about primates, full of...
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Video Fridays: R.I.P., Allan “Sidney Freedman” Arbus
I’m late getting to this, but I’m sad that I’m posting my second obituary in one week. Following my post on Monday on the loss of Richie Havens, I heard the very next day of the death of actor Allan...
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Yoga Joes: War meets Ahimsa
This is fantastic! Via Inhabitat, check out San Francisco designer, entrepreneur, and yoga enthusiast Dan Abramson’s Yoga Joes. (see more photos below!) Like millions of young American boys, I had an...
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Eyecatchers: Little Plastic Army Men, Revisited
A week ago, I wrote about Yoga Joes, the brainchild of designer, entrepreneur, and Yoga enthusiast, Dan Abramson, who put his own spin on the classic little plastic army men of yesteryear, placing them...
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Why We Love, And Even Need, Photos & Videos Of Interspecies Animal Friends
From 1984’s comedy classic, Ghostbusters (my emphasis added in bold in the last line of dialogue): Peter Venkman: Well, you can believe Mr. Pecker… Walter Peck: My name is “Peck.” Venkman: Or you could...
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Video Fridays: R.I.P. Omar Sharif & How Lawrence Of Arabia Explains A LOT
Sad news today, of the passing of actor Omar Sharif. I can’t say that I’ve been a HUGE Sharif fan, having seen him in only a relative few of the movies in which he appeared. And yet, one film that he...
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“ISIS Was Bombed Into Existence”
A must-read: "Treat ISIS Like an Artichoke: A Non-Military Route to the Heart of the Crisis" truth-out.org/opinion/item/3… via @truthout— Fish & Bicycles (@FishandBicycles) March 30, 2016 Even in...
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For some reason, this lyric from an old @RayDDavies chestnut keeps popping up in my head. pic.twitter.com/4x70GnCtU9 — Fish & Bicycles (@FishandBicycles) October 11, 2017
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