“According to legend, one day a man was wandering in the desert when he met Fear and Plague. They said they were on their way to a large city where they were going to kill 10,000 people. The man asked Plague if he was going to do all the work. Plague smiled and said, ‘No, […]
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Riddle Me This: The Name Game Edition
I came across a book excerpt (included below), that states that the “Wheel of Fortune” was once the name of a slave ship. I wonder if the creators of the long-running game show of the same name are aware of this. The book excerpt is as follows: “Needing funds for his business, Nicholas Brown fitted […]
Read the rest of this entry »Anecdote: Do You Allow People To Make You Curse Your Gift?
“Pretend for a moment that you are a mink- beautiful, valuable, precious because of the skin that covers you. Suddenly your homeland is invaded by hunters, with bats. The hunters seem kind, yet you approach them cautiously. They pet the younglings who are innocent, less cautious. As you approach your young, the hunters attack. They […]
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Fulton Street Retailer Store Window. Brooklyn, New York (2010). Tweet
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“Through the crack in the wall the little mouse watched, curious, as the farmer and his wife opened a strange package. Hoping the package might contain food, the mouse was shocked to discover it was instead a mouse trap! Fleeing the farmhouse, the mouse rushed out into the farmyard intent on warning the farmer’s other […]
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“It was a beautiful day along Lake Michigan. A wonderful day for sailing. Numerous boats were out on the lake. People were taking in the sun. A sailor went out in his boat. He was experienced, his boat was in excellent condition, and he wanted to avoid the congestion from boats closer to shore. Unfortunately, […]
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Is it me, or does Brooklyn’s New Barclay Center (home of the Brooklyn Nets) resemble a docked slave ship? Tweet
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“Power is defined, in physics, as any form of energy or force available for work or applied to produce motion or pressure. Used in terms of social dynamics, the term power has essentially the same meaning, namely, the force required to bring about- or to prevent- social, political, or economic changes. It is relevant to […]
Read the rest of this entry »Anecdote: The Study Of The Rat In The Electrified Box
“Place two rats in an electrified box. Turn on the current and watch them translate their pain into violent combat. Now place one rat in an electrified box and turn on the current. Watch him chew his foot off. The rat, having no one else to destroy, can always destroy himself.” -From, “Confession Of A […]
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