Where is there or is there a country
Made up of People of reason;
People with hearts that live and love
People who seek knowledge and justice
And beauty and truth and don’t think
That they know what it’s all about
And therefore don’t tell anyone else what
To believe, and instead of telling each other
what to think they gently encourage each other
to seek and find because that is one of
the nicest things about being human
Inequality…a Poem
Inequality leaves us in a great big pickle
Making us act in ways that are fickle
We take our eyes off the prize
and do otherwise
So that the guy with a dime despises
The guy with just a nickel.
Goodbye Twentieth Century
From death camps to space
It’s been a race
So much pain and so much gain
As we sought to find
A new way to frame
our future and our past
in a way that would last
beyond our foibles and our foolishness
and kiss goodbye all our ghoulishness
and leave behind those memories
Earthbound and earth-hugging
As if History itself had been
the victim of a mugging
and the only cure for Auschwitz
is the comedy of Space
Herr Hegel talked about Being
And said consciousness can be freeing
And about how in this modern age of ours
We all know that we’re free
So maybe the cure for what ailed us
In that century that often failed us
With death camp and gulag,
with wars that were global
Is to count on space flight
to make us more noble
What better way to escape
from all that depravity
Than by going up up and up
away from all that Gravity
’till memories of Hell just simply fall away
like the morning fog
on a late August day
Retreating in mid-morning
From the San Francisco Bay
– David Klein
Says the in-group to the out-group: “You are not us!”
The out-group answers: “Because we are not you we are not even us.”
Therefore we will now begin to create a “we” that is based on our not being
you, a “we” that consists of our saying “Yes you the in-group are we and while
part of the we that is you and not us really has nothing to do with us because
this “we” says we only exist for you and exist therefore not to really exist and
the funny thing is the more we try to exist in this quandary, this predicament
of predicaments the less we feel that we even know what existence is let
alone have any kind of right to know it and love it.
And if and when we see through all this and choose to create a “we” which is
no longer just a reaction to not being you, then won’t we really be reacting
even more reactionarily reinforcing our initial stance of non-being because this
new us is really just a “not-you?!”
When we become aware of this, what is to be done? Is transcendence the
only way out here, something based on the transformation of self but of all
selves and the idea of self…itself?!?!
We have more phones today ever, so we do more talking on the phone.
Do we do more thinking too, because we do more talking?
Maybe we do less thinking because we do more talking and the fact
that we think less, instead of leading to our talking less, leads us to the exact
opposite state of affairs so that instead of talking less and thereby creating
the possibility of thinking more we (instead) think mainly about what we’re
going to say/do/eat /watch (as in tv) next without any thought of whether
this/these actions will be good, bad or indifferent nor any thought about
whether this planet-wide explosion of cell phones, smart phones, tablets,
mobile devices, mp3 players and all the rest of this specific, general and/or
all-purpose digital stuff,shyte and whatever else that we have invented to talk
now and forever with every-and anybody else on the planet or on other
planets) instantly,instantaneously and maybe someday or soon at or
exceeding the speed of light until we become a jungle full of parrots (no
offense to same/they haven’t become the slaves of technology and probably
make more sense in their nonstop nattering than we do iin ours)chattering
ourselves into an oblivion of devolution and rapid-fire texting sans sight, sans
mind and sans meaning.
Who is Bell Hooks?
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Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts. The procedure usually involves removing the whole breast, and often the nipple and lymph nodes. But while losing such a key part of womanhood is very challenging, it doesn’t have to mean the end of life as you know it.
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“In terms of our research, what we’ve found is that it isn’t just the mastectomy that has an effect on women,” says Professor Ussher. “There are a number of changes that happen [after breast cancer treatment] in terms of the sexual body including vaginal dryness, hot flushes and a change in libido.” Vaginal moisturizers and lubricants can be helpful, as can hormone treatments and therapy. Communicating with your partner and taking things slowly is also very important.
So how can women equip themselves to deal with the changes and make the most of life post-cancer? “Breast cancer nurses provide incredibly good counseling in terms of changes in the body and sexuality,” explains Professor Ussher. “Many hospitals also have psychologists who provide good support, and cancer support groups can also be very effective. Women need to grieve the loss of their breast and find new ways of feeling sexual; it’s about redefining yourself as a woman.”
The support of a partner is also vital, says Professor Ussher, because when a woman feels accepted she can be much more positive about the changes. It’s also important for her to feel she can grieve. “Women can be very sad and depressed about the changes, and partners need to accept that,” she explains.
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What is (or are) Egusi?
Wikipedia has this to say about the lauded seed from West Africa:
“Egusi seeds are the fat– and protein-rich seeds of certain cucurbitaceous (squash, melon, gourd) plants. Authorities disagree whether the word is used more properly for the seeds of the colocynth, those of a particular large-seeded variety of the watermelon, or generically for those of any cucurbitaceous plant. The characteristics and uses of all these seeds are broadly similar. It’s name derives from the Yoruba language. Which is the Yoruba word for Melon.”
The following is from godandwheatgrass.com
go to http://godandwheatgrass.com/2013/07/egusi-an-organic-miracle-food/ to read the article in its entirety
Egusi (“Citrullus Lanatus”) is a melon that looks exactly like watermelon on the outside, but completely different on the inside–with it’s bitter white flesh and seeds. It grows wild in warm, arid regions of Africa and Asia. The people of “Nigeria” and “Congo” call it wild watermelon, Egusi melon, or Ibara. Egusi can grow just about anywhere: humid gullies, dry savannahs, tropical highlands. This makes it a great source of food for farmers in even the worst conditions.
Eguis is composed of nearly 50% healthy fats and 30% protein. Whoa! Nutrition! A great dietary supplement that can be a staple in a vegetarian diet. The seeds taste a lot like pumpkin seed
Ways to eat Egusi Seeds:
Growing & Storing
The egusi plant is highly resilient to pests and diseases (reminds me of hemp). It also blankets the ground as it grows so–especially when planted with other foods–it helps to reduce the growth of weeds. Ko nii tete baje, as Yorubas would say, or, it takes long for egusi to spoil: in the field or on the shelf (dried seeds). The mouth watering egusi I ate all last week was made with seeds I’ve had for two years.
Egusi, Scientific Name Citrullus Lanatus
Health Benefits of Egusi
Some have purported that egusi is so high in cholesterol that we should cut back on it. I say, nonsensical nonsense. Fela would slap you.
