“i think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.”
-bob dylan
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thank you to veterans everywhere
Nov11
Author Archives: beth
Nov10
science for and with society.
World Science Day for Peace and Development
Celebrated every November 10th, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the important role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives.
By linking science more closely with society, World Science Day for Peace and Development aims to ensure that citizens are kept informed of developments in science. It also underscores the role scientists play in broadening our understanding of the remarkable, fragile planet we call home and in making our societies more sustainable.
In 2020, the Day will be devoted to the theme of Science for and with society.
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“ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge:
it is those who know little, and not those who know much,
who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.”
-charles darwin
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Building peace in the minds of men and women
Nov9
all.
Nov8
dare.
“yesterday I dared to struggle. today I dare to win.”
-bernadette devlin
i’m proud of my country – it dared to do both.
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today, as i walked downtown,
the kerrytown bells played ‘the star spangled banner’
cars honked
church bells rang
farmers at the market chattered
drummer drummed
people cheered, cried, laughed
fireworks shot off in yards
the air was light and it was electric.
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image credit: pinterest
Nov7
and now, nachos. while we still wait.
The NYT has traced the first nachos back to Piedras Negras, Mexico, in 1940, with just three ingredients. As the story goes, a group of women walked into the Victory Club in Piedras outside business hours. Aiming to please, Ignacio Anaya, the maître d’hôtel known as Nacho, ran to the kitchen and made a quick appetizer with ingredients he found. Today’s nachos know no end to their variations: They can have a number of seasoned layers or simply be topped with cheese sauce, like those sold at concession stands. But the simplicity of its original, with its barely salted chips, nutty melted cheese and briny pickled jalapenos, is sure to charm true nacho fans.
“we’ve all invested emotionally in nachos.”
-conan o’brien
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credits: Christoper Simpson(NYT) and Simon Andrews- food stylist (NYT)
Nov6
waiting.
waiting.
(not me, but a local who has a similar style)
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“patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting.”
-joyce meyer
Nov5
counting.
and the counting continues…..
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“there’ll be time enough for counting when the dealing’s done.”
-kenny rogers
Nov4
along for the ride.
on last night’s walk downtown
i was behind a person who was
giving a skeleton a piggyback ride
heading to the polls?
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“i just enjoy being along for the ride.”
– darryl royal – american football player (1924-2012)
Nov3
“tell the children the truth.” – bob marley
“today’s mighty oak is just yesterday’s nut, that held its ground.”
-david icke
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vote.
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image credit: courier news
Nov2
“am i living in a simulation?” – charlie brooker
who could possibly part with this?
the hurricane simulator
is on the trash heap
behind a bowling alley
why has no one snatched it up?
has it lost its luster, its wind, its power to awe?
looks a time-travel machine to me if there ever was one.
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“nature isn’t classical, dammit,
and if you want to make a simulation of nature,
you’d better make it quantum mechanical,
and by golly it’s wonderful problem,
because it doesn’t look easy.”
-richard p. feynman (american theoretical physicist)
I didn't have my glasses on.... 