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a decommissioned dimension

Posted on August 5, 2009 by bkingr

here is a life plan from Julie Neidlinger. My plan is somewhere lost in abstracts, or a decommissioned dimension. It doesn’t buy groceries or dentist visits or thinks past age 40. It seems real and concrete somewhere between midnight and … Continue reading →

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ennui

Posted on July 11, 2009 by bkingr

ennui is a good word, a french word, a fun word to say. what it means is not particularly good though. Here, I will let Julie Neidlinger fill you in. Ennui: (n.) a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting … Continue reading →

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the pursuit of happiness

Posted on May 17, 2009 by bkingr

Julie Neidlinger has a great post up about the pursuit of happiness resulting only in increased sadness. Check it out. here is the last line of an excellent post: And yet I still go after the carrot. The pursuit of … Continue reading →

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Jesus went after the one

Posted on December 18, 2008 by bkingr

powerful thoughts from Julie Neidlinger on helping others: I have some guilt, I suppose, but I can see that that would serve no purpose except to cause me to do nothing. I’ve learned that guilt isn’t always a motivator from … Continue reading →

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what she said

Posted on November 29, 2008 by bkingr

I was disgusted to hear on the news yesterday that a 34 year old man died in a Black Friday rush at a Wal Mart in New York. What a spectacle. What an illustration of this country’s complete decadence. Here … Continue reading →

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beyond first impressions

Posted on October 4, 2008 by bkingr

Do you make judgments based on what someone looks like? Do you automatically categorize and rank the people you come into contact with based on their clothes? I know it happens. and so do you. I go to a furniture … Continue reading →

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