mayalibre mobile Vox 2009-11-03T05:08:48Z mayalibre http://mayalibre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00e398e452840005/ "Women prevent the fine threads of life from being broken." -Mikhail Gorbachev October 2009 Junkmail tag:vox.com,2009-11-03:asset-6a00e398e4528400050123ddcd1b3d860c 2009-11-03T05:04:39Z 2009-11-03T05:08:48Z mayalibre http://mayalibre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Oct 2009 - 9-1/2 lbs junkmail

This is October's pile of unavoidable junkmail. It weighs a whopping 9-1/2 lbs, heavier than any month this year. The current total is now 76 lbs of junkmail forced on me so far this year, without choice.

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]]> Junkmail - thru Sept tag:vox.com,2009-10-31:asset-6a00e398e4528400050123dddfa8df860d 2009-10-31T22:24:21Z 2009-11-03T05:15:28Z mayalibre http://mayalibre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Jul 2009 - 5 lbs junkmail Aug 2009 - 5-1/2 lbs junkmail Sep 2009 - 8 lbs junkmail

I'm catching up with the junkmail project. I had these pics but hadn't posted them yet. So far now, this adds up to 66-1/2 lbs. of unavoidable junk mail forced on me this year, without choice.

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]]> A Voice in My Head tag:vox.com,2009-10-20:asset-6a00e398e4528400050123ddc63a6e860c 2009-10-20T04:34:29Z 2009-10-29T21:09:00Z mayalibre http://mayalibre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom There's a voice in my head now that beats me up for walking slow. I can't help it really, I'm semi-handicapped with uncertain feet, and painful ankles, knees, hips. Why did D browbeat me and put me down for this? I kept thinking it was "just his w...

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]]> The Butterfly Circus tag:vox.com,2009-10-16:asset-6a00e398e4528400050123ddd7a112860d 2009-10-16T04:25:23Z 2009-10-16T04:25:23Z mayalibre http://mayalibre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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]]> My review of "Capitalism: A Love Story" tag:vox.com,2009-10-03:asset-6a00e398e45284000501240b641b0a860e 2009-10-03T01:46:07Z 2009-10-03T21:46:39Z mayalibre http://mayalibre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Michael Moore's movie, "Capitalism" A Love Story" was a slow starter, but rose to moments where spontaneous hoots and tears flowed in the audience. It's not a blockbuster, but it's a good film, with takeaway moments that are rich for reflection. ...

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]]> Brilliant isn't enough tag:vox.com,2009-10-02:asset-6a00e398e4528400050123f166ce02860f 2009-10-02T04:39:38Z 2009-10-16T04:17:06Z mayalibre http://mayalibre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I wish I could convey the anguish, the shape of my reality sometimes. To be blunt, I'm smart. Above average smart. Sometimes brilliant. But a bent in my circumstances kept me from reaching, not a peak, but the highest, best platform from which t...

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]]> To Love Is To Nourish With Hope tag:vox.com,2009-09-21:asset-6a00e398e4528400050123ddb97142860c 2009-09-21T21:50:55Z 2009-09-21T21:50:55Z mayalibre http://mayalibre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom "To love is to nourish with hope…we look for nourishment and our fulfillment in others; we live for another who is living for us." - Edie Beale

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]]> Who is that voice tag:vox.com,2009-09-19:asset-6a00e398e45284000501240b5f15db860e 2009-09-19T17:29:46Z 2009-10-29T21:11:28Z mayalibre http://mayalibre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Who is that voice, that tells you to hurry up, whips you into action, as if the desire to action can't be generated from the inside -- or couldn't or shouldn't be, as if you are being turned into livestock, beaten for the purposes of others. Auth...

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]]> The History of Authenticity tag:vox.com,2009-09-14:asset-6a00e398e4528400050123ddca6252860d 2009-09-14T04:45:54Z 2009-09-14T04:49:11Z mayalibre http://mayalibre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Dare To Be Yourself | Psychology Today

This is a great article on the history of authenticity. Authenticity is an ancient topic and views on it have changed over the years. I would call myself Aristotlian, and NOT existentialist. Fascinating.

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]]> Loud People tag:vox.com,2009-09-10:asset-6a00e398e4528400050110164fc390860b 2009-09-10T17:27:33Z 2009-09-14T04:54:12Z mayalibre http://mayalibre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Loud people upset me. I don't expect everyone to be silent, but there must be some decibel range, where they stop and you begin. What are the parameters in a civil society? Do I really need to listen to someone masturbate over my head? I have my f...

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