Planet Earth & Iguazo

Last night I was watching Discovery Channel’s amazing “Planet Earth” series. Mrod is also obsessed with it. They were surveying some of the most beautiful rivers and waterfalls in the world. They focused a few minutes on Iguazo Falls on the border of Brazil and Argentina.
As I watched the wide-angle shot of the falls I [...]

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Words Every American Should Think Hard About

“A civilization that proves incapable of solving the problems it creates is a decadent civilization.
A civilization that chooses to close its eyes to its most crucial problems is a stricken civilization.
A civilization that uses its principles for trickery and deceit is a dying civilization.”
- Aimé Césaire

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The Thin Red Line

This is a clip from my favorite movie. I guess it’s in many ways, and in different ways, my theme song for life.
It has some amazing actors, amazing cinematography, and a great story.
It’s sort of an existential and life searching version of Saving Private Ryan (which was also good but not [...]

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Fight the Power: Office Space

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Words to Live By

“[I]t’s hard to stay mad when there’s so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I’m seeing it all at once, and it’s too much. My heart fills up like a balloon that’s about to burst …
And then I remember … to relax, and not try to hold on to it. And then [...]

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