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Balls in the Air

on February 25th, 2006 in Flotsum & Jetsam by | Comments Off on Balls in the Air

1969, the Beatles ended Abbey with this trilogy. Juggler/performance artist Chris Bliss brings it back to life in this performance.

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Yoga Rage

on February 23rd, 2006 in Flotsum & Jetsam by | Comments Off on Yoga Rage

With millions of baby boomers no longer fitting into jogging suits, the trend toward alternative exercise programs that facilitate integration of body and spirit in a naturally relaxing setting is growing. At the very top of the list is yoga. It’s no surprise that industry gurus are reporting several surprising…

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Some Good Quotes

on February 21st, 2006 in Flotsum & Jetsam by | Comments Off on Some Good Quotes

Question: If you could live forever, would you and Why? Answer: “I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever,” –Miss Alabama…

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Jay Kirk, Inside the MacDowell Colony

on February 3rd, 2006 in Flotsum & Jetsam by | Comments Off on Jay Kirk, Inside the MacDowell Colony

“I’m hoping the smell of its rotting flesh will inspire me the way that Auden used to do the same with moldering apples.”

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No Direction Home

on October 9th, 2005 in Flotsum & Jetsam by | Comments Off on No Direction Home

No Direction Home

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The Sixties: From Counter-Cultural to Cultural Counter-Revolution

on October 3rd, 2005 in Flotsum & Jetsam by | 2 Comments

At the height of the counter-cultural revolution in the Sixties, in what was meant to be an act of protest, a bomb planted by Fergus Keane, a character in my first novel Backward-Facing Man, literally blows up in an innocent young man’s hands. Keane, who is forced to flee society…

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New Bankruptcy Laws

on September 22nd, 2005 in Flotsum & Jetsam by | Comments Off on New Bankruptcy Laws

I visited Gary, my favorite corporate bankruptcy lawyer in Center City Philadelphia today. Gary had become a friend during a certain time in my life when bankruptcy looked quite likely, if not appealing. I was the CEO of a family business, which, after seventy years, found itself in a very…

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The Difference Between Religion & Spirituality

on September 18th, 2005 in Flotsum & Jetsam by | 2 Comments

Religion is for those afraid of going to hell, and spirituality is for those who have already been there. Courtesy of James Hollis, Author Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life

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