Category: nobel peace prize

31Ways2GetItStarted™!: January 31, 2013

Day 31: Begin at the beginning. “Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” –Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll Have we really come to the end of 31Ways2GetItStarted™…? Be still my beating heart. Well, luckily there’s still 333 days left in the year 2013 for me to…
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January 31, 2013 0

Recently, I watched, for the first time in years, “To Die For,” the Nicole Kidman vehicle about a star-struck small town weather-bunny who seduces her teenage lover into killing her unfortunate husband when he attempts to stand in the way of her dreams of stardom. (I watched it again because I’m a huge fan of…
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October 31, 2012 0

Why I Love Stephane Hessel

I heard the story this morning about 94 year old Stephane Hessel, a member of the French Resistance, who just wrote a book, Time for Outrage, about the need for young people to stand up for what they believe in…and I might be in love. (And it’s not just that at 94, I don’t seriously…
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September 22, 2011 0