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Imagine Total Intelligence

November 28, 2009 – 12:47 pm

Billions of galaxies, and ours only one. Each harboring untold numbers of planets, and stars, and other mystic celestial creations. The wonderment of it all can only be imagined. Our tiny rock, powered by a relatively small sun. We share it with innumerable insects, reptiles, animals of all sorts, sea life, and fowl. We’re the [...]

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The Dream

November 28, 2009 – 12:41 pm

His sleep story came in vivid color on a dark winter’s night. Ancient in years, he lay alone in his rickety bed clutching his only pillow which, like him, was stained and creased from time’s cruel assault. He knew his remaining days were waning, the constant clock ticking them away, but loneliness and age robbed [...]

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Ice Prodigy

November 23, 2009 – 1:24 pm

Introduced as a 13 year old, she waved, beaming, as I thought she can’t be a day over 11. A slow and somber sonata signaled her slow, soft glide across the frozen floor. Without a hint, Bach soon lashed out with fury, his up tempo allegro sending her speeding, now spinning, jumping, twisting, her arms [...]

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Fairly Fun and Laughter

November 23, 2009 – 1:19 pm

Whirling, spinning survivors, I couldn’t control my laughter as I looked at Ann’s ashen face, her hair a windblown forest, her tongue lapping back and forth trying to lick off cotton candy plastered on both cheeks. “You’re the bravest person I know” I laughed, “who else would try to eat cotton candy while riding the [...]

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The Top

November 20, 2009 – 8:39 am

Bracing against freezing winds, I slipped ice-encrusted goggles to my forehead and peered, thunderstruck, at thousands of blindingly-white sharply-angled feet stretching out below ours, down to the valley floor. After minutes – was it an hour? – watery eyes glanced sideways at my friend Don, both of us grinning like six year olds blowing out [...]

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