Unreliable Truth: On Memoir & Memory by Maureen Murdock I believe there are as many different truths as there are people to hold them, and…
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Unreliable Truth: On Memoir & Memory by Maureen Murdock Fact can exist without human intelligence but truth cannot. — Toni Morrison For a piece of…
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One of my housemates dragged me away from the computer to go get a pizza with him from Papa Murphy’s — a “take it home…
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There was also a curious song with four female singers titled “Sending You A Little Christmas.” I say curious because it was about being far…
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As a child I adored the holiday season: the wonderful carol singing, the excitement and sharing and happiness that abounded all around us, the excited…
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or: Why Eartha Kitt is sexier than Madonna & Betty Boop combined! ;) Originally posted December 2004 Credits: For Bob, who correctly insisted the singer…
Continue ReadingHappy 232nd birthday, San Jose! :-) (2 of 2)
The ceremony was held on the grounds of the Peralta house — a small, two room, adobe building with handcrafted furniture which was built by…
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(written Sunday 29 November 2009) Just got back from visiting San José’s 232nd birthday party, which I found fascinating on a number of levels —…
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One of my housemates is in a world mythology class. I was quite interested to hear this, since I love mythology, and I thought this…
Continue ReadingThe “Women, Religion, & Society” papers (IV of IV)
Originally written in the late ’90s regarding the reading list of a truly fascinating anthropology class. The papers are extremely light — basically just some…
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