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I first found out about Really Simple Syndication from an e-mail newsletter article by Kamau Austin. I was automatically subscribed to this newsletter when I signed up with some different advertising networks. They all run together in a blur now, and I don?Äôt remember the name of the one that actually transferred that baggage to [...]

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Impending speech impedimenta, In tongue-halting, eye-lilting wonder, I saw your neck, stringently conscious Of something straining soon to break By design – that stupid predilection, Telling everyone how wrong their Thoughts in politics and ethics are Compared to the inherent “is” Of some new-found planet far from ours, A water-friendly surface, dry from lust And [...]

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when she wakes with a wicked smile after not much sleep it’s gonna be a good day.

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Only the twitch of a skinny leg gives away that she is alive and breathing while dreaming in a place where time is yesterday now and tomorrow all together in a message written obscurely in a code called poetry to be written and read while awake and working on the world wide web.

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From point to point the web grows large sending signals to the center receiving and resending to furthest realms of the universe deepest depths of emotion, light of courage to face ignorance spirit world and back home where the heart does reside bides its own time.

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It may come as no surprise to most who know me, that I am the consummate voyeur (it came with the Nikon). I love to sneak peeks behind closed doors. And this weekend, Benicia?Äôs Open Studio was good for me. An artist?Äôs studio is usually as private as any sheiks harem. Whether it is a [...]

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Welcome to another week of self-discovery and universal understanding. Your forecast week of major transits will begin early Wednesday morning when the Sun, your source of vitality and light, at 18° Taurus will square Saturn, the planet of personal restrictions at 18° Leo. The energy expressed from this square of the sun with Saturn will [...]

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Dreamweavers’ Theatre in Napa is serving up Neil Simon’s The Dinner Party. Neil Simon fans will find many one-liners to chuckle over, but the play is a departure from some of his more inane comedy writings. Make your reservations now as this dinner party will only play through 20 May. On the menu at this [...]

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photo by s.n. jacobson Coconut Grove 905 Lincoln Rd. E Vallejo 642-4413 Now open 7a.m daily I never made it into Teeter’s Sportsbar before it closed, but I saw how crowded the parking lot was every time I passed it on highway 80. The parking lot is still full, but now the site is called, [...]

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Discovering new taste in food and different Cultures brings new experiences to the highest form of Mnandi! Mnandi means delicious, in the Ethiopian language. This sandwich is a mixture of at least two different Cultures, India and Italy. The chicken can be from anywhere on the planet. Mango fruit is eaten by many Cultures. Many [...]

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Unless you live in the city of San Francisco (where the summers are brutally chilly), about the only folks who might not be happy about its arrival are professional skiers and snowboarders. Summertime is Yang within Yang, which means it?Äôs the warmest, most active time for life as we know it. Those with deficiencies truly [...]

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?ÄúLed Zeppelin IV?Äù by Led Zeppelin I rarely listen to the radio these days. It could be due to lack of interest in what is being presented by playlist-dictated stations, different venues to hear recorded music (websites and blogs with mp3s, Internet broadcasts, mix CDs made by friends), or maybe a combination of the two. [...]

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You can’t take a bad picture of a baby, puppy or¬?a flower.¬? Almost to the point for me that its like the provable fish in the barrel.¬?But hey hand me the shotgun.¬? That is how I felt when a close friend¬? offered me¬?entry to¬?a members-only preview sale at this year’s¬? San Francisco Botanical Garden’s 40th [...]

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Mother Universe grieving lost sons Eerie cries bewailing inconsolable sadness Dispirited global despondency thickly veiled Outlandish hooded ghosts graceless saviors Wrathful demigods committing mortal sins Double talk gibberish forked tongues Unanswered prayers divine intervention denials Adverse kismet misfortune fatal kiss-off Netherworld impulses brotherhood of hate Unholy outsiders bent on revenge Twisted vines mourning glory shrivel [...]

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