I Remember

Pete/ September 11, 2010/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

The sky is beautiful and blue today and I remember. To all those who were lost 9 years ago, to those who have served us and protected, to those who raced in when lower Manhattan was covered in ash, I remember you. How could I ever forget? To those who’ve preached tolerance amidst fear and misinformation, to those who’ve started to rebuild, to those who’ve carried on despite their losses,

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School/Car Culture

Pete/ September 8, 2010/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

Early start times are bad for teenagers, and school districts that start later report good results, but it’s hard to change a culture that believes that a child walking to school is a kid in grave danger. via Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » School/Car Culture.

Waiting for the Barbarians- Poets.org – Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

Pete/ August 16, 2010/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

Waiting for the Barbarians by C. P. Cavafy translated by Edmund Keeley What are we waiting for, assembled in the forum? The barbarians are due here today. Why isn’t anything going on in the senate? Why are the senators sitting there without legislating? Because the barbarians are coming today. What’s the point of senators making laws now? Once the barbarians are here, they’ll do the legislating. Why did our emperor

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