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Headlines from the Guardian: “VietCong promise a policy of peace”…. Right. But rewind a bit. To the beginning of that year. 1975. When I shaved my head. Determined. Do or Die. Gotta to get in that Medical School, where space were limited ( this is how the world works: counterparts from upper class with fuller…
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First Law of Robotics: “A robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm”. From within the animal kingdom, species are known to take care of their own e.g. Mother bear waits for her cubs to catch up along a snowy mountain trail. Yet, recent news…
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In Mayfield, KY, more than 100 workers worked the night shift, were making, of all things, candles. Then darkness and destruction strike. Power outage. Where are the candles when we needed them. Where is God when we needed Him. Where is everybody, EMTs, firefighters, police when we needed them. Everywhere, all we can see is…
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The Dallas-based RE agent said she was going into detox, into yoga and much more. When she is released from 60-day jail. 60 days should be a good start. I’d rather 66 days, so I don’t break the chain of habit (per numerous studies). Many J6 folks are now in jail. Many others think they…
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A lot of data are stored up in our little head. A fragment over here, over there, at times, co-join to form a tapestry, a patched up dream-like continuum. Proust knows. We are our memories. So he tapped onto the undercurrent – his museum of memories – to re-surface and re-shape them in some fashion…
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I was told to write from the heart (or just use Google speech, then have it translated into Vietnamese). If I were to follow this advice, then how could I send those cultural nuances across the softwares, at least, not yet. For now, we can’t just yet paint a picture of “blush”, “shame” and other…
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San Francisco. “Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair”…You sure will find some gentle people there. That was more than 50 years ago. Today, this past week, be sure to hold on to your purse. Warren Buffett once said, I paraphrase, “I’d rather keep the money than buying a wallet with that money”.…
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Somehow, we’re built to hold two opposing ideas/concepts simultaneously. People died ; not me. Climate change happens somewhere else. Not here (what if someday you want to travel or live there). Bad guys take from me (how about me you, at times, live a mix bag non binary life – conveniently acting like a jerk…
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It’s Thanksgiving. Can’t think at all, but if I have to, I would put 2 and 2 together. To know that nothing is permanent, especially our problems (per Charlie Chaplin, who also said, “a day without laughters is a wasted day”). So let’s begin with some “impernanent things”, like Covid, Napalm, Agent Orange, Opioid, Injustice…
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Just Yes or No. Black or White. Heaven or Hell. You get the gist. No nuances, context, or even human lies (selective memories). As we grow older, we store more memory. It’s harder to recall a particular incident or name. Filter it. Narrow it down, the Search. Forced choices, alternate only. When I first arrived…
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