August 2012
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July 2012
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“Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans, because Marines come in...”
– US Navy RAdm “Jay” R. Stark, November 10, 1995 November 10th is the Marine Corps Birthday, celebrated worldwide by jarheads, so this was probably part of a toast, at a Birthday Ball. BTW, I was more of a Doberman, back in the day. Now, I’m more of a sleepy hound, resting under...
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“I happen to believe, very strongly, that people shouldn’t hold strong...”
– Mad Jimbeau
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The Olympics that I remember, and what they are...
1960 Rome the first Summer Olympics to be televised in North America. 1964 Tokyo South Africa barred (apartheid); 1st international telecast. 1968 Mexico City elevation: 7,350 ft. Black Power salute controversy. 1972 Munich terrorist attack kills 11 Israeli athletes and coaches. 1976 Montreal financial disaster for Montreal; 30 years of debt to pay. 1980 Moscow...
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“I have had enough. More than enough. So what do I do with the rest of it?”
– Mad Jimbeau
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“My vacation is over. Today I put on shoes, and clothing, for the first time in...”
– Mad Jimbeau
“There are things which will be, no matter what you do, or don’t do. Then...”
– Mad Jimbeau
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“If you ask me what I think, I always have something to say. If you ask me how I...”
– Mad Jimbeau
“The day after Columbine, I was interviewed for the Tom Brokaw news program. The...”
– Roger Ebert (via ibad)
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“Consciousness is unquantifiable, a ghost in the machine, barely considered real...”
– Alan Moore
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“It is clear that religious fairy tales can no longer explain the world we live...”
– Mad Jimbeau
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“I don’t care what your religion is, as long as you don’t spill any...”
– Mad Jimbeau
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“There are too many activists already; I am a de-activist. When I encounter a...”
– Mad Jimbeau
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“Why should a vast conspiracy to take control of the world post its dark secrets...”
– Mad Jimbeau
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“The conditions of a solitary bird are five:
First, that it flies to the highest...”
– Juan de la Cruz Juan was later declared a Saint, poor fellow. But that wasn’t his fault. All he really needed was a good lay. That’s all anyone really needs, if they have eaten already.
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Forgotten Secrets
When I was younger, there was a period during which I did secret work, And when I left that work, I was enjoined legally from talking about much of it. Don’t speak of it, they said, or write about it, or reveal aspects of it to anyone; Forget about it all, forever. Sign here, they said.
The problem is, I no longer remember the details of what I was supposed to forget, So that if I reveal...
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“I hold that I am not the inhabitant of a body, but that I am that body itself....”
– Mad Jimbeau
“If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are...”
– Lao Tzu (via buddhafish)
“A thick protective shell to keep emotional pain outside is an idea that...”
– Mad Jimbeau
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“I could tell you my adventures — beginning from this morning, but it’s no...”
– Alice
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“My impulse control is all that keeps a lot of noses unbroken.”
– Mad Jimbeau
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Before this moment, nothing happened.
I repudiate history. Nothing happened before today. It all begins now. What we remember is more like a dream than not; history is not what was lived, but what was written, long after, by someone who wasn’t there, and then endlessly revised, to make it fit the needs of the present moment. To rely on history as your lodestar is like steering a ship by reference to its wake. To know what...
eeeegads:
Just now, woman on the news being interviewed about being struck by lightning. Says she prayed not to be struck by lightning as she sat by the tree. Then was struck by lightning. Now she is thanking god that she was spared. She wasn’t spared! She was struck by lightning!!??!?!!
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“Your friend insults the homeless by giving them no credit for having made the...”
– Tom Robbins Half Asleep In Frog Pajamas
“Man, let’s say you’re at a party, yeah? And there are people at the party that...”
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tumblr user firegrowshigher, in response to a tweet saying “Im not homophobic but i hate bisexual people with a PASSION! Like make up yo mind do you like penis or vagina? Its that simple” (via lemonyfreshvictory)
Will ALWAYS reblog this 4 clarity — and yes it uses a binary example but this is...
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“The three legs of my easel are named Neuroticism, Psychoticism, and Eroticism....”
– Mad Jimbeau
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“Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person...”
– Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde
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“Since my time is so limited, I have decided to give up on trying to improve my...”
– Mad Jimbeau
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“The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles...”
– William Blake
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“I am not joking when I suggest bringing back the duel as a way of settling...”
– Mad Jimbeau
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If my wife had been a boy, where would I be now?
On the Bicentennial Fourth, July 4, 1976, I took a ride in a WW2 landing craft, out to Grande Island, at the mouth of Subic Bay, in the Philippines, with my girlfriend of one month, Evangeline, to see a big fireworks display put on by the U.S. Navy. There was also an air show that day at Cubi Point Naval Air Station, which was my base for that whole Summer. It was a fun day. That girlfriend turned...
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“Pain and analgesia are the twin engines that drive my existence.”
– Mad Jimbeau
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“He was the mildest-mannered man
That ever scuttled ship or cut a throat.”
– Don Juan, by Lord Byron (1821) Canto III Stanza 41.
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“When it comes to sex, it shouldn’t matter what you do, as long as you...”
– Mad Jimbeau Liberal libertine bisexual democrat
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“The hammer of Thor tells me that I should shut off my PC now, before a...”
– Mad Jimbeau 