Dharam Khalsa

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"To be, or not to be, that is the Queftion:
Whether 'tis nobler in the minde to fuffer
The Slings and Arrowes of outrageous Fortune,
Or to take Arms againft a Sea of troubles..."

First to witness a monotonous 's', then a glorious elaborate 'f'!
At first, I thought the rule is 'f' before 't'...
No, there are 'f' bookends before and after 'u'.
What a tormenting quote!

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Music
A poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Music, when soft voices die,
Vibrates in the memory--
Odors, when sweet violets sicken,
Live within the sense they quicken.

Rose leaves, when the rose is dead,
Are heaped for the beloved's bed;
And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone,
Love itself shall slumber on.

Movies of Yesterday

Movies of yesterday enthuse, still enchant:
Outlaws, behemoths, thieves on high steeds,
Villains, werewolves - they disenchant;
Idols, swashbucklers, with Humphrey Bogart-ish deeds,
Embrace fine honey, one Hepburn-like lover.
Speeches to quote, noble themes we discover!

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On the 12th day of Christmas
my true love sent to me --
12 Drummers Drumming
11 Pipers Piping
10 Lords a-Leaping
9 Ladies Dancing
8 Maids a-Milking
7 Swans a-Swimming
6 Geese a-Laying
5 Golden Rings
4 Calling Birds
3 French Hens
2 Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

Humph! One Advent I gave my Granny:
12 Carolers Caroling
11 Heralds Heralding
10 Riddlers a-Riddling
9 Imps Impacting
8 Serenaders Singing
7 Twitterers Tweeting
6 Mimers Miming
5 Adobe Homes
4 Sleeping Spaniels
3 Damp Ducks
2 Artful Apostles
and a Young fit man!

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R.H. Tawney in "Keeping Left" (1950):

"Democracy is unstable as a political system as long as it remains a political system and nothing more, instead of being, as it should be, not only a form of government but a type of society, and a manner of life which is in harmony with that type. To make it a type of society requires an advance along two lines. It involves, in the first place, the resolute elimination of all forms of special privilege which favour some groups and depress others, whether their source be differences of environment, of education, or of pecuniary income. It involves, in the second place, the conversion of economic power, now often an irresponsible tyrant, into a servant of society, working within clearly defined limits and accountable for its actions to a public authority."

Have five vindictive members of the Supreme Court effectively killed off American democracy?

I quote a Spokane editorial analysis: "Can you imagine a political infrastructure owned and controlled by the mega-corporations?...Suddenly Halliburton controls National Public Radio. Walmart controls the planning...of small towns, because they own the elected candidates that allow such things to happen."

The Supreme Court is ratifying America; however, not many folks notice. Is the mission for America to become a Nation of We the People, By the Corporations, For the Corporations? A few sponsors, in profit motives, financing nominees with an affinity to obey?

I confess, it's a very terrifying vision of nonsense. If 1,950 sign petitions, will anyone there see? If it's yes, then get involved!

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National Anthem of Vegetariana
by Lloyd Elkin Brown

Listen up! all you stalking ears of corn!
Open your eyes, ye Irish Taters, to a vision of good health!
I used to be carnivorous, but I gave it up for Lentils,
and now all young sprouts keep telling me I haven't bean myself.

But I'm ready now to take on ALL cucumbers,
To turnip any leeks in advance.
Let's carrot out our plan to form a more perfect onion,
To beet the system, and give peas a chance!

Hymn of Farm Folk and Farm Fun of Old
(unknown)

Neighbors* congregate,
Honorably* associate,
Soberly meditate,
Consciously elevate.

Known to motivate,
Instantly invigorate,
Supposedly, activate
To passionately participate.

Sunburnt men germinate,
Hoe, plough, cultivate,
Laboriously irrigate,
Ravenously salivate.

Bonneted women celebrate,
Thankfully appreciate,
Resolutely resonate,
Housekeep, or subordinate.

* + 'u' in London

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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things
that you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - by Mark Twain

Ten hypothetical things to do before I die:
- Attend one Broadway show.
- See the 'Mona Lisa'.
- Conduct any symphony.
- Shoot arrows with a bow.
- Finish embroidery.
- Try Buddhism.
- Volunteer work.
- Write my history.
- Pay off debts as due.
- Draft a will and relax.

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Updated: May 10, 2016


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