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The Great Irish Famine {Starvation}: a Crime of Free Market Economics

This very informative article really hits home. My grandmother Brigit Granahan's family home in County Mayo was "owned" by one of the English landlords held responsible for thousands of deaths during the Irish "Starvation." Let's not call it a "famine" anymore. JKG



Writing in the Nation newspaper in the early summer of 1847, John Mitchel described a journey through Connaught. He and his companions arrived at a village where they had been hospitably received two years earlier:

But… Continue

Added by John Kelly Green on May 7, 2010 at 7:59pm — 2 Comments

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Birth can be painful
But the results are worth it.
Ideas made real.

Added by Jami Ward on May 6, 2010 at 11:09pm — 2 Comments

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The road falls away
Into trackless wilderness
Hiding oases.

Added by Jami Ward on May 5, 2010 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment

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Art to go with me.
I now know how it should look.
Ink will make it live.

Added by Jami Ward on May 4, 2010 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

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I could not stop now
Even if I wanted to.
In it to the end.

Added by Jami Ward on May 3, 2010 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

The Cave of Portents: Musings about Science and Philosophy

I wrote a short fictional piece back in 1999, called "The Cave of Portents" with the intention of including it in my book:



The Pursuit of Destiny: A History of Prediction



It ended up not making into my book, but I thought I would share it for the very first time.



Here is a link to the story:



The Cave of… Continue

Added by Paul Halpern on May 2, 2010 at 8:21pm — 7 Comments

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Clouds settle to earth,
Weight of the sky laid to rest.
Nighttime fog rolls in.

Added by Jami Ward on May 2, 2010 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

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It's getting warmer.
The air is verdant and thick.
Summer is coming!

Added by Jami Ward on May 1, 2010 at 8:47pm — 2 Comments

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Sometimes things go wrong
Just to provide a contrast.
Sameness is boring.

Added by Jami Ward on April 30, 2010 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

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A destination.
Just another starting place.
The journey begins.

Added by Jami Ward on April 29, 2010 at 9:00pm — 4 Comments

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Light, love, happiness,
Like children, cannot be owned
But only sent on.

Added by Jami Ward on April 28, 2010 at 9:00pm — 5 Comments

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Being filled this way
Was never my decision.
Sometimes light happens.

Added by Jami Ward on April 27, 2010 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

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Fear and pain will fade
As memory buries them.
True love shines brighter.

Added by Jami Ward on April 26, 2010 at 8:59pm — 1 Comment

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Breeze wafts rosy air.
Light blue sky shifts to orange.
Birds sing the sun down.

Added by Jami Ward on April 25, 2010 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

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Sit here in the light,
Smell the roses, feel the breeze.
Recreate your soul.

Added by Jami Ward on April 24, 2010 at 5:55pm — 1 Comment

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She made the whole song,
Words, music and performance,
And they applauded!

Added by Jami Ward on April 23, 2010 at 11:30pm — 4 Comments

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Big disappointment
Is not a big tragedy.
Something else will come.

Added by Jami Ward on April 22, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments

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I like to travel.
New places and new people.
I like coming home.

Added by Jami Ward on April 21, 2010 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

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Something is coming
But I don't know what or when,
Only that it's good.

Added by Jami Ward on April 20, 2010 at 11:39pm — 2 Comments

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Good moods are sneaky -
They can strike without warning.
Random happiness.

Added by Jami Ward on April 19, 2010 at 11:31pm — 1 Comment

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