Day: August 3, 2000
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Death's Cookbook
Take:1 reckless, natural-born fool3 drinks of whiskey1 fast automobileSoak the fool in the whiskey, place in the automobile, then let go. After due time, remove from the wreckage. Place in a satin box and garnish with flowers.
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Recipe for a Happy New Year
To leave the old with a burst of songTo recall the right and forgive the wrong;To forget the thing that binds you fastTo the vain regrets of the year that's past;To have the strength to let go your holdOf the not worthwhile of the days grown old,To dare to go forth with a purpose true,To…
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Vices
"Vices are simply the errors which a man makes in his search after his own happiness. Unlike crimes, they imply no malice toward others, and no interference with their persons or property."Lysander SpoonerThis battle [over medical marijuana] is no more about marijuana than the Boston Tea Party was about tea.Michele Kubby
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Third Step Prayer
God, I offer myself to Thee — to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and…
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The Ultimate Test
John Blanchard stood up from the bench straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn't, the girl with the rose.His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library.…
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Seventh Step Prayer
My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefullness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding.
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Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenityTo accept the things I cannot change,The courage to change the things I can,And the wisdom to know the difference.