verywide.net » Out in the World http://verywide.net/blog Just trying to catch butterflies, fish, lunatics, and stars, metaphorically speaking. Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:17:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Iran http://verywide.net/blog/2009/06/21/iran/ http://verywide.net/blog/2009/06/21/iran/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:02:50 +0000 Moody http://verywide.net/blog/?p=360 It is my sincerest hope that the people of Iran will find a peaceful resolution to the conflict that is tearing Iran apart. It is my sincerest wish that no-one else will lose her or his life, that no more families will be doused with the gasoline of grief and set afire by the agony [...]

]]> http://verywide.net/blog/2009/06/21/iran/feed/ 1 The 33rd Humanist Symposium http://verywide.net/blog/2009/03/01/the-33rd-humanist-symposium/ http://verywide.net/blog/2009/03/01/the-33rd-humanist-symposium/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:00:25 +0000 Moody http://verywide.net/blog/?p=169 “Many persons have no idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.”—Helen Keller

Mission Statement: [The] purpose of the Humanist Symposium is not primarily to criticize religious beliefs or debunk the latest superstition, but to offer and discuss a positive alternative to belief systems based on [...]

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This is one of my favorite sites to visit. What you are presented with is an active Google map of the city with placemarks to identify where each story happens. You also get a few pictures that link to the various [...]

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]]> http://verywide.net/blog/2008/01/07/portrait-of-a-sunset-sing/feed/ 0 Thoughts on a Sunday http://verywide.net/blog/2007/03/25/thoughts-on-a-sunday/ http://verywide.net/blog/2007/03/25/thoughts-on-a-sunday/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:00:50 +0000 Moody http://verywide.net/blog/2007/03/25/thoughts-on-a-sunday/ The weekend comes, the weekend goes; the work week looms on the horizon. I think a lot about my work week for a number of reasons. I recall the lines from the World of Skin song, “24 Hours”: “24 hours split three ways. Because you bought one third, you own everything.” My days at work [...]

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