the giving tree

Suave molecules of Mocha

stir up your blood

the organ of thought receives

from it a feeling of sympathy.

Prince Talleyrand
(1754-1839)

Hello again. I saw in the comments in
the previous post, that someone has
taken to putting some (all) posts from
some bloggers on their Wordpress page
and mine is one. Thanks for letting me know
and have done what I can from my end.

Chicago did not receive the 8 inches of
snow they were preparing for, which made
getting around easier than we anticipated.
Although cold, it's always great to see so
many people always braving the elements
and walking. A few things quickly:

Plenty of Chicago is dead. Empty stores
everywhere and many stories of closings,
and many more to come.

Coffee Fest was interesting and found
2 new products we would surely purchase
if we were still in the busy-ness.
More about all that later.

I'm going to lay low until I see what
comes of the party using blogger posts
from other people.

Until next time, I'll leave you with this:

THEME THURSDAY = BOOKS

I had forgotten about this book,
until recent events here in the usa.

I read this a few times when I was
quite young. I couldn't imagine not only
that someone would go to all the trouble
of changing ones hair and skin color, but to also
experience what african americans were still
going through in the 1950s.

It made quite an impression, not only for what
he did, but how the author was treated after the
book was published. Sadly, weird stuff is still being
said about anyone of color these days.

I hope with recent events here that slowly but
surely those with those backwards attitudes
towards others, will disappear sooner
rather than later.

See "NO DIFFERENCE" below.

What should move us to action

is human dignity

the inalienable dignity of the oppressed,

but also the dignity of all of us.

We lose dignity

if we tolerate

the intolerable.

Unknown

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No Difference

Small as a peanut,

Big as a giant,

We're all the same size

When we turn off the light

Rich as a sultan,

Poor as a mite,

We're all worth the same

When we turn off the light.

Red, black or orange,

Yellow or white,

We all look the same

When we turn off the light.

So maybe the way

To make everything right

Is for God to just reach out

And turn off the light!

Shel Silverstein
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BOOKS & PAPERMAKING etc

You have been my friend.

That in itself is a tremendous thing.

I wove my webs for you because I liked you.

After all, what's a life, anyway?

We're born, we live a little while, we die.

A spider's life can't help being something of a mess,

with all this trapping and eating flies.

By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle.

Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that.

E B White - Charlotte, "Charlotte's Web"

The book above was given to us by our friends
at Hyde Bros Books in Ft Wayne, when we
had our coffeehouse.

see Archive, Nov 23, '07 about our old place

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The power of a mans mind,

are directly proportioned to

the quantity of coffee he drinks.

Sir James Mackintosh (1765 - 1832)

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Barack will be in Marion, In tomorrow morning
and at the same time, Hillary will be in Ft Wayne.

Although a bit curious about Obama, to stand in line
prior to 8:30 to get into a small HS gym until 10,
I won't even stand in a line like that for a concert.

Guess I'll have to read all about it in the paper or
watch the evening news.

I bid ya'll a nice, creative weekend!

it does not pay to be hip - shel silverstein