Archive for July, 2008
Sophia—Golden Girl Estelle Getty dies
Sophia: Please. Pay no attention to him. The man spent 90 days on the high seas drinking grain alcohol from a goat bladder.
Santa Cruz
I am the Emimem version of a bag lady, what with my Nevada hoodie and wild hair. Mari won’t let me talk like that about myself, but I think it’s funny. It’s slightly embarrassing, but in Santa Cruz, my home territory, there are old women, black white, with colored rags in their hair pulling rolling [...]
Dream of a huge family, not mine
Last night in Big Basin, I had the most marvelous dream, like I do so many times here in this wilderness. I dreamt that there was a huge family that lived in, say, Gardnerville, and they were al related sort of like the Laxalts. They had dark hair for the most part. They let me [...]
Surrealville
Yesterday, I fell asleep on a funky, old couch at the Ultramat in Santa Cruz while our clothes were in the washer. Dane, Angie and Mari were there. When I woke up, the radio was playing The Eagles’ “Dirty Laundry.” I was confused at first, because I thought it was either a joke or [...]
Brammertz says Serbia not doing enough to arrest war crimes fugitives
Brammertz says Serbia not doing enough to arrest war crimes fugitives
05/06/2008
NEW YORK, United States — The four indictees of The Hague war crimes tribunal still at large are within the reach of Serbian authorities, tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz said on Wednesday (June 4th) in his first address to the UN Security Council. He replaced [...]
Hague chamber overturns conviction of Bosnian Muslim commander Oric
Hague chamber overturns conviction of Bosnian Muslim commander Oric
03/07/2008
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands — The appeals chamber of the UN war crimes tribunal on Thursday (July 3rd) overturned the conviction of Naser Oric, commander of Muslim forces in Srebrenica from 1992 until 1995. Two years ago, The Hague tribunal sentenced him to two years in prison [...]
THE LAST TEACHING OF THE BUDDHA
THE LAST TEACHING OF THE BUDDHA
1. Beneath the sala trees at Kusinagara, in his last words to his disciples, the Buddha said:
“Make of yourself a light. Rely upon yourself: do not depend upon anyone else. Make my teachings your light. [...]
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