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He Falls Down Laughing

September 15, 2009October 30, 2009 by Rasmenia Comment Closed

"Conscience is no more than the dead speaking to us." — Jim Carroll"I'll Die For Your Sins If You Live For mine." — Jim Carroll, Fear of Dreaming: The Selected Poems"I just wanna be pure, I just wanna be pure." -Jim Carroll, The Basketball Diaries "They were all my friends, and they died." -The Jim Carroll Band Jim Carroll August 1, 1950 – September 11, 2009.[tags]Jim Carroll, poet[/tags]...

Sachsenhausen

September 3, 2009December 2, 2020 by Rasmenia Comment Closed

"First they came for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up, because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me." -Martin Niemöller * * * This is the blog post that I almost didn't write. I debated long and hard about it, knowing that I could never do justice to the topic, that I wasn't worthy and I would have to abandon the mockery, snark and sarcasm in order to discuss it. Let's face it - as much as I hate it, some shit just isn't funny. In the end, I decided to sober up and write it, knowing that I still can do no justice to the topic, but the fact that it is such...

Angela’s Son, the Teacher Man

July 20, 2009November 9, 2009 by Rasmenia Comment Closed

"You feel a sense of urgency, especially at my advanced age, when you're staring into the grave." -Frank McCourt"I began to look at other religions, Buddhism and so on, and realized there is another way of looking at life. A more benign way of looking at life." -Frank McCourt"I had to get rid of any idea of hell or any idea of the afterlife. That's what held me, kept me down." -Frank McCourtFrank McCourt 1930-2009.[tags]Frank McCourt, author, death[/tags]...

The Pinup Queen Next Door

December 13, 2008July 20, 2009 by Rasmenia Comment Closed

"I was not trying to be shocking, or to be a pioneer. I wasn't trying to change society, or to be ahead of my time. I didn't think of myself as liberated, and I don't believe that I did anything important. I was just myself. I didn't know any other way to be, or any other way to live." - Bettie Page "I never was the girl next door" - Bettie PageBettie Page April 22, 1923 – December 11, 2008[tags]Bettie Page, pinup, girl, celebrity, death[/tags]...

So It Goes…

April 11, 2007July 20, 2009 by Rasmenia Comment Closed

"...And if I should ever die, God forbid, I hope you will say, "Kurt is up in heaven now." That's my favorite joke."Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country"My last words? "Life is no way to treat an animal, not even a mouse."Kurt Vonnegut, I Love You, Madame LibrarianKurt Vonnegut 1922-2007...