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The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
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There's a lot in The Left Hand of Darkness, but the thing I got out of it is there are some things that can't be learned by being told the answer. I could tell you what the left hand of darkness is right now, but if you didn't read the book, you'd be none the wiser. Some things can only be taught through experiencing it yourself, or through the proxy of storytelling.
Storytelling is the greatest tool we have for passing down wisdom to the next generation. Ursula LeGuin, we celebrate what you have taught us and will continue to teach us, and we mourn your passing.
"Kitto daijoubu da yo." - Sakura Kinomoto
Tinky Winky from the Teletubbies.
(Or more accurately, his/her/its actor, Simon Shelton Barnes,)
-- Bob
I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold.... 
Warren Miller, a snow-sports filmmaker since the fifties, died yesterday: http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/index.s...snow-.html
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Rob Kelk Sticks and stones can break your bones, But words can break your heart. - unknown
-- Bob
I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....
A twofer, this morning:
Mort Walker, creator of Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois, at age 94. Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA, age 91
-- Bob
I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold.... 
Another sad day for jazz: https://www.timesofisrael.com/jazz-music...ies-at-93/
Canadian lighthouse to U.S. Warship approaching it: "This is a lighthouse. Your call!"
RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
01-30-2018, 03:17 PM (This post was last modified: 01-30-2018, 03:18 PM by robkelk.)
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Rob Kelk Sticks and stones can break your bones, But words can break your heart. - unknown
Rasual Butler, former basketball player, and his wife Leah LaBelle, R&B singer, died in a car crash: https://www.billboard.com/articles/colum...belle-dead
RIP Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, nuclear physicist and eldest son of Fidel Castro.
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Rob Kelk Sticks and stones can break your bones, But words can break your heart. - unknown
RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
02-02-2018, 04:48 PM (This post was last modified: 02-02-2018, 04:49 PM by Bob Schroeck.)
Dennis Edwards, lead singer of The Temptations, age 74
Anyone wonder when the last time someone said, "They happen in threes" was?
-- Bob
I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold.... 
Nicholas von Hoffman, provocative journalist and author, dies at 88.
My bookshelves still hold a copy of Trout Fishing in the Reflecting Pool, or, The Fireside Watergate, which I now learn was actually the first of two books he wrought in collaboration with Garry Trudeau.  (02-02-2018, 04:48 PM)Bob Schroeck Wrote: Dennis Edwards, lead singer of The Temptations, age 74 From what I heard, he died 1 day short of his 75th birthday.
RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
02-05-2018, 07:52 PM (This post was last modified: 02-05-2018, 07:52 PM by Pyeknu.)
Frasier fans are now in mourning: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/j...77-1081939
Canadian lighthouse to U.S. Warship approaching it: "This is a lighthouse. Your call!"
John Perry Barlow, lyricist for the Grateful Dead, cyberlibrarian and Internet pioneer, has passed on: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/02/jo...-1947-2018
Canadian lighthouse to U.S. Warship approaching it: "This is a lighthouse. Your call!"
Ah, damn.
-- Bob
I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....
RIP Jim Hager, one of the twins on Hee Haw and other shows
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Rob Kelk Sticks and stones can break your bones, But words can break your heart. - unknown
RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
02-09-2018, 09:28 PM (This post was last modified: 02-09-2018, 09:28 PM by Pyeknu.)
Mickey Jones from Justified has passed on: http://www.tmz.com/2018/02/07/actor-mick...ing-blade/
Canadian lighthouse to U.S. Warship approaching it: "This is a lighthouse. Your call!"
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Icelandic composer best known for his film scores, was found dead in his apartment in Berlin: http://variety.com/2018/film/news/johann...202694567/
Jan Maxwell has passed on: http://www.playbill.com/article/jan-maxw...dies-at-61#
Canadian lighthouse to U.S. Warship approaching it: "This is a lighthouse. Your call!"
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Rob Kelk Sticks and stones can break your bones, But words can break your heart. - unknown
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Rob Kelk Sticks and stones can break your bones, But words can break your heart. - unknown
Marty Allen has passed on: http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/...story.html
Canadian lighthouse to U.S. Warship approaching it: "This is a lighthouse. Your call!"
A true saint of a man has ascended to his heavenly reward: http://bnr.bg/en/post/100932883/elder-do...way-at-103
Canadian lighthouse to U.S. Warship approaching it: "This is a lighthouse. Your call!"
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