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February 8th is “Nirvana Day,” a Mahayana Buddhist festival day in commemoration of the death of the Buddha. Gautama is said to have spoken these last words to his students before expiring at age eighty: “Now, monks, I declare to you, all conditioned things are of a nature to decay. Strive on untiringly!” The Paranibbana…

This article is a must-read. It’s about yesterday’s report by noted scientists regarding the human role in climate change. Global warming is real. “It is very likely that hot extremes, heat waves and heavy precipitation events will continue to become more frequent,” said the summary. Generally, the scientists said, more precipitation will fall at higher…

The late, and much beloved journalist Molly Ivins loved to use her best Texas folkloric material to make a point. I heard her speak 15 months ago at an International Women’s Media Foundation awards luncheon in New York, where she was among the women honored. The story she told that most bears repeating is about…

If this doesn’t convince you, know that it was written in a spirit of good humor and fun by John D. Spalding, editor of SoMAreview.com, and author of “A Pilgrim’s Digress: My Perilous, Fumbling Quest for the Celestial City.” “…we Americans lack a day that corresponds to the Pagan rites that followed six or so…
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