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An open letter to all Extremists…

I know you have been taught all your life by your teachers and holy men that you are right and everyone who disagrees with you is wrong. However, believing you are right is not the same thing as being right. … Continue reading

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Dear religious and political fundamentalists… and I mean all of you…

Have you ever considered the actual definition of what fundamentalism really means? It means you haven’t given any deep thought to your religion or politics. It literally means that you are still stomping around in the shallow, wading end of … Continue reading

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Hey, terrorists, have you ever considered the fact that terrorism just doesn’t work?

I was thinking about it, you know, like I do about stuff, and the thing is… and this is a pretty important thing, if you happen to be a terrorist… but terrorism is not only cruel and evil, it is also … Continue reading

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I have a crazy idea… don’t kill anybody today…

And I mean all of you. Terrorists, freedom fighters, militants, murderers, psychopaths, supremacists, anarchists, extremely angry, disgruntled people… I mean all of you. And that includes anybody who is thinking of killing themselves. Just don’t do it. Not today. If … Continue reading

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Goodbye, Paris… (or); random pictures of me petting a dog, my mom, and Napoleon… no… wait… I don’t mean I was petting my mom or Napoleon… and some other stuff that I couldn’t fit into any of my other posts about this part of our trip…

Even on that last day in Paris when I was so exhausted, you know I still found the energy to pet cute dogs… because that is how I roll.. Awwwwwwww… that is a cute picture of me and my mommy! … Continue reading

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The day that Europe kicked my ass… the final chapter…

My legs felt like cooked noodles… we had been all up in that Eiffel Tower and all around it too, tramped through and around Notre Dame and St. Chapelle, and then blitzkrieged Sacre Coeur and Montmartre… but there was one … Continue reading

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The day that Europe kicked my ass… part 10…

So where did you go next, I hear you all clamoring inside the quietude of your own craniums, on that crazy day in Paris that wore you out so badly, Mr. Browne? Why, we went to Le Sacre Coeur, thanks … Continue reading

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The day that Europe kicked my ass… part 9…

Do I look happy in that picture? The simple truth is that I am an artist before and above all other things. I am all art-side-of-the-brain. And being in St. Chapelle was like being in a dream that all artists … Continue reading

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The day that Europe kicked my ass… part 8…

I am just going to share some photos of the inside of St. Chapelle… which seriously might be the most beautiful building I have ever been inside of… with no interruptions for funny observations or comments or stories… but I … Continue reading

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The day that Europe kicked my ass… part 7… (or); Man, my feet are really starting to hurt and… holy moley… this is the most beautiful church I have ever seen!!!

Just a few… long… feet-killing blocks from Notre Dame is the cathedral of St. Chapelle. It was suggested to Mollie by her AP European History teacher, but my mom had been there too. I must admit there comes a time, after … Continue reading

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