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Jeffrey Rasley
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Nostalgia for the early 1960s
Not to be overly dramatic, but the "Big Ed" story came to me like Proust's madeleine experience. The whole story filled my mind after seeing some kids wrestling around at my local YMCA. Ala Proust, there were gaps in my memory of what happened one day at my grade school in 1965, so imagination was used to create this work of auto-fiction. Back then, the culture war fought out at my small-town Midw
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| I'm ambivalent about the book, because Murphy's descriptions of what she experienced and how she felt about it are quite interesting, but some of her cultural commentary and critiques annoyed me. Her bike ride to India in 1963 was an amazing accompli ...more | |
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| A very good resource for anyone interested in seeing Indiana's magnificent county courthouses without traveling to every county. As a writer who has traveled to every county seat in Indiana and photographed the courthouses for a WIP book about Indian ...more | |
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| After finishing Treasure Island, I wanted to read Kidnapped. I thought of RLS as primarily a children's author, but Treasure Island was surprising good fiction for adult readers. It has a coming of age story, but it's not at all juvenile. It's just a ...more | |
“Chasing angels or fleeing demons, go to the mountains.”
― Bringing Progress to Paradise: What I Got from Giving to a Mountain Village in Nepal
― Bringing Progress to Paradise: What I Got from Giving to a Mountain Village in Nepal
“Beliefs divide us, values unite us."
from Godless â€� Living a Valuable Life beyond Beliefs”
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from Godless â€� Living a Valuable Life beyond Beliefs”
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“too young to live, too old to die”
― Island Adventures: Disconnecting in the Caribbean and South Pacific
― Island Adventures: Disconnecting in the Caribbean and South Pacific
“Being alone and lost on the mountain made me feel very small and vulnerable. The congenial fellowship in the meal tent reminded me that we humans are social beings. Community is an essential aspect of our humanity.”
― 72 Wisdoms: A practical guide to make life more meaningful
― 72 Wisdoms: A practical guide to make life more meaningful
“Chasing angels or fleeing demons, go to the mountains.”
― Bringing Progress to Paradise: What I Got from Giving to a Mountain Village in Nepal
― Bringing Progress to Paradise: What I Got from Giving to a Mountain Village in Nepal
“You have to get lost before you can be found.”
― Light in the Mountains -- A Hoosier Quaker Finds Communal Enlightenment in Nepal
― Light in the Mountains -- A Hoosier Quaker Finds Communal Enlightenment in Nepal
“Beliefs divide us, values unite us."
from Godless â€� Living a Valuable Life beyond Beliefs”
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from Godless â€� Living a Valuable Life beyond Beliefs”
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“To prepare for the mountains develop mind, body, will and spirit as strong as a sword, soft as a pillow and fluid as water.”
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Hi Jeffrey,Thanks for joining my circle of friends.
Blessings,
Tom
Thanks for joining my circle of friends.
Blessings,
Tom"
Likewise, Tom.