Valerie At Large

I stumbled upon this article from Clovia Hamilton on twitter: Secrets of Social Media You Learned in High School http://bit.ly/mq56AR, and it made me think. I vividly recall my days, months, years in high shool, where I sort of belonged without really belonging to any clan, where teachers and some students secretly admired me(I learned later on) for my grits,

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In the “Eloge de la fuite” (Praise to the Escape), Henri Laborit, a French biologist reports that, when put to the test, man only has three choices at his disposal: Fight back, do nothing and escape.

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At the beginning of masochism is inherent fear of a painful upcoming event. Man is scared because he ignores when the event will happen and the degree of pain it will procure. The masochist understands that a way to prevent pain is to provoke the dreaded event himself. Since it’s inevitable…

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I have mixed feelings about the whole “Green”, sustainable living thing. I do recycle heavily at home and at the office, but it’s costing me more money. Despite the cost I have decided to get off the grid. Not because it’s just the right thing to do (because the products and technology available today are unaffordable to the masses and are truly a luxury), but mainly because, unlike Warren Buffet, I do not believe that an economic recovery is possible before a global economic collapse happens and the clocks are reset.

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