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I have been fortunate to have been friends with the Traditional Kickpoos with current homelands in Eagle Pass Texas and Nacimiento Mexico. They were originally in the Green Bay area…
GENEROSITY AND GRATITUDE, SAYS THE PHILOSOPHER OF SIOUX CITY Where else in USA would the owner of the coffee shop would give his keys and say: you guys are deep…
I stepped out of the gymnasium into the pleasantly chilled air of this waning days of the Northern Summer; I could still hear the drums and jingle of the dresses.…
WISH THEY WERE NOT HERE.. At the recent meeting of the European Association of the Study of Diabetes (September 12-16, 2011) at Lisboa, Portugal, alarm was sounded by the troubadours…
I am waiting for the sun to go down so that I can light the candles and welcome 5772.. My family is not with me on this special night: they…
what a great privilege it is for me, a jewish boy from the southern suburbs of Melbourne, now attached by my soul to Cuba, to be witnessing the familial warmth…
How does one become an avid reader? When does it start? For most of us, it starts early in life, when you see your parents or grandparents reading or even…
MALAYSIA TO MALAYSIA MY LIFE IN BETWEEN VISITS TO MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. Singapore to Tokyo. Tokyo to London. London to Paris. Paris to Miami. Miami to The Indians,…
My brother, like many good jewish men, sells shmatta but the quality of goods he sells, I cant afford to buy! so I am always happy when he gives me…
MINDLESS EATING EXPLAINED USING RAJA YOGA PHILOSOPHY I do not claim to know a lot of the philosophy behind Raja Yoga, except to say that I am a serious student…
SYMBOLISM AND SPIRITUALITY Today my sister wanted me to go with her, to witness the end of the year ceremonies for her granddaughter who is graduating from Grade III. As…
When you are Jewish, you can look at the world from the view point of the Other and feel left out or ostracized, depending upon the country and the century…