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April 15, 2014January 9, 2015 tonihistory, quote, religion spirituality
English: Crazy Horse in 1877 shortly before hi...

"Today is a good day to die" redefined

There is a well-known misquote of Crazy Horse: “Today is a good day to die.” As such, it seems a grand statement of heroic, selfless, sacrifice in the face of an impossible feat, one from which you will likely not return. Stoic machismo. A fearless slap in the face for Death. I admit it appeals to me. Crazy Horse’s actual words translate into English as…
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August 18, 2013September 27, 2014 toniArt, artist, film, painting, religion spirituality

Caravaggio, the film

I ran across this today.  British bio pic (1986) about Caravaggio through his work.  Staring Nigel Terry, classical stage actor of Excalibur fame. A retelling of the life of the […]

August 4, 2013 toniquote, religion spirituality

release life

Hatred paralyzes life,  love releases it. Hatred confuses life, love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life,  love illuminates it. ~Martin Luther King, Jr~

August 4, 2013 tonipersonal, quote, religion spirituality

basic happiness

I remember such times.  It happens at random, no context or company required, sometimes by implausible triggers – but not reliable triggers – or during conversations.  It is delicious.   […]

July 30, 2013 tonimusic, Philosophy, photo, poet, quote, religion spirituality, writer

the soul of Sindh

O friend, why are you still inclined to waste paper and ink? Go forth and try to find the source where words were formed. ~Shah Abdul Latif Bhitae Shah Abdul […]

July 27, 2013 tonipoem, religion spirituality, writer

the unfamiliar path

I think that this is a well-known piece, it is new to me. This version is a poem. I found it as something to ponder. “My Life in 5 Chapters” […]

July 21, 2013 tonianniversary, photo, writer

"The Most Interesting Man in the World"…editing aug2014

He is “The Most Interesting Man in the World”. Those Dos Equis ads were modeled after his mythos. writing in camp in Kenya Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – […]

July 18, 2013December 10, 2015 toniPhilosophy, political, quote, religion spirituality, social, video

Crazy Horse

by John Trudell An ethereal aural experience, a poem, tempered by a powerful reality.  This is a playlist.  Crazy Horse is first. 6:01 minutes John Trudell Related articles John Trudell – […]

July 12, 2013 tonianniversary, history, military, photo, war

Medal of Honor

July 12,  in 1862, US Congress authorized the Medal of Honor. This one was awarded to Sergeant Major Christian Fleetwood, 4th U. S. Colored Troops, for heroism on the field of battle in […]

July 9, 2013January 19, 2016 tonihistory, social, writer

Due process and equality

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868. It granted #citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the #United States,” which included former slaves recently freed. In addition, […]

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