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Wheatfield with crows Vincent van Gogh. Wheatfield with crows. July 1890. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. For some time i've had Wheatfield with crows by Vincent van Gogh as my wallpaper so I see a simulacron of its brilliance every day. The sight of it makes me happy; but there is a problem. Should it? Vincent had a poor life, always short of money and failing as a bookseller, teacher, evangelical minister  and at pretty much whatever he tried. Even in his late life as an artist he only sold two paintings.  In 1886 he moved to Paris and then in February 1898 he arrived in Arles, where the brilliant light of Provence inspired his last two years and left the legacy which we can see today.  Wheatfield with crows was painted in July 1890, probably his last painting, a few days before Vincent walked into a wheatfield and shot himself in the stomach, dying a couple of days later. The question is : does this painting presage his death? When we look at it we see a cornfield with three tracks
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Sancta:

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  What to know about the opera with explicit lesbian sex, live piercings, and naked roller-skating nuns Photo by Matthias Baus/ The German opera's use of explicit sex and real blood caused 18 audience members to require medical treatment in one weekend. Sancta  features an all-women cast portraying nuns, following its lead, Susanna, as she discovers her sexuality. The show's  description  states, "Some aspects of the evening may cause discomfort for certain individuals, and for others, they may even be retraumatizing. The focus of the evening is on spirituality and sexuality, but also on criticism of religion and a critical examination of religious and societal violence." An early scene depicts Susanna having sex with a crucifix, and a later one shows another nun swallowing a crucifix sword. The show also includes Jesus, portrayed by a woman, who sings tracks by Eminem and at one point spanks a half-naked nun. In one scene, a piece of a performer's flesh is cut an
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You Know It’s Stupid But….

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  Bunny needs to send a travel report each month by mail.  There is a post box near the schools, but Bunny will go out of his way to visit the post box near the station or by the post office.  It is an active box, but for some reason, would rather use a post box not so isolated. Stupid?  Yes.  But keep on doing it. Any examples of such on your side.   J.P. Bunny
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Kip Smithers want us to play the…

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  KipSmithers Word Chain Game. You post an original word in the comment section. People post something to respond. And somebody can respond to that...and so forth...and so forth...and so forth... The responses can be a pun, the opposite, the first word that pops into your head, etc. An example: Somebody posts the word "polo". Somebody responds with "Marco". Somebody responds with "Asia". And so on...   I like this idea for a lazy Sunday (in my neck of the woods).  Let’s see if it flies.  I’ll start the game with (see below)… (by PrimalSoup) (P.S. Start the Word thread with your own word(s) and see what you get/if you catch any fish.  Don't be afraid to have fun with it.)
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On a scale of 0-10…

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How much of a worrywart are you? What do you worry about the most?   (E.g., kids, finances, job, health, future, etc.) What, if anything, relieves your worrying?  (E.g., booze, drugs, rock 'n' roll, etc.) (by PrimalSoup) I'd change that saying to "Anyone who isn't worried doesn't understand the situation."  But that's just me. 😟
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Helpful Life Hints From Fiction

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  The books / movies may be fiction, but sometimes there are some things in there you can really use in your life. Needful Things by Stephen King.  The mentally not all there woman in never sure she locked the door on the way out.  Needs to go back and check again and again.  She learned to snap a rubber band on her wrist after locking the door.  The red mark on her wrist tells her she locked the door. Bunny a bit that way.  Now, will tap the door or lock with the keys.  Know it is locked. Anything useful from fiction that works for you? J.P. Bunny
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Pithy Wititude wants to know…

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  Pithy Wititude, Region Rat   I want to know your story. Where you're from, what you love, how you got to where you are now, what factors caused that to be, and what's next. Things like that. Give me the Cliff's Notes version of your life story. 🙂 (by PrimalSoup)
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