This sentence is interesting in that if you say the sentence seven times, each time placing the emphasis on a different word, the meaning of the sentence shifts.

Try it…

• I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
• I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
• I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
• I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
• I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
• I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
• I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.

In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase, “goodnight, sleep tight”.

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I watched this live today on CNN and it found it inspirational. I hope you enjoy it If you are planning to Vote for Hillary -- Think Again!

There have been a bunch of images floating around the internet of people making ‘light’ drawings. There is even an add on tv that uses this technique. Just so I can say I am keeping up with popular culture, here is how to do it:

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Link for this Post: A President Like My Father By Caroline Kennedy -- New York Times

Caroline Kennedy's op-ed in the Sunday New York Times is heartfultly stated. She says:

OVER the years, I’ve been deeply moved by the people who’ve told me they wished they could feel inspired and hopeful about America the way people did when my father was president. This sense is even more profound today. That is why I am supporting a presidential candidate in the Democratic primaries, Barack Obama.

My reasons are patriotic, political and personal, and the three are intertwined. All my life, people have told me that my father changed their lives, that they got involved in public service or politics because he asked them to. And the generation he inspired has passed that spirit on to its children. I meet young people who were born long after John F. Kennedy was president, yet who ask me how to live out his ideals.

Sometimes it takes a while to recognize that someone has a special ability to get us to believe in ourselves, to tie that belief to our highest ideals and imagine that together we can do great things. In those rare moments, when such a person comes along, we need to put aside our plans and reach for what we know is possible.

We have that kind of opportunity with Senator Obama. It isn’t that the other candidates are not experienced or knowledgeable. But this year, that may not be enough. We need a change in the leadership of this country — just as we did in 1960.

I've been pretty down about the last few weeks of political brawling instigated mostly by the Clintions including husband Bill who sounds like he's seeking a third term. I found this piece by Caroline Kennedy and his overwealming victory in South Carolina restored some of hope that Obama will prevail.

Links for this Post: These links are playlist files which when either opened with a streaming audio player like the free Winamp or clicked on if a playlist file player is already configured in windows. Each of them are KPFK Pacifica programs which open with sections of the Alan Watts talk.

Alan Watts, "Huxley's 'Island'" Part 1

Alan Watts, "Huxley's 'Island'" Part 2

Alan Watts, "Huxley's 'Island'" Part 3

Alan Watts, "Huxley's 'Island'" Part 4

As readers of Vision Thing and those aware of the work of Island Foundation know, I am quite interested in the ideas of Aldous Huxley. Island Foundation focuses on Aldous Huxley's novel Island and its ideas for developing a new culture.

I have discussed these ideas in my essays Island's Vision: Toward a Psychedelic Culture A Call for a Psychedelic Sanctuary, LSD and Aldous Huxley's Island: Setting Sail for a Better Country

I also published in the publication I edited Island Views, the transcript of a talk that my friend Ram Dass gave at the 1993 Aldous Huxley Centennial called Brave New World or Island: The Word Must Decide

A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from my friend Michael Shields about a broadcast on Pacifica Radio's KPFK of a four past series of programs which included portions of a talk that Alan Watts gave about the novel Island four decades ago. Alan Watts was a philosopher well regarded by members of the Sixties Counterculture. I've posted about him several times including Alan Watts Philosopher of the Counterculture Featured on Project Unicorn

The links at the beginning of the post are to a program called Something's Happening with Roy of Hollywood. The links are radio playlist files which need to be configured to a media player like Winamp or a variety of other streaming audio players. The portions of the program with the Alan Watts material is at the front of of the programs so you do not have to listen to the entire broadcast to here the entire series.

The Japanese siphon bar, which makes brewed coffee, at the Blue Bottle Café in San Francisco. The only halogen-powered model in the United States, the siphon bar was imported from Japan at a cost of more than $20,000.

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Just 4 games this week…it has been a tough one.

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