On the day before the day before the new year
The snow is falling on my prairie home
I'm so far away from where I started
But no closer to where I belong
Today's number is 19
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Today's date is also Boomtime, Discord 4, 3184 YOLD (for you Discordians out there)
World History this day
Sit-a-while
on swinging porch
where tin-dippers and
sweet water
in cool touches
meet lips
from hand dug wells.
Friends are due to arrive very soon, so this is rushed.
Anyway, here's Purfleet dreaming of Spring (aren't we all):
And Fred doing his interpretation of a talk show host (via a cheap point and shoot):
An introduction to world religions in college explored the idea of learning how other cultures viewed the world around them as a method to clarify ones observations regarding their own culture. Internet Sacred Text Archive opens the door to thoughts and opinions from different times and cultures.
If using a non-native language to think about an solve a problem can improve rational decision making and reduce cultural bias, imagine the potential benefits of applied cultural literacy.
