June 27, 2008
Assume
Assume
Blaine Anderson
An unlikely incidence that was discovered many times over
Causing me to fall slowly at the expense of heartbreak
Investing the entire sentiment knowing the profit
Assume the ending is always the predictable
Our memories will perpetually sail on the sea of reflection
Occasionally slanting at the invincible winds of the current
The conclusion is deferred by the realization of reality
Boarding the departure flight, glancing back with sodden vision
Assume love is real
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June 23, 2008
Theatre de la Jeune Lune Closing
I was disappointed to discover the news that Theatre de la Jeune Lune, located in the warehouse district of Minneapolis, is closing late next month due to financial deficit.
While attending the University of Minnesota, I was very fortunate to experience the ambiance of the quaint theater during The King and I production. It was a very enjoyable experience with exceptional acting.
It’s always unfortunate to lose such a historical icon within the arts sector. Farewell Theatre de la Jeune Lune!
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March 06, 2006
Constant Strides
Constant Strides
Blaine Anderson
How long before I walk
waiting for the light to turn
standing on the curb, numb
Caught in a standstill, the moment catches
walking, take a risk of deviation
without looking back, everyone remains still
Breathing without seeing, walking the line
the beauty of simplicity chills, freezes
life, walking through
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February 15, 2006
Stepping Away For a Moment In Time
Stepping Away For a Moment In Time
Blaine Anderson
We stepped away for a moment in Time
Time that is wandering through wonder
It seems as though the clock lost concept of Time
Stopping from the rigors of constant
Losing grip with conformity deviates our parts
Only understood by the fears of ending
Opening where the end begins, preliminary foundations
Breaking the impossible of restarting Time
You are a mere step away from a moment in Time
Making Time start on a new timepiece
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Snow Angel
Snow Angel
Blaine Anderson
I felt your smile instinctively through the crimson of the pedals
The color resembled your introverted personality
The feeling resembled the term, the season of growth
Infatuation scandalized the model of grouping
Veiled with the sensation of eternity, roses mislay shades
I ponder the distance of the next thorn, reaching the blossom
Waking in a perfect garden, I descend with dream
Teaching me the contrast of snow on red is unbelievable
Hands together, we made a Snow Angel
For Sybil
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November 28, 2005
Corruption Prevails Within Republican Party, Again!
California congressman Randy Cunningham pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy and tax charges shortly before resigning. He admitted he took $2.4 Million in bribes! Cunningham entered pleas in U. S. District Court to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion.
Cunningham is an eight-term Republican congressman. He was currently serving as chairman of the House Intelligence subcommittee on terrorism and human intelligence. Human intelligence! How ironic.
In a statement, prosecutors said Cunningham admitted to receiving at least $2.4 million in bribes paid to him by several conspirators through a variety of methods, including checks totaling over $1 million, cash, rugs, antiques, furniture, yacht club fees and vacations.
Cunningham's pleas came amid a series of GOP scandals. Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas had to step down as majority leader after he was indicted in a campaign finance case; a stock sale by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is being looked at by regulators; and Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff was indicted in the CIA leak case.
The Republican Party has such a fantastic leader, who only chooses to lead by example. Wait, the problem is now clear to me! Republicans, I recommend you start packing up your bags.
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November 25, 2005
A Rose Without Thorns
A Rose Without Thorns
Blaine Anderson
Eyes wide shut, I imagine love without spike
They speak of the impossibilities of finding perfection
I nearly conformed
Thinking the Rose is the only Delegate to Love
Love remains Conditional
I experienced the Sting from the Thorns
Touching the Tenderness of the Petals
The throbbing remained, despite Beauty
The Petals wilted with the change
Beauty remains from a distance
I stepped away from the Rose Garden only to find you
It’s perfection with no Thorns
Your ideal beauty is undiscovered, just like the Best is
You are the Delegate to Love
My Love is Unconditional
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November 08, 2005
Tonight I'm Dreaming
Tonight I’m Dreaming
Blaine Anderson
I ponder the distance to the closest star
My eyes shut, I look up for the brightest
I found you
I wonder if you see the constellation I organized outside your window
Your shade blinds the light
You keep dreaming, leaving me conscious
The morning arrives
You disappear until my next reverie
I’m left wondering if you see the same stars I see
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October 21, 2005
Odds Are Against You Being a Sexy, Fit Old Person!
Despite my passion for long distance running and fitness, a recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine blasted my reality of staying in excellent shape forever. I decided to put down the half-gallon ice cream box while I explain the study results to you, literally.
Researchers at Boston University suggest that 9 in 10 men, and 7 in 10 women, will become overweight over time. Even people who do not have a weight problem entering middle age are at high risk, as half of those studied who fit this category eventually became overweight. The results add to a growing body of evidence that underscores the need for prevention and treatment strategies.
The researchers followed 30,000 white adults for thirty years. Participants were ages 30 to 59 at the start of the study and were examined every four years. By the end of the study, more than one-third of the study participants had become obese (defined as a BMI over 30. The findings were published in the October 4 Annals of Internal Medicine.
The study shows that overweight and obesity may be a bigger problem than previous studies, which examine only a cross-section of the population at one point in time, suggest. Those snapshots of obesity have found about 6 in 10 American adults are overweight and 1 in 3 are obese.
This study is one of only a few that has tracked individuals over an extended period. The results may understate the magnitude of the risk among the general population since minorities, who have a higher risk of obesity, were not included in the study.
I guess you can reason that getting old is very detrimental to physical health; furthermore, increasing risks of harmful aliments such as cardiovascular disease. It has to be slightly depressing being 80 and trying to look like a stud in the mirror each morning.. The image of the excessive wrinkles over the once washboard-stomach probably isn’t much motivation to go run eight miles. I decided to finish my ice cream, I’ll worry about the odds at a later time.
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October 19, 2005
DeLay, and not the former motto of FEMA
Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican to win the white house in 1860, would be extremely disappointed with the party that he set most of the foundational groundwork for. I highly doubt he intended for ruthless corruption to take over the political party he fought so hard to build.
It’s official; the corruption within the Republican Party is finally surfacing. Wednesday a Texas court issued a warrant for former House Majority Leader Tom Delay to appear for booking at the Fort Bend County Jail.
Felony charges are pending in regards to allegations that a DeLay-founded Texas political committee funneled corporate money into state GOP legislative races through the National Republican Party. Texas law prohibits use of corporate money to elect state candidates.
Of course DeLay is responding with the new Bush-induced motto of the Republican Party, “ I deny any wrongdoing.”
The effort had major political consequences, first by helping Republicans take control of the Texas Legislature in the 2002 elections. The Legislature then redrew congressional boundaries according to a DeLay-inspired plan, took command of the state's U.S. House delegation and helped the GOP retain its U.S. House majority.
This is another rung taken off the Bush support ladder, directly under the missing rung from the endorsement of Miers. Bush’s support from fellow American’s trust is disintegrating, already suffering from the lowest support rating of his presidency, according to the latest Gallup Poll conducted October 13th-16th, 2005, a mere 39% supporting his performance.
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