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Emily Dickinson

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Emily Dickinson was ahead of her time.  While her contemporaries, such as Walt Whitman, where indeed writing free verse, their work, such as the example cited here [http://www.poeticbyway.com/xwhitman.htm], were quite literal.  In contrast, Emily Dickinson was a modern artist, leaving a great deal of work -- and fun -- to us, the readers, to see what we wished, rather than asking her to tell us. However, the example I have today is really just one that speaks to me: Floss won't save you from an Abyss But a Rope will -- Notwithstanding a Rope for a Souvenir Is not beautiful -- But I tell you every step is a Trough -- And every stop a We
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I guess I gave it away in the subject line: this month's piece is Bach's Mass in B Minor.  Yes, it's heard often, but for good reason:  it is indeed beautiful.  If you find yourself with two hours to spare, and don't see the need to watch one of this year's Sundance hopefuls, put on a pair of headphones and listen, start to finish. You'll notice a lot of repetition in the music...lots of "kyrie's," "gloria's," and definitely "deo's."  Partly, this is owing to the fugal nature of the music, but partly this is due to how the mass was compiled. Bach never heard this mass during his lifetime. Bach was a working church musician, and there being n
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Introductions

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Hi, I'm Roger. I'm a mathematician, and I write algorithms for dA. I'm pretty good at making beer.  Beer has all kinds of vitamins and minerals, is a pleasure to make (it's a group activity, usually), but mostly, it's just good for the soul to have an ale at the end of the day.  If you're used to drinking light beer, or just don't like beer at all, try a Flanders red ale.  It's a Flemish ale, and is totally different from anything else on the planet...at a minimum, you'll have tasted something few others have. I'm also a fan of classical music.  If you haven't ever listened to classical music, go listen to Beethoven's Waldstein sonata.  It
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(I have already more then 300 different Storys! :happybounce:)

I collecting them in here ---> in the "Project-name-origins" ---> [link] (there should be all info's + post your story in there if you wanna join ^^)

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...I would be happy to read your story in there... :)