Posts Tagged ‘Golden Age’

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Death Cap (Amanita phalloides)

by Seraphine Khorana on March 5th, 2011
Posted In: Comics
Death Cap (Amanita phalloides)

Tonight, I’m at the top of the proverbial mountain. I’ve arrived at the pinnacle.
This is it. Ta-da.
Tomorrow is my birthday, the one that changes everything. It’s the big four-oh.
No, I’m not Sisyphus. There is no huge boulder to roll back downhill, allowing me to start over. My punishment reward is to keep going.
Here’s what I’m blessed with: I’m comfortable in my own skin; I have a strong sense of self; Being 40 is 10 times easier than being 20.
I’ll get through this, even if it kills me.

Only good girls keep diaries. Bad girls don’t have time.
Quotation from Tallulah Bankhead

“I was blackballed by seven Pizza joints.” (Sarah Colonna on Youtube)

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.
Quotation from Maya Angelou

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Gerascophobia: Fear of the Mad-Fall

by Seraphine Khorana on November 25th, 2009
Posted In: Comics
Gerascophobia: Fear of the Mad-Fall

I’m not afraid of growing old; I’m afraid of *being* old. But I’m not aged yet– and tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day– so I’m thankful for having the opportunity to grow a bit older.
I’m also thankful for having love in my life, and I’m thankful for YOU, dear readers.

Worried you will die alone,
You expect the crucifix
Around your neck to save your soul.
A hint of growing old, and losing beauty.
Fear of impaired mobility.
Your face deteriorates
as your insides decompose.
Lyrics from Burning the Masses, Gerascophobia (Gerascophobia is the fear of growing old)

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The Evolution of a Barter Economy

by Seraphine Khorana on December 4th, 2008
Posted In: Comics
The Evolution of a Barter Economy

Over $2 trillion in soon-to-be-lowered credit card limits will cause home prices to drop another 20% over the next 18 months, according to Oppenheimer analyst Meredith Whitney. By withdrawing 45% of the bank credit currently available to consumers, Whitney believes “forced consumer de-leveraging” will require more capital injections, exacerbating the liquidity freeze that is paralyzing the world. “The severe consequence of this cannot be overstated,” she says.
Hold on to your hats.

Next Stage Of Credit Freeze May Hit Home Prices, Credit Cards (Morningstar)

Beautiful credit! The foundation of modern society. Who shall say that this is not the golden age of mutual trust, of unlimited reliance upon human promises? That is a peculiar condition of society which enables a whole nation to instantly recognize point and meaning in the familiar newspaper anecdote, which puts into the mouth of a distinguished speculator in lands and mines this remark: ”I wasn’t worth a cent two years ago, and now I owe two millions of dollars.”
Quotation from Mark Twain, The Gilded Age

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