Continuously reading too many books quickly means reading sans sufficient thinking, I suspect.

Silence may be a euphemistic way of expressing 'no' or disrespect, or may be a sign that the person doesn't know how to communicate very well.

Saint Patrick, Saint Patrick Cathedral of NYC, and Saint Patrick's Day

1. Saint Patrick, "is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland". He was said to be associated with visions of Purgatory.

2. The Saint Patrick's Cathedral is "located on the east side of Fifth Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets in midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, directly across the street from Rockefeller Center."

3. On Saint Patrick's Day, parades are typically held internationally. But it is not made a public holiday in Canada.

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Here goes a gnome by Beethoven -- "Music is the mediator between the spiritual and sensual life." So insightful.

The medley of American citizens has backgrounds from all over the world. And that makes the overseas operations of American governmental and military agencies not encumbered by lack of local knowledge.

I can see our baby daughter's physical blossoming, at the same time, I can sense her mental flowering.

Babies bud very fast.