” l – a – o – d – i – c – e – a – n . . laodicean “.
from 13-year-old kansas girl kavya shivashankar, spelling the winning word which means lukewarm or indifferent in religion or politics in scripps national spelling bee in washington d.c.
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leap of destiny
“what’s left for me for the rest of my life is just to be a burden to others, don’t be too sad. aren’t life and death both part of nature? don’t feel sorry. don’t blame anybody . . it’s destiny.”
from former south korean president roh moo-hyun, found as a suicide note after hurling himself off a 30 meter high cliff to his death near his rural home in the village of bongha.
glorification
– annual salary: $14 thousand
– declared total assets (2007): $2.0 million
– declared total assets (2008): $3.7 million
– shares of stocks (personal/others): $2.3 million
it was reported that she more than doubled her wealth since she assumed presidency in 2001. of course these are not the ‘real’ numerical figures of her ‘riches’.
madame, where do you keep your hidden ones?
sensory replays 