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rt.packard

An aspiring journalist, I write daily and have a keen interest in the unique, obscure and surreal experiences around me. I'm just old enough to drink in the States and have recently started blogging as a way to practice my writing more, as well as to learn my way around the new online world.

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SometimesRhymes

SometimesRhymes

http://blog.sometimesrhymes.com

An everything blog, where the author just lets his interests guide the posts in an asynchronous manner.

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June 11, 2010 Oil Sick

The price we pay as addicts of "long injections of pure oil" -- as Gary Snyder would say -- is comparable to that paid for heroin addiction. Only this time, instead of just family and community, it's the species and the planet that are negatively impacted by the harmful cravings of the abuser. W

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May 5, 2010 The most important thing ---

The preservation of the freedom of the press goes hand-in-hand with journalistic ethics. Aside from reporting on the ever-diminishing (on a global scale) freedom of the press, and the many violations committed worldwide, we should all strive to maintain a sound ethical foundation to our articles an

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April 20, 2010 Every Day IS Earth Day

Every day IS Earth Day, whether or not we choose to celebrate it. There is no should when it comes to saving the planet.

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April 2, 2010 World Poetry Day 2011

I can't wait. It's already on my calendar. I spent all of World Poetry 2010 looking through awesome YouTube poetry readings and combing through my old books. It was an awesome way to spend a Sunday.

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March 21, 2010 Poetry and Life

Poetry, to me, has always been the absolute, distilled essence of the soul. There are far too many great writers out there to be able to touch on them all within 24 hours. Today, I've spent my time listening to Bukowski readings and just digging on his vibe. I don't know, it just feels like Buk

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