Lara Herscovitch: blog

"In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and eternity." -Abraham Lincoln

"Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense." Gertrude Stein

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If LeBron can do it, so can I... he signed up yesterday too, so far he has 300,000 followers. It's on. Join me at twitter.com , @laraherscovitch . I don't totally get it yet, but one of these days I plan to. Late adopters unite. Ok moving on... Thank you sincerely for your time in Lillith Voting - on the one hand, we made it to the top 10 and May and June were historic highs for my website hits - planting seeds for the future, an undoubtedly good thing... on the other hand, they picked a rock band from Rhode Island for the Connecticut show. There you have it. Hope to see you soon, fun summer shows coming up (save the date 9/11 for the Connecticut Folk Festival & Green Expo)! cheers, lara

"In a survey of 22 countries, 20% of respondents said they believe aliens walk among us, disguised as earthlings. The Chinese and Indians are the most likely to believe aliens lurk in our midst, while Belgians, Swedes, and the Dutch are the least likely." -Reuters

"A man is what he thinks about all day long." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

"There are two ways to slide easily through life; to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking." -Alfred Korzybski

"A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about." -Miguel de Unamuno

"Our lives teach us who we are." -Salman Rushdie

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Hope to see you soon, coming up in RI, NY, CT, MD. Save the date: Sept 11, mainstage Connecticut Folk Festival, Edgerton Park New Haven. cheers, lara

"In China, when you're one in a million, there are 1,300 other people like you." -Bill Gates

"America's changing character and sensibilities can be gleaned by the questions officials include in the decennial survey. At various times in the 19th century, citizens were asked how many guns and dogs they owned, how many hogs they had slaughtered, and if any family member had died from an abscess. In 1830, the government recorded the number of deaf, dumb, and blind people in a household; a category for 'insane and idiotic' was added in 1840 and remained for 50 years. In 1930, people were asked if they owned a 'radio set'; in 1950, they were queried about their TVs... The first census, in 1790, counted slaves as only three-fifths of a person, and Indians weren't counted at all... Marital status was not included on census forms until 1880. In 2010, for the first time, same-sex married couples will be able to officially claim that status." -The Week

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Just a quick note to let those of you [...]

"There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it." -Mary Wilson Little

"The thing that cowardice fears most is decision." -Seren Kierkegaard

"Life is too important to be taken seriously." -Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Hi, Hope you're happily busy, and busy resting... if you figure out how to be both at the same time, do let me know. I'm listening to the state of the union speech while I write this to you, about storms passing. If you had one, here's wishing your view from the other side will be great - like that Masahide quote, "Barn burnt down, now I can see the moon." Hope to see you soon. lara