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Breakfasts at the Hotel Ariosto were amazing and varied.  There was a fruit plate with papaya, cantelope, extremely large banana slices and pineapple.  There was also a cheese plate, and various breakfast foods: scrambled eggs; bacon; little bright red sausages made out of traffic cone plastic shavings, eggs benedict in perfect hockey-puck shapes; a greasy, colon-attacking food that was a crossbreed between tater tots and deep fried cheese fingers; dried pork nuggets; a large side of pork each day under a heat lamp; beans simmered in pork lard in a brown clay pot; and vegetable fried rice (with pork).  Also available were several varieties of delicious bread; several cereals you could put rich milk or yogurt on top of; diced spicy pickled onions; and a curly pasta dish with peapods and button mushrooms (and, I bet, pork).  It was extremely “delicios”, and even after a late jazz night, I always made it out of bed in time for breakfast.

Overheard

“The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.”

...who said it?

“Almost every American I know does trade large portions of his life for entertainment, hour by weeknight hour, binge by Saturday binge, Facebook check by Facebook check. I’m one of them. In the course of writing this I’ve watched all 13 episodes of House of Cards and who knows how many more West Wing episodes, and I’ve spent any number of blurred hours falling down internet rabbit holes. All instead of reading, or writing, or working, or spending real time with people I love.”

...who said it?

“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.”

...who said it?

“I play with variables constantly.”

...who said it?

“Only the person who has learned Continual Love coming from a heart of Gratitude/Worship can effectively deal with the problem of loneliness.”

...who said it?

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