ladyrebecca (@ladyrebecca) - Proof of Brain

ladyrebecca

Romania

Mother. Thinker. Watcher of the mad world we live in. Motorhead fan.

24 days ago

The power of a good curse I recently heard a story about a little girl who’d express her indignation at having her hair braided every morning by mumbling incomprehensible words. Took her mother a while to…

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30 days ago

Know thyself or others will know you The ancients knew the importance of self-knowledge. Some 2,500 years ago, the phrase “Know thyself” was inscribed on the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, ancient Greece. Sadly…

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about 2 months ago

A gift from beyond A skeptic by definition, I don’t really believe our dearly departed smile upon us and help us with our everyday problems, like finding the damn car keys. Would be quite odd since…

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about 2 months ago

How do you deal with bored people? I confess - this past week I came dangerously close to being bored. A terrible sin in my book. In my defense, I will plead extenuating circumstances as I was stuck in a Romanian…

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3 months ago

Silver Bloggers

Are you happy with your life story? How many times did you hear someone saying their life should be a novel? I should write it down one day, they tell you. You can only nod, maybe smile, as you cannot tell them it…

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3 months ago

Cold Turkey Today I spent a rather long tram ride staring out the window. At nothing in particular, just a drab neighborhood that hasn’t changed much in decades. Just so I wouldn’t be on the…

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4 months ago

If there is hope It lies with the proles. This is one of the most memorable quotes from "1984". It may well be that Winston is deluded when he says that, but, at this point, I don’t see other…

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4 months ago

The Shepherd who abandoned his flock Pope Francis’ time as head of the Catholic Church can be summed up in one image. Easter Vigil 2020 in a ghostly Saint Peter’s Square where no Christian was allowed to set foot.…

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5 months ago

The Spotlight The waiting is killing me, thinks the old man. A dry cackle is forming in his throat, but it wouldn’t do to let it out. What would all the people in the main room think? To…

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5 months ago

Every acorn has its destiny? The trees outside my window are nothing special. Plain linden trees you wouldn’t recognize in a line-up. They give off a nice smell when in bloom and a much-appreciated shade in…

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