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...because it means that I, who have spent countless hours in public parks, chess clubs and my library at home fighting for my (king's) life, would be stark raving mad by now. I suspect that I am not. I like to tell myself that I am in pretty sane company. The game certainly has its pantheon of upstanding citizens. While ambassador to France, Benjamin Franklin preferred to eschew the Paris opera for chess at the Caf? de la R?gence. (Excellent choice.) Napoleon played, although to judge by one of his games, a diagrammed and illustrated copy of which hangs...
...defuse the chronic Palestinian - Israeli conflict, and his sensible stand on the status of Jerusalem, were sensitive to all religions. As one of the leaders of an interfaith organization, I particularly valued his role in developing understanding and trust among the faiths. We are in dire need of sane voices like John Paul's in this world torn by lust for power and neglect of human rights. S. Faiyazuddin Ahmad, President Leicester Council of Faiths Leicester, England It was amazing how the Polish people showed appreciation for what John Paul II did for our country. The night after he died...
...want a circumcision done, I invite you to Moscow. We are a multi-denominational country. We have specialists in this question. I will recommend that they carry out the operation in such a way so that afterwards nothing grows back.” Not quite the language of a sane leader of a liberal democracy...
Luckily, there is a remedy: spending time with sane drivers. And since moving off campus—which was why I brought a car here in the first place—I’ve actually found some: the after-hours shuttle drivers. Not only are they awesome because they’ll pick me up anywhere on campus in the middle of the night and take me home, but the way they maneuver those awkward buses contributes some sanity to this city’s roadways. Now if they could only take me to the grocery store...
While Graham addressed the universality of the act of prayer, “what we’re all going through in an attempt to stay sane,” listening to the poems, one had a sensation of being lost in private words and myriad details. As she slipped between spiritual trance, dream, and actuality, the process of creation was made evident, but the saturation of ideas was largely inaccessible upon first hearing. It was hard not to become enraptured with Graham’s prayer, as her voice is so compelling and forceful, yet to understand her personal...