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What I am Watching: Kids and movies that actually came out this year!!!
Kids (1995) When Kids originally premiered in 1995, it created quite a stir. It was called everything from exploitative to borderline child pornography. It was slapped with an NC-17 rating, and a bunch of my classmates ran around quoting bits … Continue reading
2016 – My Defense For a “Pretty Good Year”
2016 is done and over with in less than 24 hours (Brazil time). Although a lot of people seemed to have hated the year by what I can surmise on my social media feeds – I actually was much happier … Continue reading
Posted in Life Lessons, Society
Tagged 2016, good year, Phil Ray, Phillihp Ray, Tori Amos 2016
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A List of Things We Should Not Talk About – because talking about them only makes them worse
How I came to discover that there is a list of things we shouldn’t talk about has a bit of a back story. It mainly begins with the infamous Race Card. Is it real? Is it an illusion? Perhaps it’s … Continue reading
Aguá Branca Park – A Small São Paulo Park With Big Character
About five years ago I had to go to Perdizes, a neighborhood on the west side of São Paulo, for the first time. I found the area charming, so when I was finished my business there I decided to have a … Continue reading
Posted in Brazilian Life
Tagged Aguá Branca Park, Av. Francisco Matarazzo, Brazil, Brazilian Culture, Dr. Fernando Costa, Parque da Aguá Branca, Parque Dr. Fernando Costa, Perdizes, Phil Ray, Phillihp Ray, São Paulo, São Paulo Green Spaces, São Paulo Leisure, São Paulo Parks, The Bridge Point, West Side of São Paulo
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That’s How Life Is
Breakup song. I dated someone who couldn’t be with me anymore because his religious background made him feel guilty about it. He has since grown out of that, but it was more funny to me than anything. Translation from Portuguese. … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Song Lyrics
Tagged Love, P. Ray, Phillihp Ray, That's How Life Is, The Bridge Point
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How I Stopped Having an Open Mind – and the good that it did me.
I love it when I receive a big time mental smack-down that changes the way I look at things for the better. One of these moments came during talks with an old friend of mine. At the time of our … Continue reading
Posted in Life Lessons
Tagged Critical Mind, Open Mind, P. Ray, Phillihp Ray, Storm Drain, The Bridge Point
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sometimes : sadness
sometimes there is sadness (lost) opportunities before-friends places no longer mine that never were mistakes and more future mistakes and more sometimes there is sadness and no desire to escape it for it IS and i do not wish to … Continue reading
Brazil “Weekly” Round Up of Non-News 2
I am operating on Brazilian time for my weekly roundup. I am not apologizing for my lateness either. The last few weeks have been exciting times in Brazil. Here is some of the non-news. Whats App is deactivated in Brazil, … Continue reading
Prince: my bridge to all music – a small tribute
I was all about rock and roll as a young kid, so I remember distinctly when my sister asked me, “Do you know … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged 1999, Little Red Corvette, P. Ray, Phillihp Ray, Prince, Prince Dead, The Bridge Point
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