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Here’s a riddle: What makes a grape taste different from an olive? And what makes a grape grown in France’s gentle southern coastal region of Provence taste different from a grape grown in the high altitude desert regions of New Mexico? Going further, what makes truth different from lies? What makes me different from you? Read the rest of this entry »

There’s a wonderful old Italian joke about a poor man who goes to church every day and prays before the statue of a great saint, begging, “Dear saint—please, please, please…give me the grace to win the lottery.” This lament goes on for months. Finally the exasperated statue comes to life, looks down at the begging man and says in weary disgust, “My son—please, please, please – buy a ticket.”

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Sheila Chandra: Weaving My Ancestors’ Voices

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