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Kingston Kaprinski Who says amateurs cannot be professionals? ping Kingston You are not connected to Kingston Kaprinski The Basics Location: Plymouth, MN Gender: male Relationship Status: single Children: I don't have children Profile updated: Jan 29, 2012 Last signed in: Jan 31, 2012 Member since: Dec 02, 2005 Friends view all » Greg Schiller Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Kimberly Blackadar Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) Matthew M. Andrea Pearson Aine McCridhe Dave McGill Diana Raabe Groups view all » Living a sustainable life Public Radio Forum Gather Writing Essential Occupy Wall Street Movement Gather Politics News Channel Gather Books Essential Gather News Channel Movies Gather Games Kingston Kaprinski's Popular Tags politics (14) books (13) current events (12) reading (12) political commentary (10) religion (10) fiction (10) poetry (9) government (8) political humor (7) war (7) writers (7) quotations (7) spirituality (7) literature (7) theology (7) money (6) national security (6) education (6) 2008 election (6)

Status Kingston Video art in Super Bowl commercials coming Sunday! If the Patriots are scoundrels, the Giants midgets, the Vikings are homeless (w/o a stadium)! Such drama. Spotlight Wednesday Writing Essentials: A Tale of a Quota of Quotes in the Quotidian recommended: 2 | comments: 5   Short fiction "Space, like time, engenders forgetfulness; but it does so by setting us bodily free from our surroundings and giving us back our primitive, unattached state. Yes, . . . more A Tale of Space Travel, Admiral David Neill Reporting (Wednesday Writing Essentials) recommended: 4 | comments: 9 Wednesday's Writing Essentials: The Bicyclist recommended: 2 | comments: 9 Book review: An informed guide to genre, the obscure recommended: 2 | comments: 10 Kingston's Activities view: all activities posts photos videos comments status changes profile updates new friends pings left and received groups joined groups created group comments recommended Kingston commented on the post RON PAUL AND THE WAR WITH IRAN by Dave McGill Feb 01, 2012 12:09AM EST "Our domestic economic woes are keeping our eyes off troubling foreign affairs, for sure. I've wondered whether the Iranian Hormuz threats correspond to a Gulf of Tonkin-like scenario, in which the U.S . . ." more Kingston commented on the post A Message From God by Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) Jan 31, 2012 11:53PM EST "Aaron, both you and your wife have experienced a great mystery. It reminds us of the very thin line between the secular and the sacred. As Paul, the Jewish Christian and apostle put it "We see through . . ." more Kingston commented on the post “And I Quote” (Wednesday Writing Essential) by Kimberly Blackadar Jan 31, 2012 11:24PM EST "Quotes can be lovely, but when taken out of the con-text they are easily misunderstood. My lead-off quote in the story makes so much more sense in its home paragraph that a lot is lost taking it by itself. . . ." more Kingston Video art in Super Bowl commercials coming Sunday! If the Patriots are scoundrels, the Giants midgets, the Vikings are homeless (w/o a stadium)! Such drama. Jan 31, 2012 11:00PM EST Kingston commented on the post “And I Quote” (Wednesday Writing Essential) by Kimberly Blackadar Jan 31, 2012 4:05PM EST "My story is now classified, what a relief! as the large-print edition, thanks to pleas from readers. Thanks, glad to do it for you. And one more thing, the text is bigger, but not my ego. My introvertedness . . ." more first | prev | next About Me People say I'm: Willing to offer good advice that friends can consider. I'm described as a minimalist who is mild-mannered. Interests My must-see show is: The Good Wife on Sunday nights Favorite TV Shows, Actors: Almanac (TPT-2), Washington Week (TPT-2), This Week with Christiane Amanpour (ABC), Turner Classic Movies (TCM Cable TV), Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN), N.C.I.S. (NBC), Suits (USA), The Good Wife (CBS) Affiliations Political Affiliation: Moderate independent liberal Colleges: University of Minnesota Major: Journalism Ping Me Kingston Kaprinski has chosen to only allow friends to post Pings to their profile. Displaying 9 of 9 Pings Kimberly Blackadar, Jan 6, 2012, 1:51AM EST Great book review, Kingston. Thanks for letting me know about the post! view Kimberly's profile | Ping Kimberly Diana Raabe, Nov 17, 2011, 4:33PM EST Even a bad pun can be funny! view Diana's profile | Ping Diana Diana Raabe, Nov 7, 2011, 5:08PM EST Yes! Dunn Brothers is by far the best choice in the Twin Cities, but the Komodo Dragon is pretty good when you can't get to a Dunn Brothers. view Diana's profile | Ping Diana Andrea Pearson, Oct 4, 2011, 9:22AM EDT Well, 29, instead of 19. :-) Only ten years off. :-) And I like what you've said about painting: "It must be like a revelation--once, now, and forever. The gift is in you and is you." This is so true! view Andrea's profile | Ping Andrea Diana Raabe, Sep 13, 2011, 2:15PM EDT Hey thanks! Nice to see someone noticed! I started on this site when it was still in beta - heard about it via mpr and was happy to receive my invitation to join. Although it has morphed into something a little less highbrow than I envisioned, it's still a good place to visit. ...All the best (and nice photo, by the way)! view Diana's profile | Ping Diana Kimberly Blackadar, Sep 8, 2011, 3:34PM EDT Thanks for the friend request. I hope you visit my Wednesday column. By the way, I'm a fellow Minnesotan. view Kimberly's profile | Ping Kimberly Cynthia Yildirim, Aug 31, 2011, 1:40PM EDT Thanks for the friend request. view Cynthia's profile | Ping Cynthia Diana Raabe, Dec 1, 2008, 9:57PM EST "...many astrophysicists like Frank J. Tipler pay homage to Christian thought and find Trinitarian thought coherent with quantum theory..." I guess that explains why it's not easily understood. view Diana's profile | Ping Diana Diana Raabe, Mar 3, 2008, 6:13PM EST You read Buddenbrooks? I think you are the only one I know (besides myself) who has. I read it after visiting the Mann house in Lübeck, Germany and the only thing I didn't like about it was that it ended! view Diana's profile | Ping Diana top