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What to do when things are helpless. (The self-help article that I don’t know how to write)

The procedure to declare something helpless is long and tiresome. It is composed of three bureaucratic stages that are decomposed into five steps each. If you are interested in making a formal demand of helplessness you can use the guide in the following link: www.thingsarehelpless.com . Here you will find an extremely heavy PDF of 300 pages where the instructions are carefully explained. Note: It is recommended NOT to use the link provided above, since it has recently been giving the error 404, and others.   In our institution we are proud to offer our desperate clients the most complete service there is on the market; once the demand is approved, you will receive our “package for helpless things” that includes: 1 month of pre-paid daily appointments with a shrink, 1 month worth of passiflora tea bags, And the “things are helpless” guide in a practical CD. Any questions or further inquiries can be made between 8:45 until 11:45 or from 1:15 to 2:45 pm. From Tuesd

The Diaspora of the Orchids

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About a month ago I noticed that there were two purple orchids in full bloom growing on a plant in the front yard of my grandpa’s house. I didn’t know where they had come from, I was sure nobody had planted them or bought the seeds, not even watered them, and I couldn’t recall since when they were there, they just happened to appear inadvertently, like wild things do. Two weeks later the plant was blessed with four more beautiful flowers, making a total of six.   Do you know what Diaspora means? My mother asked me a couple of days ago. I told her that I reckoned I had heard the term somewhere recently –more than once I think- but I couldn’t remember what it meant. Try to remember, she said. Since I was incapable of doing so, I tried to guess its meaning only as an amusement. The first thing I thought was that it sounded to be of Greek origin, I don’t know exactly why, maybe because it reminded me of the words Dionysius , (the god of wine in Greek mythology), and agora