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One Hundred Years of Quietude
I’m a quiet person. Reserved. Soft spoken. A result of introversion and a lisp, I suppose. I can’t recall the last time I yelled. I would certainly fail out of primal scream therapy. And I worry about not being able … Continue reading
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Tagged ADD, ADHD, distraction, fulfillment, introversion, loud noises, noise, one hundred years of solitude, primal scream therapy, quiet, quietude
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Wisdom from the Studio Job Site
1. Copper wire bends and bends and bends then Breaks without warning though not without expectation We test its limits, hoping it will sustain We test its limits, hoping we can restrain Before it breaks, before it’s broken Before that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, poetry
Tagged bend don't break, construction, copper, expectations, limits, poetry, shadows, sound, wisdom
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Related or Unrelated April Musings. Why? Just Because
1. Bitter tea calls me honey So I let the honey flow It’s funny — I call her sweetie 2. You wear your passion like a suit Little cardinal You never give it a rest My little phoenix … Continue reading
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Tagged April, cardinal, honey, poem, poetry, spring, tea
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Snow and the Past: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
I was walking with a friend down by the river last Friday. The weather was pleasant for an April evening. We joked that you wouldn’t know there was a foot of snow here last week. It was like it had never … Continue reading
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Tagged letting go, living in the moment, living in the past, moving on, zen
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Representation without Representation: Return of the Landed Gentry
Representation without Representation: Return of the Landed Gentry Money, or as it is referred to nowadays, wealth. Wealth rules the world. Yes, thanks, Captain Obvious. Everyone knows this. Sure, we go about pretending it isn’t true. We have to stop … Continue reading
Things I Forget but then Sometimes Remember
Short and Sweet. Sometimes I feel bad because of biology. Not because of anything I or anyone else has done. I hate being told to smile. But I like to smile at people. Sometimes it’s worth it. Pain is telling … Continue reading
Of Utensils and Rules
Have you ever noticed just how many utensils there are in the world? Hundreds of billions of forks and spoons and table knives. I have enough utensils for five families. People just kept giving it to me. I certainly don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Freedom, Personality
Tagged consumerism, Eating, Food, manners, rules, table knives, table manners, thrift store, thrift stores, utensils
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Madder than a Hatter at March Madness
March Madness. That’s what they call the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Madness is used here as positive reference to the frenzied attention paid to the tournament. A tournament where young men going to college try to put a ball through … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, distraction, living, living in the moment, Mad Hatter, March Madness, opiate of the people
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Breaking the Rules without Breaking Bad
Break the rules. That’s the advice I give people who are feeling constrained or stifled by the endless rules that abound in life or art or anything for that matter. Sometimes they are arbitrary. Sometimes they are illogical. Sometimes they … Continue reading
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Tagged be yourself, behavior, braking bad, break the rules, control, ostracized, social norms
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To Andromeda and Beyond Control
“In four billion years scientists say the Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies will collide.” That was the snippet of conversation I heard at lunch today. Talk about worrying about events set in the future. Talk about worrying about events beyond … Continue reading
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Tagged Andromeda, control, corporate america, future, living in the moment, Milky Way, mindfulness, planning, retirement, Wall Street, worry
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Fortress of Dissolitude 