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on Words
Words are such powerful things. Words can be a power for good when used well, and a power for ill when used wrong. Something seems wrong with that last sentence, doesn’t it? But this post isn’t about grammatical errors, it … Continue reading
on a Woman’s Wiles
An interesting tidbit of information is how the word babies use for “father” is almost universally some form of “papa.” Like most tidbits, digging deeper uncovers further interesting tidbits – some of which give clues into the psychology of our … Continue reading
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on Time
If you’re like me you wonder about things, a lot. You think about strange things, silly things, mundane things, and things that really matter. One of the stranger things I’ve wondered about for years, which have become decades {no exaggeration}, … Continue reading
on Now
Will things ever even out, or are we trapped in perpetual imbalance? We all need a way to “unwind”, and when our only hope of such is some time in the future… well, here is the thing – the future … Continue reading
Memory
~ Memory ~ ~ When we tell things of the past little details come back, yet if we never take the time to tell, those tiny things fall through the cracks, straight down into hell… ~ Might hell be where … Continue reading
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on Intangible Love
Something I am fond of saying is this, “Marriage is give and take. You give a lot of love, and you take a lot of shit. And that goes equally for both parties.” Love is a truly magnificent thing which … Continue reading
on Money pt2
My first post on the topic of money ended by asserting money wasn’t real even when it was manufactured from precious metal. How could this possibly true? Even to the most ignorant of us it seems obvious that when currencies … Continue reading
on Money
Money is nothing, yet we are foolish enough to accept it in exchange for something. Preposterous! I wish my statement were preposterous. Unfortunately it isn’t. It is a simple, inescapable fact for which I’ll provide proof. However along with the … Continue reading
on Perfect Imperfections
Nature gives us wonders, people give us art. Beauty overwhelms. It is literally everywhere, all we need do is take the time to look. The image of imperfect perfection above is one of the early Althea blossoms on a shrub … Continue reading
my Ocean
~ my Ocean ~ ~ You are my Ocean, and within that ocean, the waves. You are the Ocean formed from my tears that fall into you as rain. You are the Ocean and I from your vapor reform as … Continue reading
on Intangibles
I look back on the monumental achievements of the past with awe. Achievements such as the Pyramids, the Great Wall of China, Gothic Cathedrals, and incalculable other ancient structures that somehow manage to endure for dozens of centuries. I wonder … Continue reading
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If Thoughts
~ If Thoughts… ~ ~ If thoughts were twinkling stars You would be the first one seen each night. If thoughts were but sighs You would be every breath I take. If thoughts were tears You would be the river … Continue reading
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Perfect Imperfections
~ Perfect Imperfections ~ ~ Perfection can dwell within moments only Perfection can dwell within words of lovers Perfection can dwell within imperfection ~ Imperfection is what we all are Perfect imperfections ~ ~ unknown
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Wrought, of Stone
~ Wrought, of Stone ~ ~ Modern buildings wrought by man and so quickly sold no longer last as do the ancient structures of old. What differs? The builders, or the sand they cast into transient, impermanent stone? ~ Humanity’s … Continue reading
Beware our Wishes
Have you ever wished you could eliminate all flies? Have you ever thought flies are filthy little pests, and the world would be a better place without them? I have. However… Pest are also pollinators. We think the world would … Continue reading