October 2008
The stuttered breath, the indrawn sigh, the feel of skin on skin… these are the things we live for.
I'm Sorry
I’m sorry the paintings on my cave walls took these millennia to reach you and in a language you don’t understand
that shouting your name from rooftops was like tossing stones from the lip of a canyon listening for echoes (and before their resonant return we left the ridge behind)
I’m sorry for every pair of rivers that didn’t cross for every pond that never touched the sea but lay...
“Ever notice that ‘What the hell?’ is always the right decision?”
– Unknown Hollywood script writer
“If you try to start a startup right out of college and it tanks, you’ll...”
– Hiring is Obsolete
Why the hell not.
“Wing Commander Green acknowledges there will be risks involved but says the car...”
– from a BBC article about a supersonic car. The quote’s the important part. Also the ‘s’ in ‘maximise’.
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Muphry's Law →
“If you write anything criticizing editing or proofreading, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written.”
Too true.
Violence Against Reporter at Palin Rally →
This is how it begins. There can be no question of allowing people like this to be anywhere near the White House.
The comments are well worth reading, as well.
A Reminder
As I was fevering in my bed last night and unable to sleep, I began thinking profoundly about human compassion and positivism. It seems to me that my best days here are when I’m either being supported, pushed, or reacted to by someone, not something. Things will always take place around you, and that is why most people imagine life to be “so short.” But, consider for a moment the things that...
Palin is a Liar →
Flatly (and accurately) put.
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alanajoy:
Some people expect things to fall into their lap. Oh, they might work a bit for it. I’ll just shake that tree, and if I shake it long enough, that pretty red apple will plop right into my hand. Never occurs to them that they might have to climb the tree, fall out a couple of times, and get some scrapes and bruises before they get to that apple. Because if the apple is worth wanting, it’s...
“At the end of the bough—its uttermost end,
Missed by the harvesters, ripens the...”
– Sappho
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"Twitchers" delight over flycatcher →
Oh, Britain, I miss you so.
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The Library →
Want.
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Real Life Tron →
Gods, I freaking love computers. (via Daily Meh)
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua Tops Box Office →
It’s official: the world is coming to an end.
(And the BBC’s dog jokes aren’t helping.)
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Note to self:
Give—and receive—more back massages. Actually, more massages generally.
(Expect to see a lot more of these.)
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“What do you do the day after you make the biggest mistake of your life? You get...”
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Gratitude Roll 10/5/08
I’ve been out of this habit for three or four years now, but I’m seeing behaviors in myself that tell me I need to get back into it- and back into a better set of behaviors generally. So, without further ado, and in no particular order, a list of people I am (or have recently been) grateful to:
-Jacquelynn, for putting up with me. I don’t how you manage it. Thank you.
-The...
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