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Relatively Less
Less is more. Really. Trust me.
I don’t want to muddy it up with superfluous details.
Short and to the point, that’s the ticket. Say what you mean, and mean what you say.
It is also handy to have a point, when you are making a point. That can make all the difference.
It doesn’t hurt to deliver the message with a smile.
But most of all, have a point. Really. Trust me.
If I had a point right now, I’d offer an example for you.
Unfortunately, I’ve got nothing. Nada. Zip.
You can’t get much less than that.
It’s a good thing less is more.
Sometimes, it’s all I’ve got.
It’s all relative, something.
Confusion
.
confusion floats
can you feel it?
all the colors
masquerade as sounds
little reasons
rolling on the ground
all the castles burning
bright lights shining down
answers everywhere
just unmatched
to the many smells around
as if we’ve known it all
but kept it secret
from ourselves all along
while some have found an answer
by accepting all the chaos
with expectant nonchalance
never fearing for the worst
as if witch trials never happened
nor slavery either, too
we carry on oblivious
wondering what there is to do
never having learned a way
to speak of things taboo
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What Question?
Okay, so you have arrived here to find the answer to everything. I know. I was thinking the same thing. If we could just get the answer man to live up to our expectations and provide a clear and concise explanation for all the questions waiting to be asked, we’d finally be getting somewhere. In the mean time, what was that question again?
Why do some people use two hands to navigate clicking and moving the cursor and on their laptop when it was designed so it could be operated one-handed? Why does a craving to eat sometimes continue intensely after already consuming a meal? Why don’t cats go to work every day while we stay home and stretch out on the bed in the sun, lying in wait for them to return and feed us? Why do people try to answer rhetorical questions? Why do people think they can win a lottery, but don’t believe they will get struck by lightning? Why in the heck can’t I think of what that question was that I was going to ask?
Madness of March
Drama happens
whether we notice or not
while some admit being pissed
their TV routine gets pre-empted
by stupid stupid basketball
yet the games have now been unleashed
and soon we all discover
color schemes rarely seen
coaches in suits that just gleam
athletic gumption unrivaled before
from schools we are soon to adore
along with fans that already do
who bring passion of hope to be felling
big conference powers that be
in a madness that happens in March
for CBS but not NBC
as we pine for that beating of buzzer
with a shot past the arc for 3
and players piling in mayhem
over slaying Goliath which brings
life to their childhood dreams
that we seek as if air to breathe
for to experience vicariously
all the drama as it happens
whether we notice or not
and with so much fresh inspiration
someone tell me, how could we not?
Dew Drops
.
.
early today
when it’s hard to decide
whether to stay in bed
or get up instead
and go outside
there is a part of me
that already knows
plan as I might
all the time just goes
somewhere far
away from here
and that one chance I had
up and disappears
like a wispy wet cloud
of dew drops and tears
.
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More By the Numbers
Thin Mints last night: 6
Hours worked yesterday: 12
Times played guitar in last month: 2
Hours since last played: 9
Hours till music party tonight: 11
Hours till must go into work place on this weekend day: 1.5
Odds I enjoy working weekends: long
Wheels removed from cycle: 2
Tires with hole in the sidewall: 1
Denomination of currency bolstering ruptured sidewall: $1
Amount of dishes in sink deserving attention: maximum
Time available to clear that before wife arrives home: none
Cats curled up against me under the bed covers: 1
Inches bedroom window open for fresh air lately: 2
Inches of snow left after week of 40+° days: > half as many
Level of interest in leaving warm bed and purring cat: 0
Distractions I can think of other than going to work today: infinite
Chances I will deviate from what I said I would do: slim
Posts percolating for my Brainstorms Community that I’d love to compose: 1 in particular
Times a day I am supposed to practice rehabilitative stretches for hamstring: 5
Average number of times I have been achieving that in the past week: 1
Expectations I will return to full speed activity sooner than hoped: none
People I can blame for that other than myself: 0
Effort it takes sometimes to keep a positive frame of mind: Herculean
Relative Something 