The simplest |
Often the simplest way to phrase some idea is the best way.Sometimes a larger word is needed, but frequently it is not.My father has a massive vocabulary, but when he writes or speaks he almost always...
Posted by cloudcloud on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:57:00 PST |
Just making sure |
Tubas aren't for sale at Walgreens, that's for sure. If you want to buy a Tuba, you need to go to a musical shop of some sort. And if you wanted a dress, you'd go to a clothing store, right?&nb...
Posted by cloudcloud on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:27:00 PST |
cheesesilk |
When I was 5 years old, I use to take pieces of cheese to bed. Then I would nibble on the cheese and store it underneath my bed. Once my parents found all of these ants by the bed, and loo...
Posted by cloudcloud on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:44:00 PST |
Three methods for working with chaos |
Pema Chodron, in her book When Things Fall Apart, lists three methods of working with chaos. Most of what I write here is a paraphrase of the ideas in that book, with my own thoughts added. &nbs...
Posted by cloudcloud on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:55:00 PST |
Watch out, stray eyelash! |
Next manife-station-stop: Shangri-la In bound Arriving off-time A meandering maze Unfocused, unbounded, unfolding stories A microscopic speck-ta-cule A moist valve The cosm...
Posted by cloudcloud on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:38:00 PST |
Shoulds |
The word should is abused.It it best when used sparingly, to describe causality and morality.EXIf you drop an apple from your roof, it should fall.EX2You should not torture innocent animalsBut we woul...
Posted by cloudcloud on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:36:00 PST |
chase your space |
They say to chase your childhood dreams When I was a kid, I wanted to be two things worse than anything The first was a carpenter The second was an astronaut Moving my life in this direction would...
Posted by cloudcloud on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:37:00 PST |
WOT |
The W.O.T. waste-of-time art school Where mediocrity is matriculated And you can get a doctorate in doubt All freshmen must complete What If? 101 The Stay at home, you are an Egg-S...
Posted by cloudcloud on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:46:00 PST |
Wells of Things |
We say we want wells of things But when we get them we grasp knowing they will vanish like dust in the wind I wonder why we grasp at nothing and then pout when we end up empty-handed Forgetting th...
Posted by cloudcloud on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:56:00 PST |
Nothing |
Hotdogs marching to salsa music. One hotdog has malicious intent. He is holding a hot spoon, and it planning to look into it.Behind that is an ocean.Underneath the ocean is stone.Under the stone...
Posted by cloudcloud on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:49:00 PST |
