A new perspective on the past so that I may embrace the future. |
This is not my own work, it is actually from a novella titled "Shopgirl" by Steve Martin. It is a work of romantic comedy, but I found this paragragh to be particularly poignant and extremely relevan...
Posted by Brent on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:05:00 PST |
Reflections at a graveside |
Gramma's funeral was Saturday. The pomp and ceremony of these things always tries my patience. The perfunctory condolences in the receiving line: "I'm so sorry for your loss; You have my deepest sympa...
Posted by Brent on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:24:00 PST |
God is tryin to tell me somethin (all smokers can relate to this one!) |
So i'm sitting on my front porch the other evening slipping yet again into the warm, happy, perhaps all too familiar state of drunkeness watching the world go by; youthful, sexy joggers trying to outr...
Posted by Brent on Sat, 26 May 2007 10:56:00 PST |
I gotta get out more |
Its kinda sad that my best day this week was today. Know what I did today? I went to work early to meet up with my co-workers, both middle aged female librarians, one of which is my boss. We decided t...
Posted by Brent on Fri, 18 May 2007 12:04:00 PST |
Reflections |
I wish to find a quiet place and think about God. A cool place with dew-sweet grass and untouched by the vulgar ambitions of virile manhood. I wish to find that place in myself; to return again to som...
Posted by Brent on Sat, 12 May 2007 11:54:00 PST |
Clarity |
And suddenly I breathe awake and find a clarity as I've never known. Like the flash of lightning that suddenly makes the night as bright as day.
Life begets life and binds us all as one. Pure passion...
Posted by Brent on Thu, 10 May 2007 05:18:00 PST |
