Pose

Don't hate the beautiful.

Special, I'm Special

My hostess is cooking corn bread and home fries with our dinner. Just because I like them. In the immensity of existence, perhaps it's silly that I feel so delighted, so loved and pampered at that.

But I do. And I'm thankful.

Crunch

"I killed a critter", Rob announced. He seemed somewhat proud of himself.

Oh, yeah? A mouse? A roach? I inquired.

"It was a little salamander thing."

My heart sank. That was a gecko. I tried not to clench my teeth. They eat bugs. They're good.

He said that its movement had scared him. Silly, ignorant people.

We're all ignorant of something, and react destructively in fear. True mastery of life can only come by overcoming fear.

A Stark Truth

For some, regret comes an instant too late.

Glimmer

It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness- Eleanor Roosevelt.

Walking

If I go far enough, maybe I'll end somewhere I want to be.




If I walk aimlessly, how can I expect to go anyplace I'd want?

On the Nature of Humanity

People can change, but they usually don't.

Lavatory

Every Little Thing Counts.

Alcohol

There is not enough alcohol in the world to relieve the pain of living. Seeking refuge in it cannot then be the answer.

Desperate Times

If you still can find the funds for diet soda and cigarettes, and are still morbidly obese despite not having had a job for months, you haven't hit desperate yet.