To the foggiest of mirrors, you ( Read more... )

As thoughts of what I must do next stir me from my reverie, I find myself again asking what it is that I'm currently doing. Are the obligations of the near future so important that the ones of the moment be satiated with the smallest effort? All signs point to no. Aristotle spoke of the artistry inherently bound to craft, and Lao Tzu reminded us ( Read more... )

I walked in 15 minutes late, picked up a syllabus, and class ended. Perfect timing.

I will say this ( Read more... )

Half jaded, half jarred, I awoke to siren sounds and half-healed scars. It was early and a week day -- probably a rush-hour fender bender. I looked down and realized my forefinger was showing signs of improvement just weeks after I almost hacked it off with a serrated blade. I knew better. Or I should have known better ( Read more... )

Momma don't you see 'em
Under docks and boats
Damning the steady stem,
Drinking all the floats

Yeah I see 'em child
Wearing blue and green,
Ageless thin and mild,
Tracing up in streams

Endless by and by,
Racing round your gal
Save it for the eye, and hold on for now

The gospel according to me:

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Then I wake up one morning cold, a draft seeping in under the door, and know immediately that the weather couldn't be any better. I layer a t-shirt with a long sleeve polo and a jacket before I ever leave the room. The priority is coffee, so I head to the store on the corner and delay the day's schoolwork for a few minutes ( Read more... )

In four years a couple hundred kids graduate from a high school. And in those same four years, over a thousand don't. We make a distinction. We record what happens, saving it without thought. And then we go on. Those that graduate are split between attending college and finding work, starting a family or living an adventure. Some get jobs and ( Read more... )

Wal-Mart is full of idiots. The costume store is boiling over with douche bags. And no one in Gainesville can drive worth a damn. But I'm cool. I'm calm. I'm collected ( Read more... )