Poem: "I Used to Be but Now I Am" by Ted Berrigan, from The Collected Poems of Ted Berrigan. © University of California Press, 2005. Reprinted with permission.(buy now ( Read more... )

Nice to read something different than all the liberal stuff I see everyday ( Read more... )

This movie has done some injustice to the so-called "villian" of the story. Brae was just a normal man like you and me and not a tyrannt. He felt so guilty over the deaths of his opponents that he later committed suicide ( Read more... )

Most of us who go through college, finish, and then work in the real world understand that the teachings of the university, although interesting and of some practical use, are often discarded and forgotten shortly after graduation and experience of the real world. I think this is true with the majority of majors and various degrees. However, there ( Read more... )

Epiphanies only begin with you. They only start with you, and they only mean something if they mean something to you.

My friend Austin came over from Oahu to spend the weekend with me. As usual, we crazy stupid things. Taking a shot of 1/2 vodka and 1/2 tobasco sauce is not a great idea, but great video taping ( Read more... )

I had this really vivid dream last night ( Read more... )

I was watching The Princess Bride... brilliant movie. I know why it is such a popular movie. Every guy dreams of being the 'man in black' who is smart, quick, dangerous, dashing, kind, and clever. Every girl dreams of being the princess who has a simple, good-hearted, chiverous, knight to come rescue her. The movie is an icon of our greatest appeal ( Read more... )

This morning, I got up at my usual weekend time, 5:00am (weekday is 4:30am) and prepared to go spear fishing ( Read more... )

"Gray's First Sober Year" by William Notter from More Space Than Anyone Can Stand

Some days when I wake up early
and listen to Sharon lying there breathing,
it feels like somebody snuck in while we slept
and changed our sheets.

I don't know why, but I like that. Here is another Poem that struck me a while back:

"Top of My Lungs" by Natalie ( Read more... )