January 2010
Clinton, the Miss America pagent? REALLY?
When I was young we’d often go to the Boston Museum of Science on field trips. There was this big analog population ticker, counting away births and deaths in real time. Nowadays there’s hundreds of webpages like that, but back in the mid 80’s it was quite impressive. I was utterly transfixed to this thing. The teachers would call for me to keep with the group and pay...
"Laws To Follow If You Want To Be Cool" says the...
1. Learn to do with less attention than you would like at the moment
2. Do not compete with other people for attention
3. Say less than is necessary
4. Learn to behave well from those who don’t know how to
5. Do not ‘freeload’ or overstay your welcome
6. Never whine
7. Appear unhurried
8. Be different — but not too different
9. Appear not to want things you cannot have
10. Exercise...
“I kept walking and walking up Fifth Avenue, without any tie on or anything. Then...”
– J. D. Salinger The Catcher in the Rye (via hazelweatherfield) (via tobia)
I hear ya Mr. Salinger. RIP~
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Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you. But the roses are wilting, the violets are dead, the sugar bowl’s empty and so is your head.
Not So Tender 2-Line Poems
“The decision to accept and carry on despite failure turns the worst failure into...”
– Dr. Claire Weekes
Something is wrong with me. Most folks who go see a band would be entertained, enjoy themselves, appreciate the singer’s talent. I feel inadequate that I lack the confidence of ever standing up in front of anyone and singing. I feel empty of any talent or special gifts. I feel lousy I don’t have an outlet for myself. I feel self absorbed for feeling any of this.
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