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of all behaviorsgiving is the largest partof being human
the idea thatany single life must continueis a great deception
without a fulcrumChaos beats Hardison --there is no Leverage
Wabanaki:People of the Dawnland.I steal my small stake.
flawed humanstransitioning into cyborgsslowly, carefully
wind chill below zeroone day and the next daycalm and sunny
is love selflessor the most selfish actimaginable?
ketchup on burgersmustard and relish on hot dogsmayonnaise on friesthese are the condiment rulesof my junk food universe
oh little boydressed as a girlyou look like a girldressed as a gypsy**oh little boy who are you
the mountain's peakcannot understand the lifeof the river's bedand the reverse is trueyet they exist in perfect synchrony
in 1977i didn't see Rocky or Star Warsin the theaterthere were too many peoplei don't like crowds or fadsi saw both movieson VHS in the 80sRocky's the better filmStar Wars is pretty goodRocky is more compelling
one thing bothers mewhen i am conversing:repetitioni don't like to repeat myselfi don't like to repeat myself
regarding truth:everyone has their own truthand everyone's truthis as valid as anyone's truth --objectivity does not exist
nine of tenat best a spareo Deathspare me over'til another year
tall grass by the pondcovers the red-bleached-pink canoelying belly up
well-intended webmeticulously crafted --weak and abandoned --the owner has movedto friendlier environs
a steady walk upthe tree-lined hill to the streeti stop at the Tto drop off my companions:two 4-gallon bags of garbage
my happinessis at the top of my listof priorities
reading is difficultbecause i analyze every soundin my world
for twenty-four yearsi lived with the wrong person --that time served me well