Monday, September 26, 2011

Dream a little dream


“I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?” ― John Lennon

I had a nightmare last night that defies explanation. I dreamed that my hair was translucent and half shaved. My skull was a hard mask of plaster of Paris. I was distraught (clearly) and went to the state fair in the country side to see my hair-dresser. She began to die my hair a color (any color - bright red) and to scrape off the plaster in a field of flowers.

Without warning, a huge wedding celebration began. People arrived in throngs by the hundreds to prepare. Huge, water tower-sized structures were erected to roast pigs and goats the sizes of blimps. Then people began dancing around the towers with glee until the frenzy uprooted a roasting pig. The pig tipped from his hearth and descended into the field half-burned, half-mad rampaging the wedding like a bucking bronco.

My skull began to crumble...

What a dream.

Friday, August 12, 2011

Giving




"Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich." - Sarah Bernhardt


Today I nixed Netflix, downgraded my cable plan, and reduced the Verizon monthly payment all in the name of less is more. It feels REALLY good. And - you know what? I'm giving 25% of that new-found monthly savings to Cancer Research - specifically ACS. http://lnkd.in/YnEg4d

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

To be or not to be...




"We spend most of our lives conjugating three verbs: to want, to have, and to do." - Evelyn Underhill

Friday, June 10, 2011

Hold on...

"Anything can happen in stock markets and you ought to conduct your affairs so that if the most extraordinary events happen, that you’re still around to play the next day."- Warren Buffet

Monday, May 2, 2011

Good.


"The universe is wider than our views of it." - Henry David Thoreau

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Meta 4


"Metaphors are not rhetorical frills at the edge of how we think. They are at the very heart of it." - James Geary

I used to think I was creative by speaking in metaphors. Now I'm thinking twice, like a double-baked potato. I enjoyed the article below and agree with the author that it’s important to pause every so often to ensure that we see the world as it is. It’s good to question how flexible and sensible our grip on reality defined by language is.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/12/opinion/12brooks.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Monday, April 4, 2011

I was a monkey butane

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - Thomas Edison

Sing it, Tom! 10,000 and then some...