Pale Existence I love my crocs, my crocs love meWe travel everywhere, just us three.Up the mountain to the streamBut the prettiest that does gleamAre my crocs with socks, wouldn’t you agree?On this for sure, we can seeThere is no other swayMy crocs with socks will lead the way. – u/themanrichardgrey
Infinite Beauty
Spoken Word What is beauty that satisfies? What is water that quenches? What is “it” that we long for? That which we seek? The thing that itches inside that we can never scratch? Where does the motivation come from that pushes forward? One more step…one more crawl… The drive to search one more place, to […]
Do you have lots of friends?
Every so often, someone says something to me that demands my contemplation. Sometimes it’s the most innocent of questions in passing conversation and sometimes it’s a direct criticism. Most of the time these quips are simply seen as growing opportunities. Then there are those remarks that nag at you — Jonathan Haidt’s “elephant”. They stir […]
God and Donald Trump
Last night, I received an email from a friend with the subject title, “God and Donald Trump”, and I cringed as I slowly clicked to open. The email read as follows: Description book — “God and Donald Trump”: With pundits asking, “How did he win?” this book explores whether there was a supernatural element involved. […]
I wonder – Easter Poem
I wonder if when He was young, He dreamed of things to come. I wonder if when He played, He pondered His fate, no longer delayed I wonder if when in school, He told others, He made all the rules. I wonder if when rabbis read, He mouthed the words the prophets said. I wonder […]
The U.S. is running out of room!
Really? I was talking to some friends this morning who has a son that might consider going to India. Which got us talking about clean water issues, population, and a whole bunch of other stuff. I knew India has a massive population, but for some reason hearing it today in light of all the recent […]
I hate my neighbors
I was awaken the other night around 1:00am when I thought I heard someone in our living room. The only thing I could find that would inflict any damage on a perpetrator was one of my wife’s high heels. Armed with my crimson Oscar de la Renta, I slowly made my way into the living […]
Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer, oh Internet Explorer, how you trouble me. I build good things for you and you tear them down. I give you good things to eat and you spit them out. Like an infant wanting so bad to walk. We hold your hand and help you along. We forget just how frail your little legs are. […]
Do It Better In 2016
My family motto for 2015 was “A year of failure.” For those that missed the post it wasn’t claiming failure, rather, giving the permission to ourselves to try new things and say it’s okay if we fail. I thought it was clever, but turned out to be a very difficult concept to explain to the […]
I [don’t] deserve that
I try and limit my time on Facebook these days and put more effort into face-to-face time with those around me. This week I’m taking a little vacation in Montana and have found myself browsing facebook in the downtime. There’s a bit of a shock factor in the postings I read. I guess over the […]