“There's always anxiety when you start a new job, you're the one guy who doesn't know where the ketchup is.” ~Jon Stewart I do not know all of the factors that go into product design. Surely the variables include how pleasing the look is; whether it creates or furthers an iconic, signature logo/look; the … Continue reading Getting The Last Ketchup Out Of The Bottle
“How am I supposed to save the universe with all this noise?!” ― Diane Duane, Wizards at War Fighting Entropy Diane Duane is a terrific fantasy writer. One of her series is The Feline Wizards in which cats are running the real show behind the scenes and if we only knew! The fun of reading … Continue reading Fighting Entropy
"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower Lovely Conspiracy Conspiracies are fun. One takes a small single fact and then creates a … Continue reading Lovely Conspiracy
I’ll take a cloud float I’d like a root bier Please sir, a manana split ~Grasshoppuh Mike I have become enamored with reading and writing haiku's, as family, friends, and readers can patiently attest. I follow the guidance found in The Art Of Pausing, which I wrote about here, saying "...the theme of the book is pausing, but … Continue reading I’ll Take A Cloud Float
The biggest battles I have had in my life have not been battles of success, winning, or defeating others. The biggest battles I have had have been with my own character, virtues, willpower, and developing strength in those areas. They have been internal battles. The war continues. One of life's challenges for me has been … Continue reading My Biggest Battles
"Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it." George Orwell Those Old People John Prine is still alive. He is a song-writer and a very good one, I have several of his albums. He made is mark in the … Continue reading Those Old People
This morning I've been thinking about my Dad. I don't know why especially today. When I think of my Mom, my Dad was so much the opposite. She was quiet and shy, he was gregarious. She was perfectly happy sitting at home and reading books like her (and our family's) beloved Louis L'Amour. He … Continue reading Learning To Ride
"I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion." Jack Kerouac Writing the Short Story A short story is fun to read and write. A small idea gets flushed out and presented on paper and it sits there quite nice. We could use many more books of short stories. It is a bit irksome … Continue reading Writing the Short Story
"Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday." Dale Carnegie How To: Part Two This is a follow up to my prior post. The experts on living will tell you to be "in the moment". This is a bit vague. There is a very specific way to be in the moment. Using art terms … Continue reading How To: Part Two
Your Kinda Weekly PB & J – The Profound Bartender and Journalism "Not Real Journalism. Or News. Just Chatting It Up." Hey Mikey, whatcha got on tap today? Well bud, like usual I’ve got the PBR, the Hamm’s, and the Schlitz. I got the Miller Lite, but for some reason lately it tastes great but … Continue reading Hey Profound Bartender – Your Kinda Weekly PB&J – 7-20-19
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