The Rain
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Posted:Apr 7, 2017 8:06 am
Last Updated:Oct 3, 2018 1:34 pm
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It's raining out. And cold.
There's a woman who, when she goes in public, is dressed in black. It matches her jet black hair and tattoos and contrasts with her ultra white skin.
The advice given is contradictory. Read the best or read everything? It can't be both.
The greatest fears, dying, failing, or hurting a loved one.
Does one have to "buy in" to all of the aspects of a particular religion or sect, or can you pick and choose the parts you like?
A feeling of guilt for taking a day off. The guilt is always there, the cause isn't so clear.
Teachers tell lies. Not because they are liars, but because that is what they were taught, or what they believe.
Opening your wallet is easier than cooking.
There's an aroma in the air, not at all unpleasant, but it's making my head swim.
I forget things. I buy things twice.
The prince wore shiny new armor which advertised his lack of experience in battle.
What don't you dare put into words?
The older I get, the more set in my ways I am.
The presentation was different and it threw me off for a moment.
Peel away the fog, the cover and find the heart and soul. Ditch the rhetoric and tell a story. What's so hard about that?
She's fussy and admits it. She's proud of the fact that she's hard to please.
Now we're just along for the ride.
When dead isn't.
Every domino, when it falls, topples another. That's how your story should work.
Some people are powerless, other's control the power.
What takes people away from those they love and those who love them?
There's a light on, but it's not enough to read by.
"Your smell is one of those smells. If I put it on, I wouldn't smell as good as you"
In the last twenty four hours I've had more tea than I've had in the previous fifty eight years.
Out in the bar a woman laughs and it echoes off the walls.
It's not enough to know where you are going or how you are going to get there. It must be interesting to you to keep you on the journey.
I think the caffeine is kicking in. We'll find out if that's good or bad.
The tea helped. I'm not as cold as I was.
The light wasn't quite right, there was a disconcerting flicker to it.
Explore the people who push the limits, push the edge, so unlike me. Explore the secrets that develop from living so close to the edge.
Play to their weaknesses. Living on the edge exposes weakness. Or strength.
I know that it means nothing, but it's fodder for fantasy.
I paid the check, it still sits on the table with "The Way of the Writer". I'm the only customer in the restaurant but there is laughter coming from the bar. People must have stayed home because of the cold. Or the rain.
Springsteen is playing on the radio.
It's raining, but I repeat myself.
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New Year's Day 2017
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Posted:Jan 1, 2017 2:42 am
Last Updated:Jan 11, 2017 11:22 am
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Appropriately enough I've started the new year out with a mistake. I originally typed "New Year's Day 2016" I'm sure that won't be the last time I make that mistake.
The start of a new year is a time for reflection and, for some people, resolutions. I've never been a big fan of making New Year's resolutions. They never seem to last. Of course, that's human nature, those sorts of self promises fail more often than succeed. My own experience holds true, although I don't, or haven't made a New Year's resolution in a very long time, if ever. (Although in keeping with my snarky attitude, if anyone asks me what New Year's resolutions I made I tell them I made a resolution to not make a resolution,)
Many years ago, back when I was married, I decided to clean and organize the walk in closet in our bedroom. My wife wasn't happy about it. She wanted a festive New Year's Eve. I, for some reason, wanted to get organized. I've noticed that urge strikes me this time of year, (and at other times of year when my "organization" falls apart due to lack of discipline) and did so again this year. So far, I've been able to resist the temptation, at least for the most part, I did do a bit of straightening and organizing, but not on the level that I should.
I thought about why the urge to organize hits me this time of year, the only thing I can come up with is that with the holiday rush basic maintenance gets ignored and things tend to fall apart. With the end of the holiday's there is the need to get back to a sense of normalcy and to do so requires putting life back in line. That's what I tell myself. There's no need to capitulate to the crowd and make resolutions I won't keep.
But I have told myself there are some things I want to try to accomplish this year. I need to find a way to refocus my energy on my diet and exercise program. I have been able to maintain my program for most of the last year and a half and have gained back ten pounds of the 70 that I lost last year. My goal is to peel that weight off again. We'll see how that goes.
At some point in time last year I read a book by Ray Bradbury on writing. He mentioned that writing one short story a week would assuredly result in one good story, that no one could write 52 bad stories. Last year I decided to try out his theory, of course, I failed. This year, I am going to try it again. At least I think I am. That's my goal.
And, as a part of my writing endeavors I need to read more. At least that's what all the writer's seem to say, and I can see their point. Reading does help with writing, so I've decided to read more this year. The hard part, or one of the hard parts, is finding the time to spend and the books to read that will hold my attention. I just finished "The Things They Carried" a book written by a soldier in Viet Nam. Parts of it were a hard read, boys in war and the things they see and do isn't a comfortable topic, at least not when you are at an age where those things are no longer words on a page as entertainment, but the reality of life.
So, just so you understand, the plans I've outlined above aren't resolutions, they are plans. I don't make resolutions.
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