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A Lesson from Nature

Tension. Something is coming. The primal senses are awakened. FlashBANG! Tikapatikapatikapatikapatikapa… FlashBANG! Fear. Excitement. Tikapatikapatikapatikapatikapatatikapatikapatikapatikapatikapa… Wooooosshhhh. Tikapatikapatikapatikapatikapatatikapatikapatikapatikapatikapataikapatikapatikapatikapatikapa… FlashBANGCRACK Return to the basics. Light. Dark. Civilization lost. What to do… Tikapatikapatikapatikapatikapatatikapatikapatikapatikapatikapataikapatikapatikapatikapatikapa… Alert to the extreme… Tikapatikapatikapatikapatikapatatikapatikapatikapatikapatikapa… Flash…BANG Tikapatikapatikapatikapatikapa… Flash……Bang Tikapatikapa… Flash………bang Tension eases. Less primal. Almost refreshed. Closeness returns. Bang Tooooowip…tooooowip…tooooowip… Slow return to “normalcy”. But […]

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The beginning of a legend…

Rayson’s birth day set the path. It was not that he was born under a certain star. Or that great omen’s happened when he arrived. There was nothing unusual about his actual entrance into the world. His mother went through the regular pain of childbirth, but was none the worse for wear afterward. His father reacted as […]

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Meetings

Darkness. A spark. The spark grows. But it is alone. Time passes. The spark grows brighter. Suddenly an explosion of light! Not alone any more… The spark sees other sparks…some more than sparks. Flames. Some sparks and flames feed the spark enabling it to grow more. Others seem to try to draw from the spark. […]

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The Road to Entropy

Disclaimer: Knowledge is limiting. Knowledge is static. Understanding is limitless. Understanding is fluid. I lay no claim to knowledge. I do lay claim to understanding. The primary weakness of the following is that it is written with words. Words lie in the realm of knowledge. They often try to shape the shapeless; define that which […]

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Steve's Bachelor Kitchen

Ready made dessert: Step 1: Obtain suitable tupperware. Step 2: Go to the nearest Registry of Motor Vehicles. Step 3: Scoop up any wandering jello puddles. If none are immediately available, just wait patiently. Step 4: Chill before serving. “Huh?!” you wisely say. _____________________ A man walks into the Registry. Behind the desk is a […]

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Some Holiday Cheer

T’was the first night of Chanukah And all through the house, Every creature was stirring Not only the mouse. The menorah was all ready, The candles (only two) all set, The blessings a started… Oh you meshuga! You forgot the matches to get! The kids come running Expecting many a box. The older folks sit […]

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The Rubber Band Man

My window looks out on an endless field. The field goes off to the horizon in all directions. In the middle of this field is a large stone wall. There is no explanation for the wall. It has been there for as long as I can remember, and has that sense of permanence that suggests […]

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A Monster Slaying Adventure (Modern Style)

The rather bored looking security guard looked up from her coffee. “Can I help you?” I handed her my business card. Clearly printed on it were the words: Beasties Anonymous. Founder, CEO and Chief Hunter N E Guy. “A Mr. Jeneric called me. Said he had a monster problem.” She took the card and looked […]

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A message of hope?

‘Twas many nights including Christmas, and all through the land Many a creature was stirring, much fear was at hand; The pictures were hung by chimneys with care, In hopes that our soldiers soon would return here; The children were wandering far from their beds, While delusions of wellness danced in president’s heads; And mammas […]

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This is a day for special honors… (written on mother's day)

Why honors? Hmmmmm These things come to the top of my head: 1. None can be born without them. 2. They help protect us from danger. 3. They are often the first up in the morning. 4. They help determine if we are sick with the touch of a hand. 5. When brought to anger […]

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