Old Man and the Sea
Life, in an Upright Position.
Second-Best Haircut
“Any Haircut that ends with two ears is a good one”. – Grandpa Billy Paton
Acres of Shade
I think that I will never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
Joyce Kilmer – Trees
See You in the Funny Papers
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“I don’t remember when exactly I read my first comic book, but I do remember exactly how liberated and subversive I felt as a result.”
― Edward Said,
Stand on Your Head
Life and respiration are complimentary. There is nothing living which does not breathe nor anything breathing which does not live. – William Harvey, 1653
In a Town this Size
In a town this size,
there’s no place to hide.
Everywhere you go,
you meet someone you know.
– John Prine – In a Town this Size
Cathexis
“Roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes.”
– Vilfredo Pareto
Philadelphia
I was bruised and battered
I couldn’t tell what I felt
I was unrecognizable to myself
Saw my reflection in a window
And didn’t know my own face
Oh brother are you gonna leave me
wastin’ away
On the streets of Philadelphia?
– Bruce Springsteen
A Little Different Today
“This is Major Tom to Ground Control
I’m stepping through the door
And I’m floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today.
– David Bowie
Clénet
Oh me oh my oh, look at Miss Ohio
She’s a-running around with her rag-top down
She says I want to do right but not right now
Gillian Welch – Look at Miss Ohio