Author Archives: randomyriad

This Year Has Got to be Better. Right?

Posted on January 3, 2008 by randomyriad

I keep trying to write a post about last year and last week, but I am in a weirdly negative place right now. I was feeling pretty good about the last year until I really took a good look at … Continue reading →

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Resolving Not To Resolve

Posted on January 1, 2008 by randomyriad

This year I am resolved not to make any resolutions. OK maybe one resolution: To take stock daily of the present situation and release the past to its proper place. I will continue to grope through my life making changes … Continue reading →

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It Does Not Matter Where You Look

Posted on December 30, 2007 by randomyriad

A big blue bend in an endless sky, A yellow fire clinging deep in a dry well, It is all the same. A cloud of stars, Grains of rice in a black bowl, Simple.

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Letter Play

Posted on December 28, 2007 by randomyriad

A’s an ace just in case B’s bees see C’s and seize C’s on the seas as D’s do with Ease and E’s do in threes. Unlike f, in which letter and sound are the same, G says Gee sometimes … Continue reading →

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Peaceful, Easy Christmas

Posted on December 26, 2007 by randomyriad

We had a peaceful and stress free Christmas this year. Around our house this is a major breakthrough. Usually Mary is melting down with stress, but since she quit her job at the church, she has a new perspective on … Continue reading →

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