Category Archives: Other peoples words

Maybe I Should Be Laughing More

Posted on February 12, 2010 by randomyriad

“Life’s the joke each of us keeps on playing.” Arthur Rimbaud,  “A Season in Hell“ Lately, I have been thinking a lot about how I move through my life. Little by little, as I age, I move into a world … Continue reading →

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A Poem Inspired by Kurosawa

Posted on February 2, 2010 by randomyriad

The Bad Sleep Well Corruption in high places provides many opportunities, to improve your sleeping accommodations. A deep sound hole in the night ground is yours for the asking. Support your local bureaucrat! Kickback and relax In a job well … Continue reading →

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Elephant Tracks: A Quote Inspired Poem

Posted on January 24, 2010 by randomyriad

“Elephant tracks! They were all around my tent this morning. There must have been several.”* This sounds perfectly reasonable to me. For most of my life I have been waking up to elephant tracks. I never hear or see any … Continue reading →

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January Bus Diary Part I

Posted on January 11, 2010 by randomyriad

1/5 As I put my quarters in the slot, the bits of hard boiled egg still floating around in my mouth taste like blood, and remind me of the broken tooth of a few weeks ago.  I walk past a … Continue reading →

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A New Year, A New Way of Approaching Ideas

Posted on January 1, 2010 by randomyriad

when you offer an idea, pretend you have taken it out of your head and put it on the table in front of the group.   Whatever their reactions are, remember that they are not reacting to YOU, but to the … Continue reading →

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