Category Archives: working world

Monkey King File Folder

Posted on October 22, 2008 by randomyriad

I was having a talk with my friend Zachary. He’s 5 years old. We were talking about tails and how it would be cool to have a tail so you could hang in a tree and eat a snack. It … Continue reading →

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Summer Noses Spouting Milk: Poetry Leads to Sit Down Comedy

Posted on September 22, 2008 by randomyriad

“I don’t mind dying. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.“ Woody Allen I just came across this quote and it made me laugh loudly. I could hear the slight stutter and see the raised eyebrows over … Continue reading →

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Two Pieces in a Blue Sky Puzzle

Posted on September 4, 2008 by randomyriad

I was sitting in a meeting. Someone was saying some things I heard earlier in the week. So my mind started to wander through some ideas about existential philosophy that I had put away a while ago. I pulled them … Continue reading →

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Housing Ideas

Posted on August 11, 2008 by randomyriad

As my summer wanes and the dreaded paperwork again rears its head like a country of a thousand whispering deaths. As Russia asserts its world power by overrunning its neighbor. As unusual August rain comes and goes over the last … Continue reading →

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If You Can Dance on the Wind, the Fall is not so Bad

Posted on July 22, 2008 by randomyriad

We flew our kite at school today and the wind took it high into the blue. It shone bright yellow and the green of new spring leaves with a tail the color of fire. the kite spun and danced in … Continue reading →

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