By Don Marquis the lesson of the moth i was talking to a moththe other eveninghe was trying to break intoan electric light bulband fry himself on the wires why do you fellowspull this stunt i asked himbecause it is the conventionalthing for moths or whyif that had been an uncoveredcandle instead of an electriclight […]
Category: Housekeeping
Don’t take advice from crackpots on the internet
This is my standing disclaimer for any stupid shit I advocate for on this site. Be smart. Listen to yourself and people you trust to help you make good choices. Don’t take advice from crackpots like me on the internet unless you’ve really considered and vetted your moves. That’s all.
Every post I write makes me almost throw up
It’s how I know whether it is true or not. I can sit here and comfortably write bullshit for hours and feel fine. But when I finally get to the truth, it gets birthed quickly and with physical discomfort. Every single one of these posts, no matter the flavor, has come out fast and turned […]
You kill it, you eat it
That last post reminded me of a story. When my brother’s daughter was maybe 5 or 6, they found an injured squirrel in the yard, struggling and slowly dying. Seeing the opportunity for a teaching moment, he brought his daughter over and explained to her that the squirrel was in bad shape and that it […]
I went into the bathroom to brush my teeth…
…and I don’t know what happened, but suddenly I realized I had been standing there practicing the robot for like five minutes. I don’t remember deciding to practice the robot. I don’t remember starting the robot. It was like blacking out and waking up doing the robot naked in my bathroom. I wasn’t doing it […]
Tao – 8
…Live in a good place. Keep your mind deep. Treat others well. Stand by your word. Keep good order. Do the right thing. Work when it’s time…
Tao – 5 Heaven and Earth are not kind
The ten thousand things are straw dogs to them. Sages are not kind: People are straw dogs to them. Yet Heaven and Earth and all the space between Are like a bellows: Empty but inexhaustible, Always producing more. Longwinded speech is exhausting Better to stay centered.
Quarterly performance review went like this
“I don’t want to waste your time. It was just a fucking masterpiece. End of review.” BOOM. Next.
The Guest House ~ Rumi
This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He […]
Technology and Storytelling, or Why Computers Mate for Life
The month of August is for vacation, slamming in some family time and nature experiences before the kids go back to school and the days get short and gray again in Seattle. I don’t have kids or climbing gear, and I kind of like working, so I split the difference and decided to spend some […]