Silently Calling
The rooster crows;
The crow caws;
The caw crouches silently beneath my window
waiting.
Blooming
at unexpected moments
from her rough demeanor
joy would bloom
vibrant words and brilliant smiles
changing the palette of their world
Almost Taste It
Today’s one of those days where even though I can see it from where I’m at, 300lbs still feels impossibly far away.
Thoughts Before Mother’s Day
If there are people who believe in you,
treat you with trust and faith,
make you feel worth their time and energy:
take a moment,
take a life time of moments,
and return the favor.
Lime or Geen Apple?
ALT FACT: Some frogs are candy coated, but none of them like to be licked.
Gentleman Drake
ALT FACT: Despite the designated pomp, top hats require only basic hat skills. Bottom hats, however ...
A Seriously Bad Day
ALT FACT: Cats have been playing Pokemon since the time of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom. They don't use PokeBalls, however, which can be hard on their targets.
Spot's brought live birds into the house three times in the last week, bursting through the doggy door to release her victims in feathered chaos. She's either playing Pokemon Go or trying to shake us down.
"Be a real shame you had some kinda freak avian accident in here. I can see to it that doesn't happen ... for a small fee."
Sinking In
ALT FACT: Steeping in lore increases one's depth and range of metaphor, but it also creates a rich, umami broth perfect for winter soups
The Sisyphus Function
I know there's no such thing as bulletproof code, but I'm always happy when I find I've written a particular bit of a program robustly enough to resist the staff's current efforts to break it.
See Spot. See Spot Thrash. See Spot Totally Lose Her Nut.
ALT FACT: Cats live all their lives simultaneously across nine disparate dimensions. The experiential bleed across the separate instantiations is responsible for triggering the hallmark episodes of feline psychosis.