Sunday, September 27, 2015
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Monday, September 21, 2015
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Taking Up Space
"She is taking up every molecule of space that the universe has allotted to her...". - Elizabeth Gilbert
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Facebook Conversations
Just had coffee with the guys, good guys, but it was very discouraging. Everybody just prattled on and on about themselves. I listened attentively, asked questions and encouraged them to say more. But it never occurred to any one to return the favor. When I shared something about myself it just fell flat; no leading questions, no appreciation of my experience. They didn't know what to do when the conversation veered away from being about them. Mostly, we seemed to have lost the skill of interactive conversation. Everyone talks in Facebook posts, telling a complete story, no input or prompting expected or even wanted. And when they're done, if you don't relate a complete story yourself they'll just launch into their next tale of their life.
Friday, September 18, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Word of the Day
Word of the Day: grandissimus.
" Look at the sailor, called the mincer, who now comes along, and assisted by two allies, heavily backs the grandissimus, as the mariners call it, and with bowed shoulders, staggers off with it as if he were a grenadier carrying a dead comrade from the field." - Herman Melville.
Sperm whale penis.
Yep, I'm a twelve-year-old.
Monday, September 14, 2015
For All His Old Age
Chasing an old, blind whale that's missing one of its side fins:
" For all his old age, and his one arm, and his blind eyes, he must die the death and be murdered, in order to light the gay bridals and other merry-makings of men, and also to illuminate the solemn churches that preach unconditional inoffensiveness by all to all."
- Herman Melville
Saturday, September 12, 2015
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