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// Sunday, September 23, 2012

Tendrils 16: Then and Now

A selection of Tendrils from the past and the present.

 

Sin is a house of cards.

Conscience is a wrecking ball.


2022 Remix
Sin is a house of cards.

Conscience is a wrecking ball.

Time is the operator.


 

It's hard to be grey in a rainbow world.


2022 Remix
It's hard to be gray in a rainbow world.

So shades of gray will have to do.

(Shades of gray for me and you.)


 

The trouble with deciding between the lesser of two evils is that you're dealing with the Devil either way.


2022 Remix
The trouble with deciding between the lesser of two evils is that you're dealing with the Devil either way.

And the Devil gives no quarter.

Not unless it's to the Devil's benefit.


 

A good dreamer doesn't exhaust his possibilities. He is exhausted by them.


2022 Remix
A good dreamer doesn't exhaust his possibilities. A good dreamer is exhausted by them.

Then the dreamer must rest.

And sleep.

And dream.

Then awaken — to the possibilities.

And begin again.


 

Q: What is successful multitasking?

A: Jumping among the middles of several things.

Q: What is unsuccessful multitasking?

A: Missing the middles and landing in the drink.

 

The firing line only matters when the bullets are real.

 

The snow dies.
    The God-green springs to life.
        Layers are shed.
            Hope loses its gray.
                Circles and cycles are here to stay.

 

In order of appearance, Tendril 1 from "A Batch of Tendrils," (Copyright 2012 C.V. DeRobertis), Tendril 2 from "Tendrils: Variations on a Grey Theme," (Copyright 2011 C.V. DeRobertis), Tendril 3 from "Tendrils 11," (Copyright 2010 C.V. DeRobertis), Tendril 4 from "Today's Tendril...," (Copyright 2009 C.V. DeRobertis), Tendrils 5-7 Copyright 2012 C.V. DeRobertis, "2022 Remix" remixes in Tendrils 1-4 Copyright 2022 C.V. DeRobertis

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