| What's the line between passion and pontification? Arrogance. |
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// Wednesday, November 05, 2014
Today's Tendril...
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// Tuesday, November 04, 2014
Today's Tendril...
| In a War of Principles, zealotry is a weapon, compromise a landmine, and "divine right" the propaganda. |
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// Monday, November 03, 2014
Today's Tendril...
| Better to chase your rainbow, than chase your tail. |
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// Sunday, November 02, 2014
Today's Tendril...
| Sanctity and synchronicity — the former feeds (and fuels) the latter. |
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// Saturday, November 01, 2014
Today's Tendril...
| I found my "center" the other day. Too bad it was in a doughnut hole. |
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// Friday, October 31, 2014
Said the Devil...
Said the Devil to the scientist, the atheist, the alchemist, and the story teller (pointing to each in turn), "I am the fifth element. I am the void in the vacuum. I am the fool's gold. I am between the lines. I am at your sides, but always out of reach."
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// Monday, October 27, 2014
Today's Tendril...
| Epigraphs, no matter how poignant or inspirational, mean nothing if they're not lived. |
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// Sunday, October 26, 2014
Today's Tendril...
Be positive. [+]
Focus. >The Ever Present Now<
Stay in check. (1-2-3...10)
Stay calm. <Inhale/Exhale>
Find balance. (Work/Play)
Smile. 8^)
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Focus. >The Ever Present Now<
Stay in check. (1-2-3...10)
Stay calm. <Inhale/Exhale>
Find balance. (Work/Play)
Smile. 8^)
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// Friday, October 24, 2014
Today's Tendril...
| There's a fine line between belaboring a point and babbling. |
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// Thursday, October 23, 2014
Today's Tendril...
| Wants and whims are the fracture lines of short attention spans. |
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// Wednesday, October 22, 2014
The Bayou Bones
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At a bayou somewhere and somewhen...
The bones, purposefully arranged, were a marker and a message:
Here be spirits, both terrible and benign.
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Today's Tendril...
| Using "hands free" devices while driving still means you're not 100% focused on the road. |
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// Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Today's Tendril...
| I found my "center" the other day. Too bad it was a black hole. |
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// Monday, October 20, 2014
Today's Tendril...
| Trends often rise like rockets, then drop like rocks. |
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// Sunday, October 19, 2014
Somewhere in Time
Let me stare into your eyes and lose myself in what always goes unspoken.
Let me believe for just a moment that there is a story of us that doesn't end with the absence of you.
Let me dream about the "what ifs" as I stare without focus into the skyways of solitary days.
And let me pretend that a message I put inside a bottle,
And cast into a stormy sea,
Will find its way
To a heart
That will shed a tear
For words that went unspoken...somewhere in time.
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Let me believe for just a moment that there is a story of us that doesn't end with the absence of you.
Let me dream about the "what ifs" as I stare without focus into the skyways of solitary days.
And let me pretend that a message I put inside a bottle,
And cast into a stormy sea,
Will find its way
To a heart
That will shed a tear
For words that went unspoken...somewhere in time.
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Today's Tendril...
Time is like a cloud —
Sometimes slow,
Sometimes fast,
But never still.
Sometimes dark,
Sometimes light,
But never without color.
Always changing.
Always there (if not 'right here,' then 'somewhere else').
And always just out of reach.
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Sometimes slow,
Sometimes fast,
But never still.
Sometimes dark,
Sometimes light,
But never without color.
Always changing.
Always there (if not 'right here,' then 'somewhere else').
And always just out of reach.
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A Letter, of Sorts 1
Dear Penelope,
Some people leave a lasting impression on others.
You left footprints on my heart.
And my blue sky blackened.
Regretfully yours,
Victor
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Some people leave a lasting impression on others.
You left footprints on my heart.
And my blue sky blackened.
Regretfully yours,
Victor
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// Saturday, October 18, 2014
Today's Tendril...
| Cynicism. Sarcasm. Pessimism. Defeatism. All in a day's grind for those that toil in a Dilbert-like world. |
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// Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Today's Tendril...
| Trends are fair weather friends. |
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Anon (AYIBTU)
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// Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Today's Tendril...
| Wants and whims often lead us to the paths of least resistance. |
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// Monday, October 13, 2014
Today's Tendril...
| I found my "center" the other day. Too bad it was a bull's-eye. |
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// Sunday, October 12, 2014
Just for Fun 7: Welcome to the Ark
To jump the shark.
A walk in the park.
To go out on a lark.
A fire from a spark.
All aboard Noah’s ark!
Have I gone out on a lark?
Ah, heck, I'm just groping in the dark.
I might as well be hunting for a Snark.
This one was done "just for fun," written under a blistering sun (literally).
Sometimes alliteration does overrun.
Somewhere behind me I hear, "Set phasers to stun!"
OK. I'm done.
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A walk in the park.
To go out on a lark.
A fire from a spark.
All aboard Noah’s ark!
Have I gone out on a lark?
Ah, heck, I'm just groping in the dark.
I might as well be hunting for a Snark.
About
This one was done "just for fun," written under a blistering sun (literally).
Sometimes alliteration does overrun.
Somewhere behind me I hear, "Set phasers to stun!"
OK. I'm done.
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This text composition is a work of fiction. Names, places, institutions, events, incidents, characters, persons, locations, and/or organizations either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Full Creative Writing Disclaimer.
// Friday, October 10, 2014
Today's Tendril...
| If ink wells could cry, their tears would stain a page in ways never imagined. |
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// Thursday, October 09, 2014
Today's Tendril...
| History, the news, and the Internet have taught me, collectively, at least one thing — the sky is always falling somewhere...and "some when." |
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// Wednesday, October 08, 2014
Today's Tendril...
| If walls can have ears, then eyes can have knives. "If looks could kill." |
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// Tuesday, October 07, 2014
Today's Tendril...
| Hate is like a hungry tiger — and you are its prey. |
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// Monday, October 06, 2014
Data Alchemy
Reading the tea leaves.
Connecting the dots.
Crunching the numbers.
Mining for gold (or at least a few nuggets).
Collecting and distilling,
Aggregating and sifting,
Churning and assimilating
An endless parade of data points.
Just another day in the life of a data alchemist.
The final two words can be replaced with "storyteller," or "detective," or "theoretical physicist," and the message remains the same.
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Connecting the dots.
Crunching the numbers.
Mining for gold (or at least a few nuggets).
Collecting and distilling,
Aggregating and sifting,
Churning and assimilating
An endless parade of data points.
Just another day in the life of a data alchemist.
About
The final two words can be replaced with "storyteller," or "detective," or "theoretical physicist," and the message remains the same.
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This text composition is a work of fiction. Names, places, institutions, events, incidents, characters, persons, locations, and/or organizations either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Full Creative Writing Disclaimer.
// Saturday, October 04, 2014
Affinity
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About
A letter.
A combination of elements.
An exploration.
Sometimes "wandering into the weeds" serves a purpose.
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