| All philosophy is contrived. It only becomes truth when it connects with the heart and mind (of an individual — or the masses). |
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// Monday, August 31, 2015
Today's Tendril...
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// Friday, August 28, 2015
Skyway 6: Real for a Moment 2
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The Geometry of Life
Birth to death — the circle of life.
There is no equilateral in a love triangle.
The dunce cap — the cone of disgrace.
Sacred shapes?
Perhaps.
But all-in-all, what we really want is three square meals a day, a triangular roof over our heads, and a few gold bars in the bank.
And when the final curtain is pulled, a six-sided coffin would be nice, though a four-sided casket will do just fine.
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There is no equilateral in a love triangle.
But there are three sides to the story.
(To every story.)
The dunce cap — the cone of disgrace.
Sacred shapes?
Perhaps.
But all-in-all, what we really want is three square meals a day, a triangular roof over our heads, and a few gold bars in the bank.
And when the final curtain is pulled, a six-sided coffin would be nice, though a four-sided casket will do just fine.
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// Monday, August 24, 2015
The Scout and the Sentry at Tiberius 3
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As I rounded the bend the sentry spotted me at the same time that I spotted it, and we froze.
With our eyes locked, I couldn't help but wonder, which of us was the watcher and which of us was the watched?
But the only question that truly mattered was primal and not philosophical: which of us would strike first?
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Today's Tendril...
Everything is urgent.
Everything is rushed.
Everything is do it now, want it now, have it now!
Stop.
Think.
Pause before you press —
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Everything is rushed.
Everything is do it now, want it now, have it now!
Stop.
Think.
Pause before you press —
<ENTER>,
"Send,"
the issue.
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// Sunday, August 23, 2015
Today's Tendril...
Openly left.
Staunchly right.
Faithfully theist.
Blankly atheist.
Black-and-white scientist.
Shades of gray artist.
Find a view that's right for you.
But don't tread on—don't trample—the rights of others.
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Staunchly right.
Faithfully theist.
Blankly atheist.
Black-and-white scientist.
Shades of gray artist.
Find a view that's right for you.
But don't tread on—don't trample—the rights of others.
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// Saturday, August 22, 2015
Frantic Distractions
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Today's Tendril...
| Love doesn't need a story book moment to be perfect. Expressing love, or being in the presence of love, is a perfect moment. |
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// Friday, August 21, 2015
Fault Lines
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// Friday, August 14, 2015
Today's Tendril...
| The trouble with popping your cork (in the company of others) is that you end up losing a part of yourself that you never intended: the respect of others. |
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// Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Today's Tendril...
| "Fundamental change" is nothing more than incremental change with a tactical play and a strategic purpose. |
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// Tuesday, August 11, 2015
My Purpose - Antellum, Angel of Separation
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™ ANTELLUM and ANGEL OF SEPARATION are trademarks of Christopher V. DeRobertis.
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Today's Tendril...
| Temptation is only sin deep. |
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// Sunday, August 09, 2015
Characters Within (Interis Dieagolis) 5
| "Go ahead and 'think outside the box' all you want. I'm going to build my own box," said Maverick to Platitude. |
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Today's Tendril...
| "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven," † is a lot like saying "better to have an STD than to be abstinent." † Paradise Lost (Book I), John Milton |
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// Saturday, August 08, 2015
Today's Tendril...
| We want transparency in governments, corporations, and religious institutions. Transparent "friends" we can do without. |
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// Wednesday, August 05, 2015
Remnants of Winter (Remix) (A Prayer, of Sorts)
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About
Recently I came across the original version of this piece and I winced. The original's dark, overly saturated reds—an attempt to call to the mind the surface of the Red Planet—seemed like a good idea at the time.
Thank goodness remixes aren't limited to music. At least not in my mind. >^)
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// Sunday, August 02, 2015
Antellum - Angel of Separation
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"When last the heart does beat, I am there to separate the soul from the body," Antellum.
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Today's Tendril...
| We are the creators, curators, and caretakers of our worries, Our pettiness, Our discontent. |
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// Saturday, August 01, 2015
Today's Tendril...
| You're never too old to learn things the hard way. |
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// Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Today's Tendril...
| Relationships are often complicated and can get tied in knots. Don't be a force that tightens the knots. |
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// Monday, July 27, 2015
Today's Tendril... (Remixed)
| A good idea is often the casualty of forgetting to remember it later. |
About
Original version appears in the collection, Tendrils 4.
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// Sunday, July 26, 2015
Birds of a Feather
Updated 2021.07.05
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// Friday, July 24, 2015
Characters Within (Interis Dieagolis) 4
"Sometimes you have to live dangerously in order to live," said Risk, excitedly.
"That's just plain stupid," snapped Common Sense.
"So long as you're willing to start with a bit of forethought, you'll finish with the exhilaration of an adventure without being irresponsible and without being sidelined," said Balance, calmly.
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"That's just plain stupid," snapped Common Sense.
"So long as you're willing to start with a bit of forethought, you'll finish with the exhilaration of an adventure without being irresponsible and without being sidelined," said Balance, calmly.
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// Thursday, July 23, 2015
Today's Tendril... Alone, I Sat
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Today's Tendril...
| Some say life is a chapter book. If so, then don't allow the Devil to be your ghost writer. |
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// Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Essence of a Father
Eyes of a hawk.
Strike of a viper.
Fire of a dragon.
Heart of a lion.
Soul of a dove.
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// Monday, July 20, 2015
Today's Tendril... (Remixed)
| A good idea becomes a casualty of good intentions when the prospect of hard work smashes the lightbulb above your head. |
About
Original version appears in the collection, Tendrils 4.
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// Sunday, July 19, 2015
Innovation
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Today's Tendril...
| Pain is like a jackhammer when you're the asphalt. |
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