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28 Dec 2011

Unleashing my inner twelve year old.

 

Beagles

You’re made of meat,
so I’m sure you’d be quite tasty.
But you’re too cute to eat,
So let’s not be so hasty.

The butcher charges by the pound,
and the economy’s not doing well.
But you’re such an adorable hound,
that I fear I’d burn in Hell.

Your trust would make you easy prey –
but would it, for one with moral sense?
Or is it weakness that makes us say,
instead we’ll share our pittance?

 

Education Doesn’t Always Help

Even pedants
When their bladders are full
Will do the pee dance
‘Cause they’re so uncomfortable

 

Angst in My Pants

Got angst in my pants
My girlfriend can’t stop gigglin’
Got angst in my pants
No reaction to her wrigglin’

Got angst in my pants
Don’t know why she thinks it’s funny
Got angst in my pants
She can’t get none from her honey

Got angst in my pants
The blue pills just aren’t workin’
Got angst in my pants
Though she’s diligently jerkin’

Got angst in my pants
We’re gonna try to get some sleep
Got angst in my pants
So now I lay here countin’ sheep

 

I will now attempt to reign him back in. Wish me luck.

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27 Dec 2011
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The Desert

I love the desert, and one of the things I love is that its beauty can be elusive. Not that the desert doesn’t have abundant beauty, in fact once you’ve found it, it can be as breathtaking as a waterfall in Hawaii. The desert, however, doesn’t care what you think of it. It sometimes even hides its beauty behind a cloak of thorns, treacherous terrain, and a hostile climate.

However, if you are determined, you’ll find intricate patterns of color caused by the varying mineral content of the rock and soil. You’ll find rock formations that look delicate, even fragile, but will stand for thousands of years. If you look closely enough, you’ll see the iridescent carapace of an insect or the luminescent, fiber optic quality of a mineral such as selenite. Agate and quartz add to the magical quality that is there waiting to be found. The majestic bighorn sheep, the trickster coyote, the kit fox, the cottontail rabbit, the horned lizard, and the ground squirrel all call the desert home. Even the cacti grow in almost unbelievable shapes and sizes, and can have large velvety flowers of purple, yellow, and white. If you pay attention to the scents, you’ll find the incredible fresh smell of earth and the creosote bush, particularly when a storm is brewing and the plants open to invite in the moisture. These are but a small percentage of the beautiful, fascinating sensory experiences the desert has to offer.

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12 Dec 2011

Regarding Death

When death would bring a loved one sweet release,
it’s selfish to hope it isn’t granted.
So let them have their well earned peace,
and stop your mourning once they’re planted.

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12 Dec 2011

Observation

There is a link you can click on to report mature content. I need a link to report immature content; where’s that?

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30 Nov 2011
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Were the man-gods messing with me?

A couple of weeks ago, I traded in our Jeep for a Toyota Prius. I guess before I get to the story, a little background information is required. We have a friend who traded in a BMW for a Prius about two years ago, and proclaimed that he had to turn in his man card. Now, to the purchase experience.

As I drove into the Toyota dealership, I was in my Jeep Wrangler, listening to Steppenwolf’s “Ride With Me” on my iPod. Sounds pretty manly, right? Well, after the usual two hour experience of buying a new car, I was ready to drive off in our new Prius. (I really don’t think there is anything unmanly about a Prius, or that my testosterone level would decrease.) I started the car, turned on the stereo for the drive home, and with my iPod on shuffle, on comes “Fernando” by Abba. Seriously.

So to summarize:

Enter in a Jeep with Steppenwolf blasting
Exit in a Prius with Abba blasting

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29 Nov 2011
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Rambling, Unscientific, Non-Researched Thoughts on Astrology

Millions of people believe in astrology. I have read estimates that as many as 31% of Americans believe. My rational mind says that there can’t be any way that the alignment of the planets and stars at one’s time of birth have any impact on their personality. In my undisciplined thoughts, however, I decided to accept the premise that people of the same astrological sign seem prone to share personality traits. Assuming this to be true, I started to think of alternate theories as to why.

It occurred to me that environmental factors may play a role. People born at a specific time of year would experience different things at approximately the same time in their development. For example, the age at which a child begins school can vary by as much as a year based solely on what time of year they were born. Some children begin to play outdoors at a younger age than others due to the season in which they are born. I can’t help but believe that the introduction to so many aspects of life at varying stages in development contributes to the development of a personality.

This theory-that-isn’t-quite-a-theory may have been studied, and actual scientific methods applied to determining its merit. I purposely didn’t do any research before typing this, because… Okay, it wasn’t purposeful, I was just feeling lazy.

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