A Pondering Mind

how it works ~ satire

the words regurgitate from the brain, down into the spine, then down through both arms straight on to the fingers on both hands, in which they do their diligent job of typing the words, which have flown freely from its beginning of its journey. voila! the job is completed. the story is written.

inspiration ~ satire

when I am out and about and need some inspiration, I seek out my guru who is sitting on one of the benches in the downtown square. buy him a coffee and a bagel, and he’s in his glory, filling my down and out brain a boost of enthusiastic goodwill and beautiful words to liveContinue reading “inspiration ~ satire”

Yup

everything is going well with me, in the niche of the planet I inhabit.

surprise surprise ~ satire

just read my horoscope (Aquarius), and it said I will not see eye-to-eye with family, friends and relative. conversations can be rancorous, and one sided. best to keep a tight lip, and let the time of day move on.

Anyway

still alive and kicking

A Message

I’m taking a break from posting, as I need to tend to other matters. I don’t have any idea If and when I will return. Namaste

“Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.” ~ Jack Kerouac*

*Born: March 12, 1922 – Died: October 21, 1969

“I realized either I was crazy or the world was crazy; and I picked on the world. And of course I was right.” ~ Jack Kerouac

Fear

“To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.” ~ Bertrand Russell

“There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.” ~ Bertrand Russell

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” ~Henry David Thoreau

“The wise man can change his mind; the stubborn one, never.” ~Immanuel Kant

“It’s sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.” ~Henry Rollins

One Sentence Story

Watching life go by in the rear view mirror.

Write Something

Since the old gray matter, aka the brain, seems to have gone on vacation. Its drawing blanks, so can’t come up with a scintilla of an idea of what to say, write, type, whatever. How long its going to be away, is anybody’s guess. Just don’t expect any postcards from it, saying wish you wereContinue reading “Write Something”

Ok So

Without much sleep, I am sitting here, cup of coffee beside me, reading blog posts, and trying to figure out, what the hell am I doing up, when I should have gone back to bed. Of course there’s the nap routine, then there’s countless cups of strong, black coffee. Then there’s just go with theContinue reading “Ok So”

A Good Friend

“A good friend is a connection to life – a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.” ~ Lois Wyse, Author ~ 1926 – 2007

“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it.” ~ Lucy Maud Montgomery

3:00 A.M. ~ London

I’ve been wondering if anything exciting, bad or both happened in London, England, at 3:00 a.m.. GMT. Are there people up and about, and what were they doing, probably some things not wanting to know about.

Smiles And Laughter

“Life does not come with instructions on how to live, but it does come with trees, sunsets, smiles and laughter, so enjoy your day.” ~ Debbie Shapiro, Author ~ Born: 1953

Evening Walk ~ Three Photos

Four Words

slouched on the couch

Good

good coffee good book good day life is good

Six Words Redux

Morning thought: coffee, self medicating stimulant.

Six Words

Sunday morning. Somewhat awake. Need coffee.

“Fiction is a solution, the best solution, to the problem of existential solitude.” ~Jonathan Franzen

Evil

“Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do?” ~ Bret Easton Ellis, Novelist ~ Born: March 7, 1964

Six Word Sunday

Sunday silence. Sunday sun. Sunday serenity.

A Thought

Today is the new normal, to be replaced tomorrow by the new normal, and the next day a new normal will commence. See the pattern? Just a thought.

For What Its Worth

Better to write it right, and/or writes it write.

Six Word Saturday

Naked trees. Crows cawing. Blue sky.

“Tomorrow Is My Exam But I Don’t Care Because A Single Sheet Of Paper Can’t Decide My Future” ~ Thomas A. Edison

3:00 A.M. ~ A Thought

Quietude and darkness at 3:00 a.m. For most people, both are conducive to a good night’s sleep. Just a thought.

The People Of The United States

“The people of the United States are one of the people I most admire in the world. The only thing I don’t understand is why a country that manages to do so well cannot do better in choosing its president.” ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Three Words

a beautiful day

3:00 A.M. ~ Quick Fiction

A hot and humid night in the city. People without a/c, having a hard time trying to get any sleep. Some of them choose to go outside, sitting on the stoops at 3:00 a.m. They see there are quite a few of their fellow citizens, doing the same thing. Talking and watching the few carsContinue reading “3:00 A.M. ~ Quick Fiction”

“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” ~ Aldous Huxley

Meet Your Grandkids

Physicist – Born: January 24, 1947

An Observation

When strolling the sidewalks, and pathways of the parks, you are more than likely will meet some interesting people, from all walks of life.

Six Words

Another night of cold, gusty winds.

Three Words

lost in thoughts

“The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.” ~Aldous Huxley

Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed. ~Friedrich Nietzsche

I don’t know why we are here, but I’m pretty sure it is not in order to enjoy ourselves. ~Ludwig Wittgenstein

There is a life and there is a death, and there are beauty and melancholy between. ~Albert Camus

3:00 A.M.

Funny how shit may sometimes happen at 3:00 a.m.

“Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.” ~Anthony Burgess

Yeah

Oh happy days Etched in clay Oh happy days In a loving way

Six Words

Coffee: it livens up the mood.

3:00 A.M. ~ Short Fiction

It’s a feeling Tom relishes in life. Driving on the interstate at 3:00 a.m. He loves the freedom of the open road, considering he is one of the few cars, along with the tractor trailers, doing the long haul. When he is cruising at the set speed control, he pops in one of his favoriteContinue reading “3:00 A.M. ~ Short Fiction”

Six Words

Strong winds. Power outages. Nature’s doing.

“Invisible things are the only realities.” ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Six Word Fiction

Doing meditation atop a snow pile.

3:00 A.M. ~ Short Fiction

The strong gusts of wind woke Joann from a sound sleep. She peered at the clock, and it was exactly 3:00 a.m. She got out of bed, and the hardwood floor felt cold. She checked the thermostat, and it was 63 degrees. She turned on the heat, went the bathroom to do her business, andContinue reading “3:00 A.M. ~ Short Fiction”

To Be

“To be is to be perceived (Esse est percipi).” Or, “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?” ~ George Berkeley

“Life’s like a mayonnaise soda.” ~Lou Reed

“All perception is a gamble.” ~Edmund Husserl

Two Sentences

Drumming my fingers on the table. Waiting for the new normal to arrive.

People Know What They Do

“People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don’t know is what what they do does.” ~ Michel Foucault, Philosopher – Born: October 15, 1926 – Died: June 25, 1984

“Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hate, and hate leads to violence. This is the equation.” ~Averroes

Averroes, Philosopher – Born: April 14, 1126-Died: December 10, 1198

3:00 A.M.

A brand new month is upon us. March, which has 31 days, means there are 31 3:00 a.m.s. Anything may or will happen at that early hour of the morning. Its a wait and see, or beware of the unknown.

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt

3:00 A.M. ~ So

So, I often wonder what people are doing at 3:00 a.m. Sleeping? Watching TV? Working? Reading a book? Walking the dog? Bathroom run? Just something that I would throw out there, to see what responses would come of it.

The body

“The body is to be compared, not to a physical object, but rather to a work of art.” ~ Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Philosopher ~ 1908-1961

“All consciousness is consciousness of something” ~Edmund Husserl

Six Word Sunday

Good conversation. Great times. Happy people.

One Sentence

She’s 88 years old, and she is by all means peaches and cream, with a dollop of whip cream on top.

We The People

Two Sentences

High sugar content. A diabetic’s nightmare.

Two People

“Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.” ~ William James

One Sentence

Even though it is still winter, spring cleaning has begun.

Time is the most unknown of all unknown things. ~Aristotle

Six Word Saturday

Into the void. No exit found.

3:00 A.M. – Short Fiction

It was one those nights, Ned was tossing and turning, and restless. He looked at the alarm clock, and it read 3:00 a.m. He decided to get up, put his clothes on, grabbed his keys and cigarettes, and went for a walk. The air was warm, and the stars were shining. It felt good toContinue reading “3:00 A.M. – Short Fiction”

“I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche

Reading A Novel

“Reading a novel is just a much more involving and intimate experience than the act of watching a film. I mean, you literally get inside of a novelist’s head, and you invest many hours to do so.” ~ Jay McInerney

“What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.” ~William Ralph Inge

Hard Work

“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” ~ Stephen King

3:00 A.M. The Village Square -Short Fiction

The village square is for the most of the time, relatively dead, that you can hear a pin drop on the steel grating. But on this early morning hour at 3:00 a.m., accompanied by a full moon, and a few scattered clouds creeping by, something odd was happening. There were a pack of dogs chasingContinue reading “3:00 A.M. The Village Square -Short Fiction”

Two Sentences

Life’s short. Make the best of it.

Six Words Redux

Do it yourself, works for me.

“All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much.” ~George Harrison

Six Words

High on life is all good.

Wrong Planet

“Sometimes I feel like I’m actually on the wrong planet. It’s great when I’m in my garden, but the minute I go out the gate I think, ‘What the hell am I doing here?” ~ George Harrison – Born: February 25, 1943 – Died: November 29, 2001

Being Here Now

Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. ~Voltaire

3:00 A.M. Downtown – Short Fiction

A late winter storm, dumping copious amounts of snow on the streets and avenues, in the downtown area. Its 3:00 a.m., not a soul to be seen venturing in the deepening snow. Even the plows are having a hard time keeping the roads cleared. The only places that are still open, are a 24 hourContinue reading “3:00 A.M. Downtown – Short Fiction”

Materials Of Knowledge

“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.” ~ John Locke

“Reading liberates you. You could know about the world through reading.” ~Paul Theroux

“Everything can change at any moment, suddenly and forever.” ~Paul Auster

“Every exit is an entry somewhere else.” ~Tom Stoppard

3:00 A.M. – A Short Story

Every morning, at 3:00 a.m., you will find an elderly gentleman, sitting in his favorite booth, having a cup of coffee. He has been patronizing this certain coffee shop, since he retired many years ago from the book editing job, that he had for over 35 years. He usually is the only one there, andContinue reading “3:00 A.M. – A Short Story”