Monthly Archives: January 2017

shutting everyone and everything else of an obvious negative nature. Works. Easier then to spend valuable, limited time with those who personally matter. Less wasted time and effort, to say nothing of minimal stress and hassle.

the only/most important game in town. Full, unfettered consciousness is as good as it gets. Connecting under those circumstances, with irony and gentle humor even better.

live perpetually in fear and are constantly worried about how they look to others, worried about what others might think of them. Now how interesting and attractive are those characteristics? Why would anyone be interested in people that self-limited and … Continue reading →

never appreciate. A fatal flaw in my books.

balance. Particularly as this refers to what you put into something vs. what you get out of it. I don’t think there’s anything worse than finding out that your ladder is up against the wrong wall, and that the work … Continue reading →

(Mission Hill Winery, Westbank, B.C., June, 2016) Everything hinges upon our realizing the essentially transitory possibilities. –Viktor Frankl Cherish your wildness. –Maxine Kumin We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand. –Marie Beynon Ray Money is not … Continue reading →

(photo by RD)

(photo by RD)

The end of civility, civil discourse, politeness, good manners, decency, tolerance, temperance, forbearance, respect, balance, graciousness, tact, diplomacy, good taste, gentility, sensitivity, delicateness, refinement, modesty, humbleness, humility, reserve, constraint, patience, self-control, self-discipline, composure, restraint, poise, dignity, reasonableness, pity, compassion, mercy, … Continue reading →

Snakessss invariably you’ve seen them in a pile of junk beside your bed. In winter they slither into vents of houses seeking the warmth of undercovers & fresh kills. They doze on sofas over the feet of sleeping fathers & … Continue reading →