January 2010
6 posts
Corner of My Crooked Sight
The night was red, with lights the same,
In orange glow and window panes,
Squirrelly talks of acids and vices,
Seem to vent through shadowed cold ices.
Here, responsibility fades,
As I watch fervently as musicians played,
And in the corner of my crooked sight,
I saw golden strands familiar and bright,
That tickled memories so vague in den,
Tormenting to think about again and again.
But...
“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man...”
– Theodore Roosevelt, ”Citizenship in a Republic,” Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910
“Ask yourself, “Can I?” and make your actions your answer.”
– N8, 01/21/10
A Kansas City Affair
I’m back in Kansas City and 2010 feels like it has been set in to motion. My mom came down to KC with me from Minnesota. We took the drive on the 13th and she’s still around. I guess she’s kind of taking a break from her life a little bit and enjoying being more apart of my life. Most people would cringe at the whole idea of having their mom’s around them in their personal...
The Short End of a Long Journey
I’m finally coming down to the end of my month long “hiatus.” Unfortunately it was not as meditative as I would have liked it to be but it had it’s introspective moments and I’ve been learning a lot about myself and my family. Also, I made the mistake of taking on a job right in the middle of my trip to New York (while visiting my girlfriend) and as nicely paid as it...