Singularly Tattooed

 In the world of body art, I stand among the minority.  I am told that there are fewer people on this planet with 1 tattoo than there are people with none and multiples.

I have just the one, and one day - if you are really lucky - I'll tell you my "the day I got my tattoo" story... maybe.

Do you have a tattoo? Tattoos?

Quoting

Sometimes people are layered like that. There's something totally different underneath than what's on the surface. But sometimes, there's a third, even deeper level, and that one is the same as the top surface one. Like with pie.

  - Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon

Feeling Safe

Feel Safe

i just want to feel

safe

not from crime

or hate

i just want to feel

safe

not from war

or alarm

i just want to feel

safe

not from winter

or disease

i just want to feel

safe

from me, with you.

Declaration of Independence Wordle via Rick Klau

A recent visit over to Rick Klau's blog uncovered an interesting info graphic. A wordle is a visual representation of text or topic content. The idea is that the more common and important topics/words are seen in greater emphasis than the lesser themes.

Rick ran a Wordle on the Declaration of Independence. Click the photo to see.

Question Everything - Always

Seek simplicity, and distrust it.  - Alfred North Whitehead

God Is A Flirt

There is  always more. In each combination, a savoring nuance blended from that moments ingredients.  And, did you hear that,  that unknown laugh? It makes me smile. Who is that? Even in the mundane, methodical rhythm of walking we stumble on the euphoria of an additional mile, an amalgamation of chemical euphoria and spiritual caresses - as if we should have been here all along.  There seems to be more, always. More to know, feel, grasp, share...

God is such a flirt.

You know you're getting old when...

It seems I'm having more and more conversations lately that begin with "I remember when...."

The latest vivid memory is of Major Matt Mason - Man in Space. I spent hours upon hours playing in the back yard with these toys, imagining space aliens, explosions and victories over evil monsters. Even with the occasional interruption to "wash-up for dinner," my days were all the time all the way Major Matt Mason!

Repost - in my hands

in my hands

his

gentle and small

wonder and delight

an ebbing of laughter and stress

in my hands

hers

the future rests

tasks to be learned

suprises of nature and mind

in my hands

a bundle of memories

my daughter's squirming

my son's gentle dreams of sleep

in my hands

mine

empty now

full of possiblities

grasping for the next embrace

offered

to my hands

A Poem about Renewal

Renewal

frozen limbs bound in fear

eyes too dry for anymore tears

my heart lies latent in my chest

hoping, longing for endless rest

where are the dreams of days gone by

was it all some cruel perverted lie

can i move from this coffin skin

will my iced soul ever live again?

pain within, pain without

too parched my voice to release a shout

all that moves in this locked cage

is the glimmer of fire known as rage

where are the dreams of days gone by

was it all some cruel perverted lie

can i move from this coffin skin

will my iced soul ever live again?

explosion within, shattering these bonds

screams of life, demanding a new dawn

i will live, this day again will be

found zeal for life for i've been freed

here are the dreams of today my friends

laughter and wonder as this drama ascends

playing a part, living again

freed for the journey, ever to begin

freed for the journey, freed for this quest

living again to discover the rest

Truth's guided quest, a path of delight

ever onward, strive for the light

here are the dreams of today my friends

laughter and wonder as this drama ascends

playing a part, living again

freed for the journey, ever to begin

Getting Down Uptown

We are fortunate that our city has multiple outdoor music events uptown during the summer months. Last weekend my wife and I attended one of the Summer on Trade events. We had a good time, but the little guy below was hands-down having the best time of us all.