Poetry Revision
Poetry, like any written work, needs revision. I suppose there might have been a handful of times when inspiration for a short poem hits and what comes out the first time is good enough. But most times there’s a good bit of thinking, speaking and writing that goes on after the initial words are put …
Travel
Planning to go is fun
as is having gone
but being there is often
less so than either one
Putting Up Walls
A December Kind of Day
Snooks Bottom
A Lonely Road
Bad Art Ideas: Toilet Seat Wreath
I’m all for abstract art but I think there has to be a limit. For me, that limit is a Christmas wreath made from a toilet seat. Don’t get me wrong, there are far worse holiday offenses out there like adults dressing up like pink bunnies, putting out cookies for fat reverse burglars and the …
What He Does With Power
The measure of a man is what he does with power. Pittacus or Plato or some copywriter from the 1950s. Depends on who you ask.
Something New
I have plenty of activities to keep me busy each day. But that doesn’t keep me from trying new things. I like trying new activities and learning new skills. It potentially gives me new things to put in my ever-revolving lineup of hobbies. At the very least it gives me one more thing to identify …