I Quit TV

Yesterday, I quit watching TV.

Officially.

I got this great “communications” package a few months back from one of our local magnanimous Communications Giants.  Phone, internet and TV all for a ridiculous price.  How kind of them.

It even includes a “Personal Video Recorder”, which hums incessantly in the background of my apartment.  Apparently, you can use this device to record the little gems you missed on the 500-channel universe, while you were too busy wasting your time with other distractions.

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I’m Moving to a Blog Cabin in the Woods

I see the future.

Everyone will have a blog. Every blogger’s pet will have a blog. Every blog will have a blog. Every blog’s blog will a have a blog. No one will be reading any of these blogs because everyone will be too busy writing blogs. Bloggers will occasionally visit other blogs, but only for the purpose of leaving comments that will direct readers back to their own blog. Letter writing will become popular once again, gaining a new lease on life after the internet crashes repeatedly because of the profusion of blogs and youtube videos created by 5-year olds and terrorist groups.

Why all the blogging?

Because people want to connect. And WHY do people want to connect? Because there is a fundamental need inside each of us to feel connected.

“Connected to WHAT?” is the question. Connected to ourselves.

Bottom line, for each of us to feel truly wired, we need to connect with ourselves. Then, and only then, does it make sense to connect with others.

Otherwise, all our efforts to connect will be fundamentally flawed — tinged with the slightly neurotic need for approval and completion — neither of which are really necessary once we master the fine art of tapping into who we really are in the first place.

And speaking of the future — high rises are out. Blog cabins are in.

(Excerpted from The Heart of the Matter)

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Perky The Pidgeon

I chose parenting later in life.

My first-born is a pidgeon. He resides on my balcony.

He actually has 2 ‘real’ parents, but they don’t spend much time here anymore. Perhaps – given that the tedious days of egg-sitting are over – they’ve gone south to Vegas to party and forget for a while.

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Step right up and buy some peace !

Ok….this morning I was sent an email advertisement which wanted me to step right up and buy some peace of mind. And I thought to myself, ” This is peace of mind? hmmmm…. say what?”peace

Am I the only one who missed it? Did you know that peace of mind can be shopped for, bought at the local super market, shopping mall, or the drug store ?

Maybe it comes in capsule form and I just didn’t see it. Was it in that wine bottle, or maybe down the cereal aisle? If it was, I didn’t feel it.

And what do you suppose it costs? A few quarters………one dollar…. ten?  Can anybody afford it, or is it only for the elite, the wealthy? Does it work instantly or is it time- released ?  Is it for real or are you ripping me off?

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Speechless

groucho.jpgIt’s not what I say,
it’s what I don’t say.
But every time I say nothing,
what I don’t say
leaves so much to be said,
I am speechless.
Maybe that’s why Groucho
raised his eyebrows
and Jesus raised the dead.

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Can I Look In Your Eyes

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hey, can i look in your eyes
and see who’s inside
hey, can swim in your lake
and dissolve – in the changin’ tides

hey can you see into me
you just might see through
hey can you look in my eyes
and see a picture of you ?

hey can you look into me
tell me what will you find
hey can you look into me
see some peace of mind

hey can you look into me
is there a treasure inside
hey can you see into me
go on a magic carpet ride

hey can i look in your eyes
what would i see
hey can i look in your eyes
will i find a piece of me

hey can i look in your eyes
will you look into mine
will you see the moon on the rise
will you see the sunshine

hey will you look in my eyes
let me look into yours
hey can i look in your eyes
and reach the other shore

can i look in your eyes
will you see the moon on the rise
will you see the sunshine

Can i look in your eyes
one more time
one more time

(from a song I composed 2 nights ago)

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