December 19, 2005

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The Thought Suffices

"It is remarkable, that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most perfect quietude to the external regulations of society. The thought suffices them, without investing itself in the flesh and blood of action."

from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1850

There is a remarkable depth to the inner workings of human beings, be those inner workings attributed to heart or imagination. There is a vast unfathomable ocean within the mind of each person. Not even the individual himself/herself can fully plumb the depth of this ocean within his/her own inner being. As soon as she thinks she has set foot upon the ultimate miry deep of her imagination, far, far below the observation of any other living soul, the bottom gives out and she finds herself adrift yet again.

Have you yet discovered Hawthorne’s statement as truth in your own experience? No, I do not ask your opinion as to whether the statement is true. I know it is. I have sped for days through the vast vacuum of my own speculations, my own imaginations and fancies. I have drifted to the orbital limits of the conventional norms surrounding me, to the point I feared rocketing beyond the pull of societal gravity and into the nether realms of insanity. Yet, I discovered that only in severing the tethers which bound me did I find the expansive liberty of free thought. I could live boldly in my own universe… yet, walk undetected in the normality of yours. The thought suffices.

December 16, 2005

BARTER?

December 15, 2005

BEEWARE! (A Bug's Life #3)

"Angry! Angry! Angry! I'm buzzing angry! Grrrrrrrrrr!"

Click on the picture to see the larger than life original 1600 x 1200 photo. DO IT NOW OR I'LL STING YA RIGHT IN THE EYE!

December 13, 2005

PARADISE

Oooo! Looks like a promising night!

December 12, 2005

GOING BACKWARDS

Throwing up tastes so bad because all that belly-stuff is going backwards over your taste buds and THAT never tastes right!

(No, that isn't really vomit in the picture. Contact me and I'll tell you what it is if you can't tell.)

December 9, 2005

Mr. Rosebudnose

We got several inches of snow last night. So much that I worked from home. That’s the only drawback about having your company issue you a laptop… no snow days! But working at home has its benefits, including the freedom to work in your underwear.

Mid-afternoon I went outside to shovel the sidewalk before the sun started going down and the air became colder. I put on a light jacket, slipped my iPod into my pocket, and grabbed the snow shovel I shoveled the snow from the front steps. It was heavy, very wet. Just right to…

… build a snowman!

Now, we have no front lawn. We have two concrete patio-like areas bordered by a low brick wall along the sidewalk. The backyard was already in shade. The snow was too cold to use for a snow man. So, I had to build him in the driveway. Of course, I couldn’t leave him there. So, I built each section and carried it over to the front of the house. He was one fat-assed snowman! Let me tell you! That boy’s bottom was heavy!

I used dried sunflowers for his eyes and sunflower stalks for his arms. I gave him a red rose bud nose, perfect on a cold day. His mouth was a piece of wood I found in the backyard, not a very nice smile. But Mr. Rosebudnose was still a nice guy. I topped him off with my favorite red hat to match his nose.

As is true with most snowmen, Mr. Rosebudnose had a bad back. This is because, like the rest of his kind, he had no spine, being made of snow and all. This led to his downfall. Literally.

The poor fellow fell backwards and smashed his head on the brick wall! When I went outside to finish shoveling, his face was on the wall, his little rose bud nose sticking up. What a tragedy!

Mr. Rosebudnose did not live his short, one-hour life in vain. He brought happiness to Arissa, who has been very sick since Tuesday. Since she couldn’t go out and play in the snow, I built a snowman to surprise her. I almost broke my own back in the process. But at least I didn’t leave my face smashed on the wall! I was happy to cheer Arissa a little. Thanks Mr. Rosebudnose! I couldn’t have done it without you!

December 8, 2005

BIG BF (A Bug's Life #2)

"Look how purdy I am!"

Click on the picture to see the larger than life original 1600 x 1200 photo. It's the #1 downloaded screensaver on the internet!

(This is my second entry for the HOLIDAILIES project.)

December 7, 2005

PILLER (A Bug's Life #1)

"One day... when I'm all growed up... I'll be a handsome butterfly! And I'll flutter up, up, up and soar through the sky! Then everybody will like me!"

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(This is my first entry for the HOLIDAILIES project.)

December 5, 2005

COME AND GET IT!

Frozen vegetables... fresh from the garden! Mmm!

WITH SUGAR ON TOP

We got our first bit of snow in New Jersey yesterday. More is on the way tonight... maybe 4 to 6 inches... maybe even 7. Cool.

THE PROPER WAY TO READ FORTUNES

How fundamentally true!