"The heart is an artist that paints over what profoundly disturbs us, leaving on the canvas a less dark, less sharp version of the truth."
- Dean Koontz
“Words are the only bullets in Truth’s bandolier. And Poets are the Snipers.”
– Dan Simmons, Hyperion
"The greatest strength is gentleness."
- Iroquois Proverb
“And above it all the butterfly affect. The sure knowledge that the entire life of a human being is like a single day in that human's life: unplannable, unpredictable, governed by the hidden tides of chaotic factors and buffered by butterfly wings...”
- Dan Simmons, The Hollow Man
"Every expression of closeness has potential bite. Every smile reveals the teeth."
- Dean Koontz
"Better to light a candle than curse the darkness."
- Chinese Proverb
“The past is dead and buried. But I know now that buried things have a way of rising to the surface when one least expects them to.”
- Dan Simmons, Prayers to Broken Stones
"After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one."
- Cato the Elder (234-149 BC)
"Well hey, these things just snap right off!"
- Gary Larson
“In the beginning was the Word. Then came the fucking word processor. Then came the thought processor. Then came the death of literature. And so it goes.”
- Dan Simmons, Hyperion
"There's nothing to writing, really...all you do is sit down at the typewriter and bleed."
- Ernest Hemingway
“It occurs to me that our survival may depend upon our talking to one another.”
- Dan Simmons, Hyperion
"Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children."
- Sam Levenson
"Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage."
- Hosea Ballou
"Sweater: n;
A garment worn by a child when its mother is chilly."
- Ambrose Pierce
"Stupidity has a price, and it always get's paid."
- Dan Simmons, (The Fall of Hyperion)
Phew, that was painful to read. So wounded, such loss. I’m sorry
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Well, I’m back and even after the Priest read my Confession, he still wanted to see me. I’m pretty sure he knows I’m mute, but still I went. He wanted to know just how many candles I’ll need for the next year, he said he was preparing a new budget. I told him not to worry, I’d cover the candles I light. After all, I figured out that what I save on Jack Daniels that I used to buy for the Irish priest but don’t need for my Mexican who doesn’t drink, I’ll have plenty to cover the candles I light for my Clan, my Friends and definitely myself. Wishing you the bestus and brightest New Year, my dear Friend. Less stresses and more winepresses for us all would be great………………. Big hugs and kisses. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 👀 ♥ * ͜ * ♥ 👀 ᕙ(💓▿💓)ᕗ It’s only 3 weeks since I started chewing real food again, and finally I can resume my PB & celery pieces, well as long as I only chew the small ends…. Life is good and I feel much better. I prefer the snacks to shots any day ❤ (๑̀ ͜ʖ๑́) ❤
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You set a shining example of Trudge On Through, George. Your candle expenses might be tax deductible, too. 🙂
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TY, and the fire extinguishers, you think?????????///
👀 ♥ * ͜ * ♥ 👀 👀 ♥ * ͜ * ♥ 👀
Now if I can stay away from American Dentists and find a good Asian one, I might actually visit the Dentist again this year, and then again, I’ll need permission from my Cardiologist if I find the “right” one. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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I hear Mexico is the way to go these days, orthodontically…I’m saving up to see a Mexican denstist, myself.
PS:
the fire extinguishers, for sure! 😉
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I can understand that. when you decide to go, please be vigilant and careful……. It’s not the same Mexico as I remember when I lived in NM in the 70s………….
I’ll talk to my CPA daughter about those extra church expenses. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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Reblogged this on georgeforfun.
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why arent you too following i?
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Am I not? I’m pretty sure you are mislead. I will investigate this because I mean to be in your harem. 😉
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Yup. Follow you, I do.
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ty are you reading all those poems or is it someone else? welcome. we all have a room of our own
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I’ve read som, yes…
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are you canadian? some. cool hope they were worth your time.
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No. Im “Murcan” in Cali
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runes
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???
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i did not get it is all
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Get what?
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what that post was all about
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Its about my only child, lost to me.
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hit up souldiergirl aka kristin she too lost her kid and brother.
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Lol…
No thanks.
I know kristin.
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oooooooops my baaaaaaaad!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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