Sparsely Sage...Rosemary...and Rhyme

 

"You only get one life, but you can't get through it as only one person."

"Of Time and Space I don't know much, 

But this I'm pretty sure of --

That both are things it doesn't hurt

To give someone a bit more of.

The Voice of Experience

You come to realize this about the satisfaction of growing old together -- that it is entirely a triumph of "together" over "growing old." 

Some New, Some Old

 There are few opportunities in life more exciting than meeting a beautiful person who has not yet been sufficiently informed of the fact.

What person of faith does not pray for certainty, as if the world needs fewer people of faith and more people of certainty.


A key element in the art of communication is the perfectly-worded glance.

You can look at it as traffic, or you can look at it as a convocation of people who, with varying degrees of resolution and determination, got themselves up, dressed and out the door this morning.

"Morning Commute" - vikingprogress.com

I have always enjoyed expressing myself through music.  My instrument?  My two hands applauding the band.


I have this dream.  It's Judgment Day and the Lord says to the assembled hopefuls, "I see what you have done to planet Earth.  Why exactly again would I want that done to Heaven?"


One thing I've observed, both in myself and others, is that you can be as good a person as a child mistakenly thinks you are.


The trouble with self-love is that it doesn't last, and rarely do you remain friends after the break-up.

Kind Words About Politics

"Political party -- where people of shared values form an allegiance and then proceed to sacrifice their values to the allegiance."

"A political party is like any other conspiracy  -- the people it conspires against think they are part of it."

"One reason for hope, I suppose, is that of the Seven Deadly Sins, only two -- Envy and Greed -- have organized politically."

A Speculation

 "What is the Book of Genesis, after all, but the story of how God created artificial intelligence, an intelligence that falls as far short of being divine as our robots fall short of being human."

Ah, Romance!

"We crave romance, but if life were truly romantic, we would all be ships passing in the night.  Fortunately, life is real, so we meet in an elevator." 

Ol' Blue Eyes

 With apologies to Paul Anka and the co-composers of "My Way", here are some alternative  lyrics I think Frank might not have objected to. 

   Regrets,

I've had a few,

A fling or two

                       I paid the price for,                       

The odd romance,

The crazy chance

I spun the wheel,

I rolled the dice for.

   What is a man?

 What's he to be? 

Is he some pawn

Of Destiny?

Or does he get

To choose his song,

To get it right

Or get it wrong.