For years I sojourned as a humble… Hanging all my hopes On one day emerging as a brilliant… For my moment in the sun Inching ever forward towards the s…
When we were kids we liked to spell Mississippi out loud for fun but we never pronounced the S’s–
In person we can struggle for equality Online we’ve already achieved
If we insist It’s not a competition It becomes A war If we admit
I’ve been gaining valuable experie… In on-the-job training It’s a big job But somebody’s got to do it– I’m learning how to predict the fu…
The universe is a kinetic watch so time only keeps going if we’re on the move making Zeno’s paradox of motion just a way of reassuring ourselves
The only way to become friends And stay friends Is to spend time together Is it any wonder, then That pandemic lockdowns
Words get in the way and a picture is worth a thousand words
It’s not a real collection Unless It’s unsatisfying It’s not real money Until
Telling ourselves half-truths Is worse than telling ourselves li… Because Although the truth will set you fr… Just as you can’t be half pregnant
History’s first lesson– the ABCs– is that, unless coerced not to people kill the ones they hate History’s second lesson–
It was an offer I thought I couldn’t refuse: You can sit there and take it Or leave it Having nowhere to go
I bought a Toyota because it’s bulletproof to compensate for the fact that I’m not even rubber bulletproof
If I live forty more years I figure my life will pay for itself
The only reason to pursue fame is to forestall the possibility that you’re the kind of person who would die wishing you’d been more famous