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Simple Rules

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Friends & Neighbors Humor & Whimsy Job & Career Personal Growth
I learned 2 things early on, my sister said. The first is don’t blame people for being the way they are. What’s the second? I said. She smiled. If they’re really stupid she said, go ahead & blame them. It’s a really simple philosophy, she added.

Short Leash

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Animals & Pets Personal Growth
Is convinced there’s something we can learn from the animals, but so far all she can think of is that you should shut up when someone’s got you on a leash.

Secret Names

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Dreams Inspirational Personal Growth
After he was quiet a long time, words began to come to him in dreams & told him their secret names & this was the way he learned the true nature of the world.

Rude Noises

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Children & Parenting Personal Growth
You keep making noises like that, she told him, & pretty soon people will stop talking to you & after awhile all the kids were over there trying to learn how to do it, too.

Inventing Evil

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Back to School Children & Parenting Personal Growth
He said who invented evil? & I said I wasn’t sure anybody invented it, it just happened when somebody got tired of all the effort it took to live right. They probably didn’t have anyone to teach them, he said & I thought to myself, we might be doing this right after all.

Iron John

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Animals & Pets Friends & Neighbors Personal Growth
One day he decided he was more dependent on the kindness of women than he liked so he went off to hunt wild beasts with his bare hands. But all he found was a stray dog & a couple of old pigeons & it was cold & he missed the sound of soft voices, so … [Read More]

Innocence

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Personal Growth
really wanting to work up to 3 dimensions, but not sure it’ll be as fun as everyone says. It’s hard to trust anyone who’s already doing it, he said. They never remember what they lost to get there.