haiku ruminations

beyond religions

2012-01-21T09:52:00.000-05:00

question everything ~ rise above fear, ignorance ~ know purpose, be free

400 years of improvements

2012-01-20T15:23:00.000-05:00

telescopes became ~ detectors of the unknown ~ and unimagined

cirque d'republicans

2012-01-18T11:43:00.000-05:00

romney : "perfectly ~ lubricated weathervane" ~ more rich-guy insults

so much still unexplored

2012-01-18T11:33:00.000-05:00

hydro-thermal vents ~ hoards of hairy yeti crabs ~ a riot of life

they SO hate Iran

2012-01-18T11:05:00.000-05:00

always possible ~ war by miscalculation ~ what we all fear most

greed is great (for me)

2012-01-13T16:23:00.000-05:00

creating nothing ~ locust capitalism ~ devouring all

venture vs. vulture capitalists

2012-01-13T10:39:00.000-05:00

we fear them coming ~ to wring profit from our town ~ these corporate raiders

in 1964 we thought it was funny

2012-01-11T13:21:00.000-05:00

"you can't fight in here ~ gentlemen," (doctor strangelove) ~ "this is the WAR room!"

it never occurred to him

2012-01-11T12:08:00.000-05:00

hate leader's warning ~ to beware a woman's charms ~ caught in bombing sting

cirque d'republicans

2012-01-10T14:17:00.000-05:00

n.h. primary ~ pious bologna ~ still undecided

vermont media news

2012-01-10T14:08:00.000-05:00

green mountain daily ~ conspicuous honesty ~ good luck john odum

the head & the heart

2012-01-09T09:17:00.000-05:00

you're already home ~ yes, i get lost in my mind ~ where you feel love

csa • child sexual assault

2012-01-09T08:59:00.001-05:00

it's a tragedy ~ so many knew, did nothing ~ they kept his secret

paul mason :: global unrest: how the revolution went viral

2012-01-07T09:54:00.000-05:00

educated youth ~ graduates with no future ~ new demographic

apocalypto • screenplay

2012-01-07T08:35:00.000-05:00

infected by fear ~ it will crawl into the soul ~ fear is a sickness

wisdom of eleanor roosevelt

2012-01-07T08:25:00.000-05:00

"the future belongs ~ to those who believe in the ~ beauty of their dreams"

murdoch empire unravels

2012-01-06T15:25:00.000-05:00

accountability ~ pervert the course of justice ~ another arrest

happy new year los angeles

2012-01-05T12:43:00.000-05:00

thirty-seven counts ~ anti-american rage ~ terror by arson

colonization in the middle east

2012-01-05T11:35:00.000-05:00

in the persian gulf ~ everybody is upset ~ with the u.s.a.

pbs • legacy

2012-01-04T15:14:00.000-05:00

perhaps in this way ~ door may be opened again ~ whose key has been lost

pbs • legacy

2012-01-04T12:12:00.000-05:00

learn from everyone ~ rule by right conduct alone ~ make justice your guide

pbs • legacy

2012-01-04T11:56:00.000-05:00

strong may not oppress ~ moderate naked power ~ civilization

dieting advice

2012-01-04T11:42:00.000-05:00

it's not what you eat ~ you're missing the obvious ~ it's what's eating you

our generation's mark twain

2012-01-03T16:43:00.000-05:00

praise our ancestors ~ do good work and keep in touch ~ garrison keillor

steve jobs unabridged • walter isaacson

2012-01-01T18:39:00.000-05:00

imagination ~ poetry and processors ~ in the pantheon

steve jobs unabridged • walter isaacson

2012-01-01T18:31:00.000-05:00

a true path finder ~ he could sense what lay ahead ~ magician genius

steve jobs unabridged • walter isaacson

2012-01-01T18:26:00.000-05:00

very lucky life ~ i've done all that i can do ~ inventing the future

steve jobs unabridged • walter isaacson

2012-01-01T18:20:00.000-05:00

life's been kind to me ~ should do my best to repay ~ nurture lineage

and we're off on another run around our sun

2012-01-01T18:14:00.000-05:00

we're SO hung over ~ that's SO twenty-eleven ~ happy new year's day

2011 - some reasons to celebrate

2011-12-31T17:41:00.000-05:00

it does get better ~ the end of don't ask don't tell ~ good year to be queer

steve jobs unabridged • walter isaacson

2011-12-31T17:34:00.000-05:00

vision compelling ~ the journey is the reward ~ i did learn some things

steve jobs unabridged • walter isaacson

2011-12-31T17:29:00.000-05:00

has advantages ~ control the experience ~ the coherence thing

steve jobs unabridged • walter isaacson

2011-12-31T09:14:00.000-05:00

didn't know needed ~ techno-zen experience ~ couldn't live without

lewis and clark – AND arabspring AND occupy movement

2011-12-31T08:59:00.000-05:00

together blazed the ~ path of their nation's future ~ the impossible

lewis and clark

2011-12-30T15:13:00.000-05:00

to the west loomed a ~ monster with a hundred heads ~ no turning back now

lewis and clark

2011-12-30T15:07:00.000-05:00

agreed to succeed ~ or perish in the attempt ~ the great journey west

steve jobs unabridged • walter isaacson

2011-12-28T10:34:00.000-05:00

iPad :: digital ~ reincarnation of the ~ whole earth catalog

so much for the 11th commandment

2011-12-28T09:50:00.000-05:00

ron paul calls out newt ~ serial hypocrisy ~ classic insider

vermont public relations

2011-12-28T09:38:00.000-05:00

gleeful announcement ~ state-of-the-art high-speed lift ~ now how 'bout some snow

annual christmas special

2011-12-28T09:25:00.000-05:00

happy crying is ~ so 'human.y womb.any' ~ doctor who's teardrop

when he tipped the tables, what were they doing?

2011-12-27T09:05:00.000-05:00

earthquakes triggered by ~ sinners who won't mend their ways ?! ~ who DID jesus hate?

world.class • commentary

2011-12-26T19:28:00.000-05:00

yes, it's the end of – ~ just CANCEL eternity ~ civil.BYE.zation

steve jobs unabridged • walter isaacson

2011-12-26T13:07:00.000-05:00

learning to harness ~ the magic that is sparked by ~ serendipity

steve jobs unabridged • walter isaacson

2011-12-26T12:59:00.000-05:00

the job of art is ~ to chase ugliness away ~ bono insisted

steve jobs unabridged • walter isaacson

2011-12-25T18:47:00.000-05:00

apple stores would make ~ the maximum impact through ~ minimalism

steve jobs unabridged • walter isaacson

2011-12-25T18:43:00.000-05:00

please call me 'doctor' ~ that's always a warning sign ~ grandiosity

cirque d'republicans

2011-12-25T09:22:00.000-05:00

virginia's ballot ~ his failure to qualify ~ newt gingrich blew it

steve jobs unabridged • walter isaacson

2011-12-25T09:13:00.000-05:00

steve jobs: i am a ~ reflection of what i do ~ invent the future

this holiday season …

2011-12-24T11:16:00.000-05:00

what would jesus do? ~ gifting anonymously ~ santa in disguise

steve jobs unabridged • walter isaacson

2011-12-24T08:37:00.000-05:00

pandemonium ~ we knew we could do it right ~ exclamation point

steve jobs unabridged • walter isaacson

2011-12-23T19:41:00.000-05:00

simplicity is ~ (steve jobs proved) the ultimate ~ sophistication

accelerating history

2011-12-23T07:32:00.000-05:00

four of the top ten ~ a bad year for dictators ~ gone, not forgotten

when science and religion were one

2011-12-22T09:50:00.000-05:00

sun geometry ~ archaeoastronomy ~ illumination

wisdom of bill atkinson

2011-12-22T08:12:00.000-05:00

because i didn't ~ know it couldn't be done, was ~ able to do it

wisdom of T.S. Eliot (1888-1965)

2011-12-22T08:04:00.000-05:00

"there falls a shadow ~ between the conception ~ and the creation."

he understood how it works

2011-12-22T07:52:00.000-05:00

good artists copy ~ (picasso had a saying) ~ but GREAT artists steal

steve jobs unabridged • walter isaacson

2011-12-21T17:20:00.000-05:00

come join us and make ~ a dent in the universe ~ invent the future

oversight vs. overlook

2011-12-21T09:16:00.000-05:00

what is needed here ~ are independent watchdogs ~ instead of lapdogs

RIP :: Vaclav Havel

2011-12-20T11:46:00.000-05:00

havel insisted ~ "truth and love must prevail ~ over lies and hate"

so wise • so haiku.ish

2011-12-20T09:00:00.000-05:00

"people will forget ~ what you said and what you did," ~ noted the poet
maya angelou ~ "but, people will not forget ~ how you made them feel"

psu • hackgate • occupy • catholic church • mafia

2011-12-19T15:33:00.000-05:00

scaffolding of lies ~ imploding and collapsing ~ under its own weight

spirit of the holidays

2011-12-19T15:12:00.000-05:00

the elevator ~ dressed as 'exterminator' ~ burned her alive

wake up, neighbors

2011-12-19T15:01:00.000-05:00

how did those towers ~ come down? the obvious just ~ stares you in the face

RIP :: Vaclav Havel

2011-12-18T11:02:00.000-05:00

not one shot fired ~ power of powerlessness ~ soul of the nation

czechoslovakia leads in mourning

2011-12-18T10:50:00.002-05:00

playwright president ~ r.i.p. vaclav havel ~ wins velvet revolt

RIP :: Christopher Hitchens

2011-12-16T17:37:00.000-05:00

hitch revered orwell's ~ "commitment to language as ~ the partner of truth"

RIP :: Hitch

2011-12-16T17:27:00.000-05:00

"the moral power ~ of polemical fury" ~ Christopher Hitchens

psu • hackgate • occupy

2011-12-15T14:00:00.000-05:00

ruthlessness exposed ~ so they are lashing out like ~ cornered animals

inside job

2011-12-15T13:27:00.000-05:00

blatant disregard ~ prostitution, LOTS of drugs ~ to the VERY top

inside job

2011-12-15T13:16:00.000-05:00

bets on ANYthing ~ private gains, public losses ~ NOT an accident

continuously irritating since July 1, 1941

2011-12-14T15:39:00.000-05:00

only twelve more months ~ outlawing loud commercials ~ it's MY volume knob

once known as 'man of the year'

2011-12-14T13:26:00.000-05:00

time mag gets it right ~ protestors across the globe ~ people of the year

old way :: turn on, tune in, drop out

2011-12-14T12:59:00.000-05:00

the new LSD ~ now: turn on, boot up, jack in ~ leary :: computers

way outside the boxes

2011-12-14T12:51:00.000-05:00

anarchic mindset ~ which the 60's produced makes ~ great imagining

cirque d'republicans

2011-12-13T16:26:00.000-05:00

they call these 'debates' ~ shit fight in a monkey-house ~ watch the feces fly

last-second change of plans

2011-12-13T12:02:00.000-05:00

sandusky has turned ~ self-delusion into art ~ how can he smile!?

religiosity • tim tebow for example

2011-12-13T11:53:00.000-05:00

keep it to yourself ~ we need a separation ~ of church and football

occupy ports

2011-12-13T09:28:00.000-05:00

cops on two wheels ~ used their bikes as people-plows ~ to clear the roadway

cirque d'republicans

2011-12-12T18:14:00.000-05:00

savage offers newt ~ take the money and DON'T RUN ~ one million to quit

they've abandoned the kyoto accords

2011-12-12T18:09:00.000-05:00

we see canada's ~ slide into petrocracy ~ oil politics

steve jobs unabridged • walter isaacson

2011-12-12T18:02:00.000-05:00

woz introduced me ~ the glories of bob dylan ~ with awesome headphones

iraq inspector general ∞ war as theft

2011-12-11T09:44:00.000-05:00

waste, fraud and abuse ~ NO quality assurance ~ billions are 'missing'

npr • on being :: Mario Livio

2011-12-11T09:34:00.000-05:00

passion for science ~ our expanding universe ~ core sense of wonder

classless and clueless

2011-12-10T16:37:00.000-05:00

zero social skills ~ insufferable asshole ~ sadly deluded

r.i.p. harry morgan – mash – col. sherman t potter

2011-12-09T11:04:00.000-05:00

they keep inventing ~ new way to kill, but no way ~ end this stupid war

big pharma vaccine sub-title

2011-12-09T10:35:00.000-05:00

what doesn't kill you ~ profitably makes you a ~ repeat customer

wisdom of cyndi lauper

2011-12-06T11:43:00.000-05:00

i want them to know ~ that ALL girls are entitled ~ to a joyful life

of course, a vermonter

2011-12-06T11:31:00.000-05:00

jonathan goldsmith ~ THE most interesting man ~ stay thirsty my friends

while we hope it doesn't come to this …

2011-12-06T10:32:00.000-05:00

never draw first blood ~ but be damned-ready to fight ~ it may be too late

dustbin of history calling

2011-12-06T10:21:00.000-05:00

investigations ~ who's protecting whom, and why? ~ v i p sex rings

dustbin of history calling

2011-12-06T09:21:00.000-05:00

for millennia ~ hideous epidemic ~ hidden in plain sight

dustbin of history calling

2011-12-06T09:13:00.000-05:00

of course hollywood ~ rampant pedophilia ~ ask corey feldman

moral maxims

2011-12-05T17:33:00.000-05:00

la rochefoucauld : our ~ virtues are most often ~ vices in disguise

moral maxims

2011-12-05T17:21:00.000-05:00

hypocrisy : the ~ tribute vice pays to virtue ~ said la rochefoucauld

new ad in the republican primary races

2011-12-05T16:35:00.000-05:00

want to drain the swamp? ~ vote ron paul for president ~ cut a trillion buck$

might have phrased that better

2011-12-05T16:12:00.000-05:00

"should auschwitz have been ~ kept open to project jobs?" ~ zac goldsmith, m.p.

what does it take to move the old lions out to pasture?

2011-12-05T10:38:00.000-05:00

ethics hearing set ~ he jumped before he was pushed ~ corruption on view

shock entrepreneurialism

2011-12-05T10:28:00.000-05:00

out of the chaos ~ self-fulfilling prophesies ~ opportunities

i'm shocked, do you hear me, shocked

2011-12-05T10:13:00.000-05:00

observers noted ~ numerous violations ~ voting compromised

victims' lawyers react

2011-12-05T10:03:00.000-05:00

sandusky speaks out ~ just rationalizations ~ he's delusional