2003-1-28

Originally written on January 28, 2003 in the evening. President George Bush's State of the Union Address was aired the same day.

The air feels thick with the presence of precedent setting decisions.

We have the choice of deciding how our close to immediate progeny will live. Not only how they will live but in what manner. Decisions like these will tell the world and future generations by which processes we choose to live.

Our decisions will not only affect our present security but will also, and perhaps more importantly, affect the intelligence and wisdom of tomorrow.

2003-26-1

Originally thought of in a car in Central Texas on January 26, 2003 at 4:30 pm. It was written down at a later time the same day.

I do not live each day as an attempt to delay death;
I live each day as an attempt to live, each day.

2003-1-22

Originally written on January 22, 2003 at 11:21 pm in a college owned and managed apartment room.

I forfeit the idea of self-government and just allow myself to be pulled.

It is a wonderful ride to be able to observe as a passenger, and yet the smells and sounds envelope me so fully I can't help claiming that I am part of this experience.

2002-12-31

Originally written on December 31, 2002 at 11:00 pm above a wooden porch, a chair, a lap, and a blanket amidst 19 Fahrenheit degree weather.

unmistaken identity = inhuman

Reality is so clear and defined, no wonder man has such a hard tie with indeterminate forms.

Our peculiar thought processes are a result of the functionality of reality, or at least I think that is the order.

2002-12-29

Originally written on December 29, 2002 at 11:00 am on a Boeing 717-200 on its way to Minnesota.

She leaves a wake of impenetrable serenity

She encapsulates all that would desire to know her.