#knowing-oneself

"Gypsy When one gypsy spits on you, its disgusting;when two do, it's suspicious;when three do, you're late to a gypsy wedding."

"Want vs. What's Coming to You As the Rolling Stones say,You can't always get what you want ~but God will always give you what's coming to you."

"Fighting For Your Life [10w] 'Everything will be alright,'doesn't mean we stop the fight."

"Dammit Goddammit' Defined [10w] Damned if you do and damned if you don't double-bind."

"Preparation [10w] Hope for the best, but prepare for your insufferable wife."

"The Poet's Mind In so many ways I walk ablaze in a maze,my eyes in a glaze, my mind in a daze,this poem's just a phrase in the latency phase,rephrase, rephrase, rephrase..."

"Soar Like a Pigeon [10w] Better be a pigeon than an eagle with Indians around."

"Epiphanies [10w] Epiphanies aren't intuitions of new ideas;they're rearranging existing information."

"Jesus [10w] "Sorry to keep you hanging,but it's just our nature."

"Celebrity [10w] Celebrity is an insignificant zit on the surface of history."

"The Squeaky Wheel The squeaky wheel ~will put you $374.43 in the holeafter replacing the brake pad, rotorsand $500 with a new master cylinder."

"Kansas State Motto Ad astra per aspera. [9]Flat land and flatline intelligence."

"Money vs. Happiness [10w] Why do people with money say,'money can't buy happiness'?"

"Rules of Etiquette [10w] Rules of etiquette are pretend manners for the lower classes."

"No Planning for Death [10w] People put more planning into a weekend vacation than death."

"Patience [10w] Patience is the most technologically advanced form of energy efficiency."

"Optimists vs. Death [10w] Optimists are hopeful people who see a coffin as half-full."

"Self-Contempt [10w] Self-contempt is calling yourself collect and refusing to accept the charges."

"Atheism [10w] Atheism is the tragic triumph of cold contemptuousness over gratitude."

"The Delinquent Girl Chronicles Ages 7-11: Skip ropeAges 12-16: Skip classAge 17: Skip periodAge 18: Skip coming homeAge 19: Skip town"