#personal-development

"Save the Last Dance for Me Life is a Hesitation Waltz danced to swing time measure. We're all given the free will to suspend our moving foot or slowly drag it during the halt."

"Frank Lloyd Wright {Couplet} Frank Lloyd Wright eliminated the confining wall,so now when your wife screams at youit sounds like you're in Tammany Hall."

"Dictator [10w] Clever dictators keep their friends closeand their enemies dead."

"Off the Hook True story...A cop pulls me over for speeding.He says, "What's the hurry?"I say, "I'm running awayfrom a bad marriage."He laughs and says, "Drive carefully."The officer lets me go.Beyond the practical lesson thatmaking a policeman laugh may get you off the hook,there's a certain poetry here in the unexpected connection ~for what is a poemif not a moment of surpriseworth retelling."

"Spineless [10w] There are more spineless men on the planet than jellyfish."

"Toasts During the hymeneal repast,The guest stood silent as toasts were cast.The Best Man bore witness to a dozen years pastThe Bridesmaid joked about a relationship that wouldn’t lastThe groom listened and held the hand of the brideKnowing his real toast was buttered on the other side."

"United Negro College Fund: A mind is a terrible thing to waste... ...and so is your paycheck,so don't waste good money on a lost cause."

"Poorly Hidden [10w] We're incapable of hiding arrogance, ambition or being in love."

"Love Poetry [10w] Love poetry is simply bleeding on the page with ink."

"Dull Poetry Dulls the Mind [10w] Poetry penetrates dullness when whetted on the stone of imagination."

"Free Lunch There's no such thing as a free lunch ~for people who haven't yet learned to beat the system ;)"

"Who, Me? We marry nearly the same person over and over again,hoping next time they'll get it right."

"The Warrior's Way To the warrior,peace is an annoying interruption of war."

"Credo of a Substitute Teacher I'm a 'sugar free' substitute teacher.I speak frankly and never gave any of my studentsa single word of encouragement.Why should I? Even after 10 years the school hasn't given me a pension, health insurance or paid sick leave.So fuck 'em.Fuck 'em all."

"That's Why Shag's the Way To Go [10w] Love's messy;it tracks mud on the carpet of life."

"Learning from Experience Learning from experience means, 'Boy, did I just fuck up!"

"Adult Pretend [10w] "I'm tired of playing 'pretend';let's play 'get-real, bitch."

"Recipe for Love [10w] Recipe for love:compatibilityattraction ~just add penis and stir."

"Black Hole The death of one great man makes the world seem empty;the death or three creates a back hole in the heart of humanity.In Memorium 2015B.B. KingOliver SacksNicholas Winton"

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