#positive-outlook

"Love vs. Control [10w] A lover you can control is not worthy of having."

"Long Term Relationships [10w] Long term relationships should begin and end with a laugh."

"Why Don't You Practice What You Preach [10w] The reason I teach and preach?In order to learn."

"Children and Food [10w] Once children order like grown-upsfood's lost its sweet innocence."

"Stumble When you don't know how to end a sentence you've stumbled upon a truth."

"Epic vs. Great Poetry [10w] Epic poetry's about the extraordinary;Great poetry is about the commonplace."

"David Dukes How come everytime I put on the T.V.to watch some Dick Wolf crime show,all the judges are blackand all the criminals are white!I just sayin there must be some kindaJew conspiracy at work here!"

"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."

"Flood of Feeling {Couplet} A flood of feeling is a poem,created from daydreaming in the zone.The levees break, emotions snake,from imagination's ocean who sets the stakes."

"Love's a Sacred Vessel [10w] Love's the sacred vessel embracing the mystical energy of evolution."

"Crest Toothpaste: Look, Ma, no cavities!... ...that'll really piss off the TSA agents looking for contraband."

"Gone to the Dogs [10w] All ideals corrupt into ideology to sustain the social order."

"North Dakota Haiku "My bib overallslook spiffy at a weddingor a funeral."

"Mild Suffering vs. Great Suffering Mild suffering serves the purpose of inner-change.Great suffering serves the purpose of evil,or just being at the wrong place at the wrong time."

"Taste [10w] + [10w] "If you have sophisticated taste, you like what I like.If you're a Neanderthal, you will love what I hate."

"Love [10w] Love is a time machineset to your perfect present"

"New Age Advertising ATTEND OUR REINCARNATION RETREATGuaranteed to be a once in a lifetime experience.Sure it costs $5000, but lets face it,you only live once."

"Finish Off Your Enemies If you finish off your enemiesdo they wind up more charming and with better manners?"

"Embalming [10w] Injecting baking soda whitens, freshens, and softens the dearly departed."

"Every problem has a gift for you in its hands” (Richard Bach). And if not every problem, then just about every one. Even spectacular sunsets are not possible without cloudy skies. Troubles bring a gift for those who choose to look. And since I can't avoid my problems, why waste them? I should look for the gift. My life will be far, far richer for finding it."