#sage-advice

"Objective Journalism Foreign journalists will always compromise objectivity to preserve relationships that give them better access."

"One Size Fits All Life Strategy Smile first.Ask questions later."

"Love is a Gamble [10w] Love's a gamble ~ better lose than never spin the wheel."

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

"What Ever Happened to Stupid? [10w] ‘I’m only human’,has become everybody’s license to fuck up."

"Perdue: It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken... ...it's all about steroids and crowd management."

"Journalist asks me whether I can sit down for an interview... Sorry, I can't talk now. I'm busy writing up a storm.How about tomorrow?Sorry, tomorrow I'm bust conjuring up a tornado."

"Gifts Never look a gift horse in the assor a donkey in the mouth."

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

"Memories [10w] Spend half your life creating memories,the other half, remembering."

"Income Tax [10w] A man's income tax return measures his integrity and stupidity."

"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."

"Sex Kitchens of the Future [10w] Her entire kitchen was made of silicone ~ including her breasts."

"Depression vs. Death Depression is anger turned within causing misery and hopelessness.Death is hate turned within until it totally eats you alive."

"Pond(er) This [10w] Nobody wants to be:'Big fish in a little pond."

"The Moon The moon's a pearl among the starry gems,more cultured than the rest of them.A blemished diadem of charcoaled nightthat chaperons the sun back to the light."

"Noah [10w] God, I love rain too ~but this is fucking ridiculous!"

"FBI vs. CIA When a person works for the FBI for 20 years and retires,he gets a watch.When a person works for the CIA for 20 years and retires,he gets watched.I know this not because I'm in law enforcement or with the NSA ~I know this because I have HBO."

"Show Up [10w] I've waited for you all my life ~show up already!"

"DNA [10w] DNA's the last hope of our species,spiraling to extinction."