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June 21, 2004
Knowing why you don't know.
Its important to be open to new information. Often we find something we thought was true turns out not to be true, or something we thought wasn't true, turns out to be true. Learning these things is important, but it is almost EQUALLY important to investigate WHY you had it wrong. How did you learn the mistruth? Why did you accept it. Often, determining the how and why will have far larger and longer lasting consequences than the corrected mistruth.Posted by wonko at 02:29 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack
June 09, 2004
To the beat
To the beat I ask why why live, why rhyme folding ideas into rhythms and beats and lives To the beat I look back figuring truth whispered tales exposing our inner selves finding truth in secrets and lies To the beat I dedicate this. This, this. This glimpse of past and present, finding the future under footprints and doormats. To the beat I walk and think wandering broken dreams looking beyond, above and around the allegory that is the lie. To the beat I owe my life The one I live now Now THAT I do live. Live to the beat.Posted by wonko at 11:38 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
June 07, 2004
Eight Legged Dreams
Last night I had a series of strange dreams, all intertwined. The first one I remember that all the others referenced took place in some large room with a number of my friends from various places. I noticed in the corner of the room there was a large, active, octopus. I am not sure why I wouldn't have thought this strange, but I didn't. Suddenly after looking at the octopus with wonder for a while it sprang into action flying towards me, moving far faster than I would have thought possible. Realizing I was in danger I started to run the other direction, when I knew it was upon me I quickly turned and tried to shield myself with the nearest thing I could grab, a large comforter, basically a thick piece of fabric. The bite of the octopus went through the fabric and into my arm I was using as a shield. It was obvious that the fabric had taken the brunt of the force of the bite and though my arm hurt, I was lucky. At some point it let go and went away and I began to move, it again came at me and I again ran. That dream ended there.Each of my next dreams began recalling the previous dream to others (as if I was already awake, recalling the dreams of the night before). I don't remember what happened in those dreams, except one.
The only background I'll give is that there is an acquaintance of mine that recently betrayed my trust and I should be very angry at. In this dream I walked behind the store I worked into some sort of camper trailer. That person (we'll call Sam) was there. It was obvious from his reception of me that Sam either thought I didn't know about his betrayal or that he was hoping we would both ignore the 600 lb gorilla in the room. I walked in and said, "So Sam, what happened?" in a tone as to express my knowledge of everything and desire to understand his justification. I don't remember what he said in response.
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June 03, 2004
HEAT ADVISORY
Why do people choose to live in a place where the National Weather Service gives 'Heat Advisories' like this:"THE COMBINATION OF VERY WARM WEATHER AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY COULD BE A HEALTH HAZARD ESPECIALLY TO THE YOUNG AND THE ELDERLY...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN TO STAY COOL AND WELL HYDRATED.
INDIVIDUALS CAN SUFFER HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS WHEN THE BODY TEMPERATURE SYSTEM CAN NO LONGER COOL ITSELF. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...STAY IN THE SHADE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND DRINK ABUNDANT AMOUNTS OF WATER. WEAR LIGHT-COLORED AND LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING. IF YOU WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT...THE HEAD AND BODY WILL BE MUCH COOLER. STOP OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...DRINK LOTS OF WATER OR OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES...AND IF POSSIBLE...SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR-CONDITIONED OR WELL-VENTILATED PLACES."
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