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It’s strange how the simple things in life go on while we become more difficult. — Richard Brautigan

If I were to live my life
in catfish forms
in scaffolds of skin and whiskers
at the bottom of a pond
and you were to come by
   one evening
when the moon was shining
down into my dark home
and stand there at the edge
   of my affection
and think, “It’s beautiful
here by this pond. I wish
   somebody loved me,”
I’d love you and be […]

(I’m stealing some of the following from some books I’ve read. If anyone cares to source the statements, help yourself–I can’t recall titles at the moment.)
Games are a common metaphor for negotiation–but it’s important that all the participants speak the language of game. Not long ago, women were not involved in team sports and therefore […]

From “I Know Why the Caged Bird Kills,” spoken by the character Dr. Henry Killinger.
Love is not private. Love is to be shared.
Compromise, my friend, is the essence of diplomacy. And diplomacy is the cornerstone of love.

The whole world knows this one, but it bears repeating.
Love is patient; love is kind
and envies no one.
Love is never boastful, nor conceited, nor rude;
never selfish, not quick to take offense.
There is nothing love cannot face;
there is no limit to its faith,
its hope, and endurance.
In a word, there are three things
that last forever: faith, hope, […]

She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot.
–Mark Twain
After you’ve lived with a parrot for a decade, this makes sense.

It’s fitting that the same week scientists announce support for the theory that dinos and birds are related, Der Spiegel runs a story on the intelligence of ravens.
The last several years seem to have had an explosion of “smart corvid” stories, ranging from the Japanese crows who crack nuts with the assistance of traffic and […]

Recipe number two from Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly by Phyllis Pellman Good.
“Hearty Vegetable Soup” appears on on page 131. As usual, I changed the recipe. I didn’t use shortening when I browned the meat, nor did I add the suggested amount of salt. I doubled all of the frozen veggies and added a third […]