Everything we do

As physical beings in a physical world, everything we do is erosive. Therefore we must exist either as creatures of ignorance or as creatures of regret and guilt.

So wrong

If we are wrong about so much (and we are), what authority can we ever have?

Theology

Every god is a caricature of self;
every devil, a distortion of other.

On defeat

Defeat defines more than victory, as running into a wall is more impactful than running.

50-50

Nothing makes one feel as unlucky
as a 50-50 chance.

A sheet of glass

A sheet of glass feels as strong the moment before it shatters as it did when first you touched it.

?

Is comfort inertia or reward?

Everything

Everything is less than infinite.

Banana pudding from scratch

The shocking secret

The shocking secret is that no secret is shocking to the one who is knowledgeable or cynical enough.

Until

Live until you are full of dead people.

The worst thing

The worst thing
is to witness the end of things.

Cabbage & kielbasa skillet

Based on this recipe.

On sanity

Sanity is only madness in a state of temporary equilibrium.

The people

The people to watch out for are the people who believe other people are the only interesting thing in the world.

Madness

Communal madness is more dangerous—and usually more interesting—than the insanity of the individual.

Sheet pan Asian stir fry

From this recipe.

The most important thing

There are many important things,
but the most important thing
is to say no to the destroyers.

New poems

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Never

Never has there been hatred
that wasn't born of anger.