Shadow of Diogenes

Tuba Haiku # 033103 (Poem)

playing my baritone tuba,

the sound

oozing out down low.

The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie

If you happen to be a fan of  the fine English actor Hugh Laurie who plays the character House in the television series of the same name, you may be surprised to know that he wrote a novel in 1996 entitled The Gun Seller. To date it is his only novel. It received good reviews when it came out and it is about international intrigue and gun running with good comedic effect thrown in as you might expect from Hugh Laurie. Laurie, to those who know him, is considered a polymath - a man of many talents. If you want to read an older book that is worth the time and effort then get a copy of The Gun Seller. You will be glad that you put it on your reading list.

Question of the Day

(Q)  Do you think that President Obama wants to spend our way out of the current economic quagmire ? Does his solution(?) concern you ?

Chess (Poem)

Off to play chess

Up in the Queen City again.

Those young sharks are waiting for me

At the gate -

Smiling like wanna be Grand Masters at a fish fry.

Memories of old battles still fresh,

Smoldering in my brain.

But they know that this old dog

Knows a few tricks

And can still bite .

They have more to lose too,

Their precious ego points,

And know it.

Chess,

Is such a wickedly wonderful game.

 

Haiku # 032709 (Poem)

below a snow-capped mountain,

a monk

walking with no mind.

There Are Days (Poem)

there are days

when crying offers no solace

and my heart is hardened to any entreaty.

there are days

when being good offers no solace

and my heart is hardened to any entreaty.

there are days

when questioning offers no solace

and my heart is hardened to any entreaty.

there are days,

my God,

there are days.

Sometimes (Poem)

sometimes

i feel as if i don't matter,

that no one cares.

that

i truely am alone

in the universe.

feeling the sharp, existential angst

that Sartre and Camus felt

in their absurdedness.

sometimes

the human in me

seems bereft of life

and i am alone in the void,

sometimes.

 

 

 

Of Dalmatians and Gout

My friend Ginger over at Chasing Rainbows has a very good and informative blog. It is located in my blog roll. Her erudition and knowledge are apparent in her blog posts. You can learn some things that might help you in a practical sense and there are tidbits that are just fun to know. Take this one for example : (Take note dog lovers) Dalmatians are the only breed of dog that can get the gout. As an old gout sufferer myself (in past years) this is very illuminating. Check out Ginger's fine blog !

Trivia Question of the Day

(Q) What do Maria Branca Dos Santos, Charles Ponzi and Bernie Madoff have in common ?

Matthew 7:7-11

The Holy Bible has a lot of wisdom if one takes the time to read it. It also offers a lot of hope and solace especially in these troubled and hectic times. How many Bibles lay covered in dust in a home where the inhabitants profess to be Christians ? Fortunately as a child I was raised in a Baptist church that made sure that the children in the congregation learned the Bible. I had the gold stars to prove it too. Funny thing is that no matter where my spiritual journey has taken me, that time in my youth is still so very special in my memory. Oh and by the way, check out Matthew 7:7-11.