Tales from my head
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Life is for the living. Who knows for sure, but it appears we get one shot at it. There might not be any do overs, or any reward once it is over. I saw a comic once where a doctor examines a very old and frail man and says ‘You remember how clean living added…
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It is amazing how a small percentage of people mess up everything for the rest. Just this morning I saw an idiot using his large truck to intimidate others. He tailgated and made his truck surge forward when behind others while creating a cacophony of noise with his straight exhaust pipes. I bet he also…
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Nothing lasts forever. All things will end. Our sun has a best before date, and already our planet had many extinction events. This is good! Imagine if all things last forever! We will not have a working economy, and nothing will be recycled or replaced. Innovation will stop, progress might stagnate or even stop. With…
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I am publishing these on my WordPress blog. It is written in Afrikaans, my language. Just maybe some Afrikaans speaking folks see it and enjoy it. I enjoyed writing these immensely, and they will be part of my collection. Vroumens:Ons manne word vreeslik styfvir daai lekker in die vrou se lyf.Maar die kak wat leef…
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The rose bush grew near the fence in Mr. Brown’s unkept front yard, and its flowers were within easy reach of the sidewalk. Mr. Brown did not prune the rose bush anymore. This was ok because Mr. Brown did not take care of the rest of the garden either. Most days he could not remember…
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I am an expert at putting off stuff for a later time. I know I must get up and just start, but this is so hard I often just give up. Procrastination is a terrible thing! It is cumulative. At first you delay one small thing, then another, and before long you are so far…
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Nothing stays the same. Everything constantly changes in one way or another. Once I was shaken by how similar my days were, how boring and depressing my life have become. It turned out that I changed and was actually suffering from depression! Nothing is ever what it seems, and everything evolves and transforms while you…
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First love, the one that got away. I know! Cliche! But so very true for many. Sometimes the end of a first love is a good and necessary thing because it leads to emotional growth. Such an experience makes us better, more experienced! There is no growth without pain, and pain leads to gain. So…
Tales from my head 