excess opulence overkill

too many guns
too many automobiles
too many movies
too many tv(s)

we must be lacking something

fundamental epistemology

the mind is not the brain

politicos

politics is an excercise
in hopeful abstractions

ideas which may or may not
find some application to
the needs of humanity

the measure of political interest
is limited either by the forces of
reality or the idealisms
emerging from the imagination

somnolence

to take a nap is an act of faith

photoplights

the pervasiveness of photography
forces awareness
into a superficial apprehension
of the world

could the mystery be

the holy spirit
alive and joyful
amid the pilgrims
walking in mild despair
unsure of the path ahead

cards

given the numerous games
he could have played with the deck
it was sad
that he was given
to solitaire

fatigue

imagine the state of the world
if some very important naps
did not happen

fatigue has played a role
in shaping the world we know

we must distrust all the
attempts to arrest fatigue

just let people sleep when they need to
as long as they need to

and the world will be at peace

try it

you'll see

the "fuck you" principle of modern economics

in almost every transaction
in every "price"
there is the implied
and positively unconscious
principle which can be
stated
albeit insufficiently
thus:

you know it is not worth that much
i know it is not worth that much
but that is how much it will cost
and that is how much you will pay
so
"fuck you"

and that is why bartering
and haggling over money
and purchasing
is
more dignified

time has a way of not existing

pistis eros

even if it is only the more extreme urging
of the active imagination
to suggest that god's love
is like that of an ardent lover
it is enough to get the blood of
faith rushing in the veins
the pulse of life is quickened

the deliberate patient attention
to pleasure that knows
no end
is the christian sickness
extraordinaire'