04/01
You’ve heard it all your life “#Prepare for anything!”
I humbly submit that it’s a waste of energy. Be ready for the two or three most likely scenarios, and be flexible enough to react to outliers.
If you continually get yourself ready, you’ll miss life…
#vss365
04/02
“Purists” bemoan the development of electronic synthesizers. “They aren’t real! They require no talent!” they cry.
Who wouldn’t want to #paint with wonderous new colors?
#vss365
04/03
The guerillas #hide in the alleys and trees, waiting to strike. Their cover evens the playing field with the numerically superior foe. The goal: slow the advance enough to wait for reinforcements.
The tactic is frustrating, but has proven effective throughout history.
#vss365
04/04
The element of surprise is an effective weapon. When I hear threats, I listen and smile, since usually nothing will come of them.
Men do not beat drums before they #hunt for tigers.
#vss365
04/05
The master of horror. Renowned the world over. A voice that instantly sends chills down your spine.
And a master comedic villain with a head shaped like an #egg. Tongue planted firmly in cheek.
They don’t make them like him anymore.
#vss365
04/06
“Be sure to grab the #basket of goodies to take to Grandma’s!”
“Yes, Mother.”
“And don’t forget your riding hood!”
“Yes, Mother.”
Home scenes in a fairy tale.
#vss365
04/07
“#Whose child is this?” the teacher called to the parents assembled at the bus stop. The question implied trouble.
Finally, a small voice replied. “He is mine,” she said.
“Well done,” the teacher replied. “He sets a fine example in my class, and everyone should know.”
#vss365
04/08
Walking out to my car this morning, I see the tell-tale signs that my car has been used as a toilet.
I curse at the sky, but I cannot be too cross.
For the #birds know not what they do. Or do-do, in this case…
#vss365
04/09
“I’ve never seen that, but I can paint the #picture in my mind.”
More flattering words have never been said to an author.
#vss365
04/10
Who is the most popular animal at the zoo?
The #hippopotamus, of course!
Even though the visitors rarely see the entire picture.
Just as he desires.
#vss365
04/11
I hope to someday be important enough to be sentenced to live in #exile.
Who am I kidding? I’m too nice of a guy to be hated that much…
#vss365
04/12
We all struggle at times to wrench ourselves #free of circumstance.
If you succeed, be sure you don’t get cut down by the lawnmower of life.
#vss365
04/13
Walking the streets, got no worry in the world
My stride increase as I head back home now
I got a #halo ’round me…
(partial h/t Porcupine Tree)
#vss365
04/14
“This place looks nice, hun – pretty beach, cheap, out of the way…”
They rented the #bungalow for the weekend.
When they go there, they found out why it was so cheap. The last renters didn’t clean the blood off the walls.
#vss365
04/15
As I watch the things fade away that I once cared about passionately, I wonder how I can continue without major changes.
I don’t know how I #feel about that. Maybe that’s the problem.
#vss365
04/16
Sometimes the star, sometimes #invisible.
Life behind a spinning polarized lens.
#vss365
04/17
The song was immensely popular worldwide, even though the lyrics had a #language all their own.
Etymologists were tasked with deciphering the words. What they discovered alarmed them.
#vss365
04/18
No appointments. No lawn to mow. No one making demands.
A Sunday to one’s self. A respite from the #mayhem of the week.
Truly a #blessing.
#vss365 #whistpr
04/19
“No… just the #watches… er just my #watch, er, my #watch on the currency… I’ve kept a #watch of the currency, and I’ve #watched it and I haven’t got any.”
Still glib after all these years…
#vss365
04/20
Friends for decades, torn asunder over a comment about something insignificant.
It was not a #personal attack.
Lighten up, Francis.
#vss365
04/21
I am the luckiest man on the planet.
More than seven billion possibilities, and I found you.
My one and #only.
#vss365
04/22
I needed to #settle down. My lifestyle was quickly becoming my death style.
I fought you tooth and nail, but you showed me a better way.
I will always love you for that.
#vss365
04/23
“I shall bring the #thunder down from the heavens for this affront!!”
“Bill, no one is scared of that when we have Doppler radar.”
#vss365
04/24
Years of sacrifice, pain, and endurance.
All to realize the dream of the five #rings.
#vss365
04/25
When she enters the room, every head turns. The cocky and hopeful are #drawn to her magentism.
Too bad for them that she only has eyes for her Soldier.
#vss365
04/26
A life well lived. The thrill of performing. The #adoration of the crowd.
They are all just images now. She can no longer tie her shoes, but she will hold onto these memories for all time.
#vss365
04/27
If a man is attracted to you because he loves your #cooking, odds are that he wants another mommy to take care of him.
I’d keep looking.
#vss365
04/28
Lumber prices are skyrocketing everywhere. With that in mind, Tim cringed when he received the estimate – almost a #thousand dollars.
“That’s a hellava steep price for a doghouse.”
#vss365
04/29
How would you #describe yourself?
Words are inadequate, and can deceive. They should only be taken as an introduction.
Actions say more than any words can.
#vss365
04/30
In the past, so much occurred with a wink and a #nod.
Nowadays, people need more direct communication…
#vss365