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