The elephants know that memory is a two edged sword. Memory is indifferent to itself and its use, on account of the past is always past; Even when it is never really past (Bill Faulkner said that last, I think).
Tarmac Meditations #136: Last Call in the Dance-hall at the End of Love
In the hard hours under tonight’s uncertain skies, I go to my zoo, I ask the elephants what to do and the answer I find is; tell yourself no more lies.
Hidden In America
They are everywhere. Yet no one sees them…
Preventing Teen Drug Use
Experimentation with drugs and alcohol during the teen years is often thought of as harmless curiosity, but the opposite is true. The younger a person is when they start using drugs, the more likely they are to develop an addiction and suffer from other serious side effects.
Tarmac Meditations #135: So On And So Forth
Restless night last night so I picked up Genesis and got as far as the part where God says to Abraham, “Kill me a son.” Naturally Abe says, “No, you got to be kidding me.”
Catastrophic Fantasies
“Fear be gone”, I said to myself as I stepped up on a stool (on the “brain” side of the divide) to get a better look at the open-heart surgery. I was handed a plastic shield for my eyes, “just in case we get a squirter.” This did nothing to quell my racing heart as I thought to myself, “I’m going to need one of those machines in a minute!”
Tarmac Meditations #134: Eying the Long Run
Home at last, arm in a sling. The ablation procedure went so well that the docs had a clear view of some other stuff: “so how about we put in a pacemaker… for long-term success?”
Tarmac Meditations #133: A Finish Worthy Of The Start
I shot it in a quiet moment during a very active day and so when I look at it now , I remember the peace of that moment made up as it was of stolen time and the drifting memory of someone I loved who was no longer there.
Rhythm of Life
What propels our bio-clock has mesmerised generations — right from the days of philosopher-scientist Aristotle. The working of the bio-clock is apparent not only through the process of our sleep-wake cycle, but also the regulation of body temperature, tolerance to pain, hormone levels, and so on.
Tarmac Meditations #132: Friday Night Lights
Lights in the distance bring memories of an absent friend .
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