Those REALLY ANNOYING, plastic holder things on Soda....

I've been itching  for a VERY LONG time to lament ....BIG TIME...
about those CRAZY, PLASTIC things that are wrapped around 6-packs of soda....
You KNOW EXACTLY the things I'm referring to...
Those little, STRETCHY DEVILS that I find myself literally STRUGGLING with...
Pulling and out-foxing,,,,,
Jockeying and Flailing,,,,,,,,,
 JUST to get the Freakin' soda bottle OUT from under their smarmy grip !!!!
And then....
to add insult to injury...
after the INSANE sparring match has come to an end.....
and you sit DRIPPING with sweat....DEPLETED...on the kitchen floor.....
PARCHED...RED in the face,,,
Thirsting....
You open that soda bottle....RELIEVED....ANTICIPATING the sweet,
cold liquid hitting your tongue.....quenching that mind-blowing thirst...
And the entire thing EXPLODES in your face !!!!
because of the RIDICULOUS SHAKING and PIVOTING and ROCKING
that it's gone through during the battle....
Am I the ONLY victim of this INJUSTICE ??????

On Superfluous Opinions....

So we ALL pretty much "kowtow" to others judgments, opinions, advice...
Even though....
(And this is ALWAYS the case!)
Even though......
There is a gnawing, little voice in the back of our heads.....
 telling us as plain as day.......
that .......
"WHAT """"THEY"""" THINK DOESN'T MATTER"....
When.....
In actuality....
ONLY what ""they"" think matters...
Let's face it...
We are Aristotelian Puppets ...
Political...Weak...
all vying for the CHANCE to just OCCUPY the GOLDEN THRONE....
if only for a millisecond....
Oh, yes...
We spend our precious time jockeying for position and status and recognition....
ALL...
Mind you...ALL...
in the name of LOVE and BELONGING-NESS....
 

On "Keepin it Light"...

I think that we can all agree that the "UBER-DRAMA" thing is never the way to go....
All the Hollywood ups and downs become tiresome and redundant quickly...
No question...

Having said that...
What's up with the "Keeping it Light" thing ???
What does it mean ?
That REALITY should not be allowed in from the cold ?
That ONLY sunshine and popsicles are deemed appropriate dining options on the Menu of Life ?

What happens when there is a Death ?
or a Fire ?
Should these things not be disclosed to the "Keeping it Light" people ?

What if you have a BONE TO PICK with a member of the "Keeping it Light" order ?
Just FORGET about it ????
Let Bygones become Bygones ?

What about DEPTH ?
What about Homeless People and Cancer Kids and The HOLOCAUST ???
What about GOD ?

Is GOD keeping it light ???

How long must we PLAY the "Keeping it Light" card ?
(if at all...?)

The Shelves were stocked with ORANGES and TURPENTINE....

On this icy and grey day....
the scent of ORANGES could be detected even from a distance...
The cold itself, somehow, made the oranges that much more INVITING....
That Citrus Aroma ....Heady ...
And yet...
as per usual.....
the TURPENTINE took its place on the center stage of her sojourn.......
For the turpentine was like blood for her....like AIR....
It literally THINNED the membrane ...the cartilage....
which had collected, yet again, in her mind's eye....
And of course,
as that "silver thread" of "Artistry"....of "Creation-ism"
was physically loosened by the onslaught of FIGURATIVE TURPENTINE...
(the "turp" having been CROWDING the CREATIVE CENTER)...
Ideas and Imaginings and STAUNCH, HARDY IMAGERY began flowing lovingly...
with free reign even,,,,,,,'
out from under the shackles of MOVING BOXES and other sundry PARAPHERNALIA....

And so it went.....
Winter was upon them.......