a great web find

so i have heard people talking about ted.com but i have never been to check it out... i have spent most of my morning looking at the most interesting video’s of intellectual people talking about interesting stuff. at last, an online haven of real intelligence rather than merely bored people looking to be entertained.

this one is for the bookmark toolbar.

the song again

she makes me want to sing again
there is a new melody

and that is all i know right now
that is all i care to sing

promises promises but cape town here i come

turning right in my rental
good friend by side
laughing, happy
the unexpected summit in front of me

anything but flat
the change is more than welcome
i say to the friend by my side:
before the year is up i will climb it

to climb it means i have to return
a promise i enjoy making

backgammon

triangular paradise
i face myself
the greatest opponent

mercy paid for me

my pulse rises
i buy
consumed by the thought of what i want
consumption began before i paid

my wallet is my power
if my world is this one only
if i am the judge then more is more

the fool looks to money
as the thirsty looks to water
money does not satisfy
drinking it makes you thirstier still

only fools look to money
the way the runner sees the finish
there is no limit, no end
the finish line ever advancing

"the economy of mercy
is where my soul began" - Switchfoot

the solution

last night i was going through my top draw looking for a pen or something. could have been a pencil. i noticed a tube of ointment. its fancy name as adco acyclovir- well at least that is how i say it. this particular ointment is a remedy for fever blisters. cold sores. the ugly things some people get on their lips. i remember thinking about the ointment for a good ten seconds before continuing to look for a pen. or pencil.

this morning i woke up with a fever blister. i find this ironic. but it also makes me wonder if sometimes the disease only becomes apparent once you have glimpsed the solution.

love

if love is letting go, then love we must
if love is holding tight, then love we must
oh God, to know your heart
to know You
to know wisdom
to know what love means