Urine & Sex

Ask an old man with a big prostate
To choose between being able to
Urinate well or have good sex.
Then ask a young man
With a normal prostate
The very same question.
After a short pause from the old man
And a long pause from the young man
They will both choose the very same thing.
06.30.10

Aging & Loss

Aging gracefully
Is the living art
Of ignoring loss.
06.29.10

Dictatroship & Democracy

In a democracy, the only ones
Unable to speak their minds
Are the politicians.
In a dictatorship, the only one
Able to speak his mind
Is the dictator.
06.28.10

Problems & Solutions

I never trust simple solutions for complex problems
Complex problems demand equally complex solutions
And expose thousands of simple solutions that don’t work;
When there are thousands of treatments
It means there is no treatment
And when there are thousands of solutions
It means there is no solution.
06.27.10

Making & Finding

I would rather
Make beauty
Than find it;
What I find fades
What I make lasts.
06.26.10

Mind & Entertainment

To the unlocked mind
The mind free to think and learn
Unmindful of all that it was ever taught
Daring to see things for what they really are
Then weighing them on the universal scale of joy—
To this self-taught, independent, satirical mind
The best entertainment comes from thinking
Comes from within.
06.25.10

Readers & Authors

Readers, beware of book praise
No author publishes negative comments
Or tries to solicit them from readers or editors;
Authors, like dictators, surround themselves with praise.
06.24.10