• Einstein Rap,  Einstein's Birthday,  March 14th,  Nara Malone,  Nerds,  Pi Day,  Pie,  Three Word Wednesday

    Happy Pi Day!!!

    Elegant is a word only the nerdiest would apply to pi. Most people find it baffling. But I think we can all agree that a Pi Day celebration is something even the most diligent defamers of Pi, wouldn’t neglect. And if we can’t celebrate Pi day out of a pure love for Pi, let’s not forget it’s also the birthday of the greatest nerd of all time. Happy birthday, Al.  As proof that even nerds are cool on Pi Day, check out this Einstein Rap.   So how are you celebrating Pi Day? This was posted as a contribution to Three Word Wednesday Drop by to see what others wrote…

  • Fear,  perfectionism,  Personal,  Running,  Three Word Wednesday,  writing,  Writing Life

    Choices

    Photo by Tomorrow Never Knows on Flickr photosharing Morning brings two choicesRunNot runOpening the front door, a wall of heat bumps my faceSteals my breath, like opening the oven door to check a cakeI inhale the scent of parched grass and baking leavesI ponder that pain in my hip, the throb in my big toeAt my feet the dog pants, wags his whole body, spins in circlesHe doesn’t need a choiceMight as well ask him if he wishes to breathe The workday brings two choicesWritePretend I will get to it in a minuteOpening the word processor is a beatingDoubts slap my faceFears knuckle my stomachOn a shelf is a fat,…

  • illusions,  meditation,  nightfall,  Personal,  safety,  Three Word Wednesday

    Safe

    Nightfall puts another day to bed.I meditate by the fire,Letting judgments float up, and away, in curls of smoke. Beside me the orange tabby purrs.The earth slowly turns toward tomorrow,Drawing a blanket of stars around us.We watch from the safety of our illusions. This post was written as a contribution to Three Word Wednesday. Check out what others wrote or try one of your own.