HAIKU #64

Nice guys finish last
But in any race that counts
Mean guys don't finish

Lately I've been juggling so many different activities, ironically I've forgotten to keep up with my juggling.

HAIKU #63

All freedom is good
But the power to do things
Doesn't mean we should

HAIKU #62

What if old people
Are secretly Space Lizards
Waiting to attack?

HAIKU #61

We're always searching
For the same forgotten things
We've already found

In today's hyperconnected world with all its distractions, I fear it's not just our playlists but our minds that are on Shuffle.

A person's day—and a person's life—should be fueled by all the thought, intention, and inspiration that go into a great album. The kind you listen to again and again. Instead we're too often adopting the mindset of mainstream radio DJs: bouncing from one thing to the next, hoping to amuse, to stimulate, to kill time without leaving ourselves anything of much substance to ponder or push us to greater heights.

Sure, we sometimes stumble upon something of value, but how often do we bother to internalize these things and take them with us, giving them the time which truly valuable things require to burrow beneath the surface and affect us—to really change us—in a long-lasting and positive way?

It seems to me that a well-lived life has a kind of cumulative quality to it. It is constructed through the process of not just finding good things, but embracing them, examining them and revisiting their goodness regularly while building upon that goodness with ever-more-advanced, ever-more-elusive and nuanced sources of goodness which require the integrity of the previously-embraced goodness to hold them in place, to serve as their foundation.

In this sense, a well-lived life can be thought of as a castle. It is built up and made strong not with rocks, but with all the good things we have the discipline and foresight to carry with us and rediscover with greater depth throughout the years. These are the things that will enhance and fortify our lives—and even themselves and each other—in extraordinary and unforeseen ways if only we allow them the necessary time and breathing room to do so.

But instead of building castles we're skipping stones. Instead of cherishing what's good and patiently learning to unlock all of its hidden and mysterious possibilities, we merely applaud good things for the briefest of moments before tossing them aside to wander off aimlessly on our merry, multitasking way.

When in the presence of something truly good, we should pause and say, "This is good. What can I do with it?" Instead we say, "That was good. What else is there?"

HAIKU #60

Mankind's greatest mind
Assumed the role of the fool
Played to perfection

HAIKU #59

Waking up is hard
What can take the place of dreams?
Bringing them to life

HAIKU #58

Easter's animal
Is the hippopotamus
Or am I confused?

#ChickenMarinara

ENDORSEMENT 10

Hello. My name is German Hezzelneck. I am dance star. Biggest in world. And when I not dancing, I like chew on Peanut and Pretzel M&M. I mix together. Is good. And I no gain the weight because I make so much dancing. Whole world in love with universal language of dancing? Okay. Whole world in love with Peanut and Pretzel M&M? Wow! Truly I am grateful.

Peanut and Pretzel M&M. Is good.

HAIKU #57

Sometimes I give up
Sometimes I conquer the world
Always I love you

HAIKU #56

Feelings fluctuate
They won't give you direction
Morality will

HAIKU #55

We're androgynous
Masculine and feminine
Elegant and strong

LEMONADE

I hope you sell your lemonade
I hope you sell it in the shade
I hope you sell it for a dime
I hope you sell it all the time
I hope you have enough of it
And not some watered-down horseshit
I hope I like your lemonade
Or else you're never getting paid

Fucker

HAIKU #54

Language is guesswork
Our true meanings get obscured
Let's assume the best

ENDORSEMENT 9

Howdy. I'm a cowboy. If you don't believe me, just measure my hat or smell my horse. Nope, you can't fake a cowboy. I'm a true American original. Just like Gold Peak Tea. With its home-brewed taste and mountain-quality freshness, Gold Peak Tea is about as American as a bald eagle playing baseball with an apple pie. And that's almost as American as a cowboy.

Gold Peak Tea. A true American original.

HAIKU #53

Most things you can't change
Focus on the things you can
Starting with yourself

HAIKU #52

If you're sensitive
Don't let mean girls near your junk
They'll say it's "too big"

HAIKU #51

When they disagree
People tend to make statements
We should ask questions

HAIKU #50

More than a TV
When I watch an old movie
It's a time machine

HAIKU #49

When we're quick to judge
We mistake wise men for fools
And our friends for foes

The Social Network was such a good movie. I wish Trent Reznor and Justin Timberlake would do more projects together. #BFFs

HAIKU #48

All people have gifts
No one is without value
Let's all get naked