Said the Devil...

Said the Devil to the scientist, the atheist, the alchemist, and the story teller (pointing to each in turn), "I am the fifth element. I am the void in the vacuum. I am the fool's gold. I am between the lines. I am at your sides, but always out of reach."

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Today's Tendril...

Epigraphs, no matter how poignant or inspirational, mean nothing if they're not lived.

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Today's Tendril...

Be positive. [+]

Focus. >The Ever Present Now<

Stay in check. (1-2-3...10)

Stay calm. <Inhale/Exhale>

Find balance. (Work/Play)

Smile. 8^)

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Today's Tendril...

There's a fine line between belaboring a point and babbling.

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Today's Tendril...

Wants and whims are the fracture lines of short attention spans.

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The Bayou Bones

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At a bayou somewhere and somewhen...

The bones, purposefully arranged, were a marker and a message:

Here be spirits, both terrible and benign.

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Today's Tendril...

Using "hands free" devices while driving still means you're not 100% focused on the road.

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Today's Tendril...

I found my "center" the other day. Too bad it was a black hole.

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Today's Tendril...

Trends often rise like rockets, then drop like rocks.

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Somewhere in Time

Let me stare into your eyes and lose myself in what always goes unspoken.

Let me believe for just a moment that there is a story of us that doesn't end with the absence of you.

Let me dream about the "what ifs" as I stare without focus into the skyways of solitary days.

And let me pretend that a message I put inside a bottle,

          And cast into a stormy sea,

          Will find its way

          To a heart

          That will shed a tear

          For words that went unspoken...somewhere in time.

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Today's Tendril...

Time is like a cloud —

      Sometimes slow,
      Sometimes fast,
      But never still.

      Sometimes dark,
      Sometimes light,
      But never without color.

      Always changing.

      Always there (if not 'right here,' then 'somewhere else').

      And always just out of reach.

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A Letter, of Sorts 1

Dear Penelope,

Some people leave a lasting impression on others.

You left footprints on my heart.

And my blue sky blackened.

Regretfully yours,

Victor

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Skyway 3: So Close, So Far

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Today's Tendril...

Cynicism. Sarcasm. Pessimism. Defeatism. All in a day's grind for those that toil in a Dilbert-like world.

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Today's Tendril...

Trends are fair weather friends.

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Anon (AYIBTU)

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Today's Tendril...

Wants and whims often lead us to the paths of least resistance.

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Today's Tendril...

I found my "center" the other day. Too bad it was a bull's-eye.

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Just for Fun 7: Welcome to the Ark

To jump the shark.
       A walk in the park.
To go out on a lark.
       A fire from a spark.
All aboard Noah’s ark!

Have I gone out on a lark?

Ah, heck, I'm just groping in the dark.

I might as well be hunting for a Snark.

 

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This one was done "just for fun," written under a blistering sun (literally).

Sometimes alliteration does overrun.

Somewhere behind me I hear, "Set phasers to stun!"

OK. I'm done.

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Today's Tendril...

If ink wells could cry, their tears would stain a page in ways never imagined.

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Today's Tendril...

History, the news, and the Internet have taught me, collectively, at least one thing — the sky is always falling somewhere...and "some when."

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Today's Tendril...

If walls can have ears, then eyes can have knives. "If looks could kill."

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Today's Tendril...

Hate is like a hungry tiger — and you are its prey.

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Data Alchemy

Reading the tea leaves.
Connecting the dots.
Crunching the numbers.
Mining for gold (or at least a few nuggets).
Collecting and distilling,
    Aggregating and sifting,
        Churning and assimilating
            An endless parade of data points.

Just another day in the life of a data alchemist.

 

About

The final two words can be replaced with "storyteller," or "detective," or "theoretical physicist," and the message remains the same.

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Affinity

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About

A letter.

A combination of elements.

An exploration.

Sometimes "wandering into the weeds" serves a purpose.

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Today's Tendril...

Q: When is consistency like mud? A: When you get stuck in it.

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Today's Tendril...

Q: Where do ghosts go food shopping? A: At the BOO-per market!

 

About

Welcome to October!

I considered a "thirty howls of Halloween" motif and out popped this TT.

What happened to the other twenty-nine?

They turned into pumpkins.

P.S. Why thirty howls and not thirty-one? I like the rhythm of "thirty howls of Halloween." 8^)

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