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The irony of being alone… (or): You are never by yourself, you are with yourself…

Posted on June 26, 2014 by pouringmyartout

The thing… and this is really a cool thing as things go… about that expression: ‘by yourself’, is that it is a fallacy, an impossibility, a blue herring, and many other clever ways of saying that it is just plain … Continue reading →

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Living history is what we all do…

Posted on June 25, 2014 by pouringmyartout

Making history takes hard work.

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The next time you are in bed with the person you love, and you have to get out of that nice, warm bed to turn off the light, take a moment before you flip the light switch to wave at the person who is still in bed…

Posted on June 24, 2014 by pouringmyartout

… because they are totally in charge of your relationship…

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I’m glad that people no longer use the expression: the world is your oyster…

Posted on June 23, 2014 by pouringmyartout

Because not everybody likes oysters. I mean, I guess life can be like an oyster… It can be very difficult to get into, and it can be very messy once you do get into it… the odds are you aren’t … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, when I meet someone, and they tell me it is a pleasure to meet me…

Posted on June 22, 2014 by pouringmyartout

… I can’t help thinking inside my head: ‘well, yeah, you say that now’… Because they most likely said the same thing to the last person who totally ruined their life…

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Sometimes, when people ask you how you have been, or what you have been up to…

Posted on June 22, 2014 by pouringmyartout

You need to give them the full rundown. I mean every dirty, boring bit. Every ache and pain, every triumph and tragedy. Tell them everything that has happened to you since the last time you saw that person. Not just … Continue reading →

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Why do we tell each other to have a good day?

Posted on June 22, 2014 by pouringmyartout

Whenever anybody tells me to have a good day, I always say: ‘Hey, you have two or three good days, in case I don’t see you for a while’. Stop being so stingy. What, are you saving up all the … Continue reading →

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Twit wit…Part 27…

Posted on June 20, 2014 by pouringmyartout

*** Warning, might contain naughty words*** ———————————– *And now you have walked on the rice paper of wisdom without leaving the footprints of ignorance… you may leave the temple, Grasshopper. *So a picture is worth a thousand words, but love … Continue reading →

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Being a man is not as easy as it used to be… so here are some tips…

Posted on March 27, 2014 by pouringmyartout

You are supposed to be strong… But not so strong that you can’t wipe your own ass. You are supposed to be successful… But don’t spend so much time chasing money that you end up paying strangers to raise your own kids. … Continue reading →

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Twit Wit… part 25…

Posted on March 19, 2014 by pouringmyartout

More of those strange little things that rattle around in my cranium until they shoot out of my nose and into that little box on Twitter… because they are too clever to waste… ————————————- *Let’s be lonely together. *If I … Continue reading →

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