One of the true little joys of being a Mormon is that you never know what you will hear in Fast and Testimony Meeting. On the first Sunday of the month after a period of fasting and personal prayer, the pulpit is placed open for any person in the ward (A ward is the basic …
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BTT #15: Three dreams, Part 1 – Prisons
Dream of Cica Ghost- Prisons Cica Ghost's work will sometimes be described as whimsical. A lot of what you see in her exhibits and in her shop is just plain sweet and fun. One of my favorite early experiences from Cica after Dreamers closed was to go to an exhibit entitled "Strings" by Cica Ghost. It was a …
BTT #14: Lona tries to save some money…
Rezzing... rezzing.... whoosh! Lona Gynt arrives to start her day in Second Life and decides she needs to speak with her Kitty, the ever regal and smugly diffident HarveyCat... [15:59] Lona Gynt (lonagynt): Here Kitty kitty! HarveyCat, Lona's accountant, bodyguard, feline companion, and sometime conscience is sleeping languidly in some little corner of Elysium, …
BTT #12: Stages of Life
Stages of Life We love to watch the Monarchs when they are young, Inching along the edges of their Milkweed world Devouring their green nursery with a Grim and fervent appetite. We thrill to see them fly When they are grown, Flitting in the edges Of our gardens and Lighting the dark corners of The …
BTT #11. Top Ten Signs that you have trouble telling the difference between Second Life and Real Life.
Hello Everybody. No big long introduction this month for my blog-type-thingy. David Letterman has been off the air for a little while now, so perhaps it is time we can all start to find a top-ten list amusing again. TOP TEN SIGNS YOU ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY TELLING THE DIFERENCE BETWEEN REAL LIFE AND SECOND …
BTT #9 Memory’s Shingle Jingle
The following is dedicated to our friend Memory Thorne. Back when I was brand new in SL, she thought she saw me stuck down in some nether region flopping around. She did what any wonderful Good Samaritan would do... she asked me if I needed help. Turns out I was merely having a blast …
BTT #8 Dysphoria and Rain
"A Poem is a Naked Person" is the title of the sometime-acclaimed documentary film by Les Blank about musician Leon Russell. I have not yet seen the film, but the title of it has been an evocative touchstone for me for some years. It suggests that a poem should just sit there unadorned by ornamentation …
BTT #6 Harvey Cat – Profile Snoop
Hello, I am Harvey Cat... Lona is my human, but she is tired and just wants to sleep (you would think she was the cat). I usually have her pretty well disciplined to answer my needs, but today she is just lying there. I have stared at her for about a full hour (I think- …
BTT#5 The quiet terror of unrequited hope.
Author's note: 12-24-18. My wife has made a very reasonable request that certain details regarding my perceptions of her personal outlook and thoughts in regards to the issues in this post not be made public, so the red x spaces represent a redaction. I do want to say that my wife of more than thirty …
BTT #4. How the Artist Considered the Tulip.
Here is another poem for y'all. The last one I gave was one of my oldest. This is my newest poem. In terms of explanation I will say only that it is inspired by a beautiful pastel. The picture moved me a great deal. Hope you like the poem! How the Artist considered the Tulip …
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Scattered thoughts made a little more random 