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Quick luminescence in the sky above
The sudden incandescent flashbulb snap
Competing with yellow sodium lamps
Reflecting in still rainwater puddles
Making me think of strange parallel worlds.
The sound of thunder fascinates me so!
I can almost sense the 'night electric'
And the drive primeval in my body
With a tingling of my spine presaging
More adventures in locales exotic.
What angers sky gods I have no notion
...

I went to feed the cows this morning, late, in a rush again. But when I tuned off the quad's engine, I heard birdsong cascading down from a clear blue sky.
There's nothing like it. The skylark, bright and exuberant, it's the soundtrack to warm summer days up in the hills. So I sat down, my back against a sun warmed wall and listened. The sweet smell of the cattle drifted over, the sun shone down, it really was one of those "moments" you get from time to time.

The sun, shining now
indicative of a fine
Vernal Equinox

that seems to bring hope;
at least a semblance of hope
to a bleak wasteland

of a sad mind's eye
that wishes to close itself
& hide from vistas

of bleakly sterile
landscapes of moribund pain
& empty horror,

casts the rune of joy
so that my mind can open
up to the daybreak

with new ...

Out of curiosity I did that Jung-Myers-Briggs (MBTI) personality test, which I heard was extremely accurate. Initially I was hesitant to take it because you're wary of it being a little too exact.

My answer: INTJ-- Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging (le Mastermind, aka the Scientist, aka the Free Thinker, aka some other overly flattering title). Rare I guess, something like 1% of the population (though I think that applies to a few different types.) In searching for what exactly ...

As many of you may know, I live in Arkansas. I’ve blogged before about how I hate the Dog Patch image that comes with living here in the Ozarks.

This is a real letter to the editor that was published in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette on April 16, 2007. It’s too funny.

http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Editorial/187608
Daylight exacerbates warning
You may have noticed that March of this year was particularly hot. As a matter of fact, I understand that it ...