day 1979

day 1979

beyond the dark roofs,

the sky was changing its hue

from black to deep blue

day 1978

day 1978

saw a chickadee

dead on my lawn, gently moved

it to the compost

non-haiku, but great idea!

Title: Comics Books Are Just Not For Kids Anymore
Subtitle: Are You Interested in Joining a Comic Book Reading Club?
Date: 11/10/2009
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Washington Park
Event Type: Book Club/Discussion
Age Group: Adults, Young Adults (Teens)
Contact: Washington Park Library
Contact phone: 414-286-3066
Description: If you’re over the age of 18 and enjoy reading comic books and graphic novels from publishers like Vertigo and Fantagraphics, come to a meeting of Not Just for Kids Anymore, the Washington Park Comic Book & Graphic Novel Book Club. Intended for mature readers (18+). Our next book is Book 1 of “Ex Machina” entitled “The First Hundred Days” by Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris. Check with a librarian to get your copy today!

 

day 1977

day 1977
the leaf formations
illustrate the wind’s pathways
through the neighborhood

day 1976

day 1976
for unknown reasons
in the middle of Clybourn
abandoned flip-flops

day 1975

day 1975
on the door’s backside,
Sharpie-written evidence
of others’ boredom

Tom Robbins quotes of the day

“When we’re incomplete, we’re always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we’re still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on–series polygamy–until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter.”

“Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won’t adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to aid and abet. That would mean that security is out of the question. The words “make” and “stay” become inappropriate. My love for you has no strings attached. I love you for free.”

“There is no such thing as a weird human being, It’s just that some people require more understanding than others”

“Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.”

day 1974

day 1974
as I watched the show,
I felt the absence of LIFE
in our pop culture

day 1973

day 1973
we didn’t go out
on Halloween, but stayed in -
watched scary movies

non-haiku, but interesting

New blog about the John Dominis lecture at Cardinal Stritch University: John Dominis