Truthful Perspective

When something is below you, you can either look down on it or avoid looking at all. Pretending there are other options is foolishness.

Bad Vibrations

Do not threaten me. Do not fucking threaten me. I am a believer in disproportionate response, and if the threat is veiled, you will not see the vengeance coming.

(Wild) Hair (Up Your) Trigger

All you need to know about the phrase "trigger warnings" and those who (unironically) use it is this:

Adults do not need them.

Things Noticed

It's funny how many people claim to have "leveling the playing field" as their goal when everything they do is about handicapping the players - which is the exact opposite.

A related observation cautions those who would war on reality to first have a close look at reality's nearly unbroken track record of winning, as well as its pitiless treatment of its more determined enemies.

Awakening, pt. 1

Percheron, full of mud and duty, returns to the plow.
Bear, with patient eyes, hears them wonder,
    "How is he restrained by such a thin chain?"
Wolf, gone from pack headship, guards hens, soul echoing with moon and forest.

Who will caress the power and recognize its beauty?
Who will acquiesce, slip harness, acknowledge prerogative?
Who will lean in and whisper, "Run"?

Tuning Up

Rome is aflame, and my bucket is insufficient to the task.

Hand me the rosin.

Knuckle Down

Some days I'm just a fist looking for a nose.

Louder Than Words

It's pretty simple, really. What you encourage and reward, you get more of. What you denigrate or punish you get less of. Sometimes quite suddenly and completely. When it comes to removing a behavior, ignoring it is also very effective.

Silence speaks volumes.

Getting The Point Across

Sometimes a rapier wit suffices; sometimes the wit of a rapier.

Do more than that.

"Just enough" rarely actually is.

Funny Yet Sad

They say they're inspired by such things, but in reality very little offends people as badly as my refusal to live by their set of fears.

Power; Control

People want power. So they say.
People want control. So they show.
Power vs. control. Power or control.

Do they not apprehend that they are opposites?