Raising Shelley A dreary day it was not. Delightsome light from the sun’s bright rays seemed directed upon me, and lighted my path. Within my view were all of the most precious things of the world: gentle children rolling in the grass; beautiful women strolling along dressed in their finest and most colorful apparel; birds …
Author Archives: Kurt Gailey
Home Lane; Visitor’s Lane
Every highway needs to have a Home Lane and a Visitor’s Lane. I realized this a short while ago, when I saw several out-of-state plates in a row on “my” highway. There was a caravan of folks from out of town, though they weren’t all from the same place. I’ve heard the insurance company statistics that …
Evolution vs. Entropy
Generally speaking, and simply to clear up any misunderstandings before they happen, evolution is another word for “steady progression”, while entropy means “deterioration”. Mathematically, they can’t coexist in the same system. You can’t have entropy and evolution working together. They will always work against each other. One fun way to look at it is: take …
Big Freshwater Gulp
As a blog post, more than a barchive, today, I’ll admit that I’m in the process (once again) of trying to secure an agent—a literary agent. Are frog’s feet lucky like rabbit’s feet? Frog legs should be lucky. What could be more lucky than a fish that grew legs? Anyway, whatever science fiction superstition …
Street Quotes
Words overheard in public places: Girl: Don’t you know what you did? Boy: No. What was it? Girl: If you don’t know, then I’m not telling you. Boy: Then don’t be surprised when it happens again. “You know, that thing on the thing.” —A man talking to his obviously confused companion. “We’ve …
Xenosthesia.com 