If everyone jumped off a bridge…would the world be more empty? would everyone be more fun? would the bridge handle all that weight? All I know is that jumping off a bridge sounds like fun, no matter who’s doing it. I always want to know the specifics: how are they jumping? bungee? b.a.s.e. jump? diving …
Author Archives: Kurt Gailey
The Mountain Goat
The Mountain Goat (Another name for a mountain biker.) There are many tricks we mountain bikers use while riding. I have a friend, one of my fellow mountain goats, who likes to adjust his seat. He likes to ride high on the ascents. Uphill, he wants a tall seat. When the trail starts going down …
Poetry
Mostly I feel that I don’t like poetry. But then why do I have this urge to write it? It’s kind of like those times when you have dreams that baffle you. I dream about math sometimes. I don’t do math regularly, so why would I dream about it? Well, despite my mixed feelings of …
Would you rather talk politics or kittens?
Could we say optimists to go through life with a permanently-amused attitude? Can you do it? The next time someone puts out the politics in the form of their belligerent opinion, could you just chuckle and interrupt their goad with some of your charm? Instead of being sucked down in the vortex of name-calling and …
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The Prime Dilemma
Mental illness consumes us all. How are we supposed to understand each other if we’re all treading through miles of schizophrenic scenery? We see things through a smoggy filter, defined mostly by our individual experiences, and refined by our desires. Unless, unless, unless—-you dread to tread—then you just bounce around other people’s realities, none of …
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