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"The Sea of the Sky." Huntsville, Alabama. 4 Sep 2008.
The sky that morning reminded me of a satellite image looking out over the ocean, with the sun the eye of a hurricane and tropical clouds swirling around it. In fact, these clouds were a remnant from one of the spring hurricanes that had blown in to us from the Gulf.
In reality we can hide everything behind a facial expression and I find this both beautiful and disturbing, It is a gift and a curse
If you follow the logic of this one really closely, you'll discover that Brann is saying "become a woodworker--you'll get the hot chicks."
And then there's his coinage "ANEBE". Crazy that that one didn't catch on.
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From a series of circa-1960s D.I.Y. books called "Easi-Bild" that were published by a fellow named Donald Brann. In the beginning of each one, he wrote a little homily that tried to link up his own Confucius-like wisdom with whatever Easy Bild project was at hand.
So there would be a couple of paragraphs where he waxed poetic about some general concept essential to the good life, and then there would be a paragraph where he'd try to make you think you'd never done better by yourself than you did the moment you decided, say, to purchase the Easy Bild book on building a plywood bar in your basement.
A tragically overlooked 20th-century Thoreau was Mr. Brann.
"The Unclear Present." University of Alabama in Huntsville. Huntsville, Alabama. 20 Aug 2008.
I was depressed this day and longing for expression. As I sat down at the table to write, a brisk breeze steadily stirring my pages, I was struck by the beauty of the image. The primary goal of the depth of field here was to mask what I was writing in my pages; if I had been able to capture what I was feeling, it was that I couldn't see what was ahead of me. But what I did capture may actually be closer to the truth; it may be a message of encouragement to me. It's merely the present that I cannot see. The distant future is more hopeful and bright.
"Our parents took time to live, to cultivate friendship, to build a home and a marriage. Today we live a far different life, one dictated by split second decisions. Unless we swerve right instead of left, go around a darkened area instead of through, we gamble on survival."
Build a fireplace and forget your existential crises!
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From a series of circa-1960s D.I.Y. books called "Easi-Bild" that were published by a fellow named Donald Brann. In the beginning of each one, he wrote a little homily that tried to link up his own Confucius-like wisdom with whatever Easy Bild project was at hand.
So there would be a couple of paragraphs where he waxed poetic about some general concept essential to the good life, and then there would be a paragraph where he'd try to make you think you'd never done better by yourself than you did the moment you decided, say, to purchase the Easy Bild book on building a plywood bar in your basement.
A tragically overlooked 20th-century Thoreau was Mr. Brann.
QuoteoftheDay ‘Once your heart is purified and cleansed, God himself will settle in.’ - HH @Younus_AlGohar
QuoteoftheDay ‘Once your heart is purified and cleansed, God himself will settle in.’ - HH @Younus_AlGohar
"We live in a strange and wondrous age of miracles. By harnessing the gravitational power of a planet, men discovered how to travel further, faster, and finally to walk on the moon."
Heavy man. Just frickin' heavy.
"....A case in point is...a switch that fails to function. It immediately radiates small waves of irritation that stimulate larger currents of despair."
So, so true. Many are the times I've wanted to do myself in after pressing the "On" button of a small appliance only to find it not working.
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From a series of circa-1960s D.I.Y. books called "Easi-Bild" that were published by a fellow named Donald Brann. In the beginning of each one, he wrote a little homily that tried to link up his own Confucius-like wisdom with whatever Easy Bild project was at hand.
So there would be a couple of paragraphs where he waxed poetic about some general concept essential to the good life, and then there would be a paragraph where he'd try to make you think you'd never done better by yourself than you did the moment you decided, say, to purchase the Easy Bild book on building a plywood bar in your basement.
A tragically overlooked 20th-century Thoreau was Mr. Brann.
"Don't allow bathroom congestion to become a daily irritant."
See "Peace of Mind in One Lesson", the section discussing tensions that mount and then explode.
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From a series of circa-1960s D.I.Y. books called "Easi-Bild" that were published by a fellow named Donald Brann. In the beginning of each one, he wrote a little homily that tried to link up his own Confucius-like wisdom with whatever Easy Bild project was at hand.
So there would be a couple of paragraphs where he waxed poetic about some general concept essential to the good life, and then there would be a paragraph where he'd try to make you think you'd never done better by yourself than you did the moment you decided, say, to purchase the Easy Bild book on building a plywood bar in your basement.
A tragically overlooked 20th-century Thoreau was Mr. Brann.
"Those who need it the most, frequently find relaxing a difficult part of living. Almost before they realize what is happening, tensions mount, then explode. "
And then your wife, your three children, your mother-in-law, your two dogs, and your next door neighbor are all lying face down in your back yard as you explain to the law enforcement officers how your gun went off while you were cleaning it.
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From a series of circa-1960s D.I.Y. books called "Easi-Bild" that were published by a fellow named Donald Brann. In the beginning of each one, he wrote a little homily that tried to link up his own Confucius-like wisdom with whatever Easy Bild project was at hand.
So there would be a couple of paragraphs where he waxed poetic about some general concept essential to the good life, and then there would be a paragraph where he'd try to make you think you'd never done better by yourself than you did the moment you decided, say, to purchase the Easy Bild book on building a plywood bar in your basement.
A tragically overlooked 20th-century Thoreau was Mr. Brann.
5/21/2012, 151/365 (366)
Hedgy looks deep in thought.
Vignette: none-square, Pixlr-o-matic: Ramona-Frame-Paint
Seeing as I went out last night and didn't return till the very early hours of the morning, I slept for most of the morning. Most of my day has been spent editing, writing, reading and playing Mass Effect 3. I then noticed the huge pile of dishes waiting to be washed.
I will be the first to admit. I am a bad mix of laziness and untidiness, meaning that most of the time, my flat is in bit of a state and I am too lazy to do anything about it. But what always happens is I force myself to wash the dishes, but at the start find that it is not a difficult task at all. In fact, the hardest step in that process was the first, getting up and washing the dishes.
This can be true in all situations. There are difficult actions to take in this life, but the hardest part in these actions are starting them.