January 2011

Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves.

— Rebecca West

Inspiration is for amateurs. I just get to work.

— Chuck Close

Not content to bow and bent
To the whims of culture that swoop like vultures

— Indigo Girls

Love's Recovery

The dreams came in like needy children tugging at my sleeve
I said I have no way of feeding you, so leave

— Indigo Girls

Prince Of Darkness

The best thing you've ever done for me
Is to help me take my life less seriously, it's only life after all

— Indigo Girls

Closer To Fine

laughter like a language i once spoke with ease

— Indigo Girls

language or the kiss

I came from the north
Escaping convention
Modern invention that won't let me be
To the shores of St. Martin
With my fiction addiction
To restart the fire
A dreamer's remedy

— Jimmy Buffett

The Night I Painted The Sky

Indecision may or may not be my problem.

— Jimmy Buffett

Don't Chu-Know

the best navigators are not quite sure where they’re going until they get there...and then they’re still not sure.

— Jimmy Buffett

Don't Chu-Know

It's the prophecy of the unattainable dream
If you take one look behind the shine
It doesn't always gleam

— Jimmy Buffett

Diamond As Big As The Ritz