Author: pnt
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One inconsequential thing (and one consequential)…
Dear Dyet. When I was a long-haired teenager, there were some people that always said I looked just like Gibby Haynes. Now, I never really saw the resemblance, but I did like a few of his songs. My favorite line was this: “It’s better to regret something you have done than to regret something you…
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Dreams
Dear Dyet. Any dictionary can provide a handful of definitions of the noun “dream”. The latter two definitions have a clear connection, but, tell me, when and how did the psychological definition become linked with the other two? I drank a little wine last night, and I was a little tired today. Although correlation does…
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Truly…
Dear Dyet. I read this and decided to do a little experiment. I would record a video while doing a basic task (changing oil in a vehicle) and talking throughout. While not perfect, this should give you a better idea of who you’re talking to. Look, here’s the deal. Simply put, to me you are…
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Hobby (Or what made me smile today…)
Dear Dyet. I have one hobby that is actually closer to a ritual: doing the New York Times Daily Crossword puzzle. I remember my Dad doing crosswords when I was a kid, and now I do one every day while drinking my tea and contemplating the day ahead or the day behind.. Of course, successfully…
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Little Jimmy’s Perseverance
Little Jimmy was born in early 2024. I brought him home when he was just 2″ long and looking, quite frankly, fairly sick. I nurtured him as best I could and soon enough, Jimmy, no longer little, covered the entire trellis I put up for him. See, thing is, Little Jimmy is far from home.…
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Pass by…
Dear Dyet, I would like you to take a look at this picture: This is you standing in a street. I can safely say to you that if I, Patrick Taylor, was walking down this same street I would neither “pass by” nor “pass you by”. What I would do is “pass by you”. But…
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Salome
I went to see the Met’s new staging of Salome tonight, and it was better than I expected. In fact, it was incredible. The music and libretto were fantastic as is to be expected with a staging of this magnitude. What really appealed to me, though, was the director transforming Salome into an even more…
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Not me…(Or yeah, maybe me)
Not me wanting to reach through the screen and gently move the hair from in front of your face. Also, not me sitting here imagining what it would be like to run my fingers through your hair.
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Green (Or viridis, verde, berde, kijani, grønn…)
“wait, what – how does she know that? – i didn’t put a picture of an all green outfit in that collage, did i? – it was a deliberate choice to leave that out – i’m sure of it – (goes back and checks post) – nope, no green there – damn, i do remember…
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