#244 Le Coup au coeur

Women's power circles
are changing the face
of business. At $220 each
they're pricey; but now
that stainless steel face
can be replaced by any
one of a smorgasbord
of cheap inanimate
objects, whilst a QR code
reveals a previously un-
seen poster for the up-
coming Batman film.

Some things fall by
the wayside as our daily
lives become more &
more digital, but not the
"everyone is a winner"
philosophy so prevalent
in the suburbs or forcing
little girls to wear stiletto
heels whenever they go out
in public. If seeing the pink
of the rose is an illusion,
what's illusory about it?

#243 Act of Violence

The sky is oblong.
The clouds are not.

Looks more like a
tremendous explosion
or a patent leather
cosmetic makeup
case. Believe what you
see not what you are
told to believe. Graupel
is not the same as
hail or ice pellets.

A bell rolls towards
an apartment block.

Never take the elevator
when there is no bell
to push. Too many
minority students are
getting suspended. In
a Native American
sweat lodge a rapper
dies. Clenching her
eyes shut to hold back
the tears, Kazuko
rolls onto her side.

The hole in her
stomach seems
larger than
the usual navel.

She is unaware of
any missing cargo
but her breathing rate
may vary widely. Man-
kind has fought battles
on the sea for more
than 3,000 years. The
rings are banana-
shaped—a metal
bar can put a lot of
pressure on her
skin. Is she the
only person on
earth to have one
eye become larger
than the other
post childbirth?

#242 The New Years

In the closed circles of
psychic apparati, exposed
navels emphasize the
rural-urban rift. It is
from this dark rift that
the winter solstice sun
will emerge, offering
a single world with a
dichotomy of semantics
in which objects co-exist
with primitive types. More
problematic in theory
than in practice, it tends
towards a reductionist
framework. On the day
of the second new moon
after the December solstice
the new years begin.

#241 Merman Hanging from a Gibbet

Harlequin diamonds are

must-haves for fashion-

able women, now that

they are back on the map

for 'it' handbags with new

styles & such modern

colors as Waterlily Pink 

& New Bronze available.

& in the home, unpinned,

stuck to the door, access-

orized with the movement

of a hanging merman, they

add a sense of drama &

visual tension to any space. 

#240 The Glass Key

for Dashiell Hammett & Jo Nesbø

Ned finds the body of a
Senator’s son on the street.
He's tall, lean, mustachioed
& tubercular. He's also
a gambler. & a big fan of
literary noir. You can use
census records & voter
lists to see where he's lived

over the years. They have
a pervasive feeling of moral
& sexual ambiguity which
may not be visible yet be-
cause of a delay in updating
the database. You can also
use them to read about
Harry's journey to Thailand.

#239 The Battle of the Argonne

Jay Gatsby leads
two machine-gun
attachments forward.
Ten of these men, the
most stubborn kind,

gave their last full
measure. The unit, now
at a stall, was saved
by another pigeon.
The only stone road

leading into the forest
went downward for
the central powers.
What does givry-en-
argonne mean in English?

#238 Natural Encounters

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Plenty of opportunities to get up close & personal with concrete countertops & outdoor kitchens.

Discount rates for hotels & motels.

Empowering animals with the ability to make good decisions.

Providing candid photos of female sea turtles nesting.

My perspective on Height Dominance.

Definitions of Common Behavior Terms.

The Leather Elves & other live native New Hampshire animals.

The cutting edge of animal training & presentation with breakfast & lunch included.

Ben Williams, Vice President, who lives in Dorset.

The delicate state of nature.

Your questions that have not been answered.

An adventure through an entire continent.

The way the window on the right has fallen magically & now circles, unsure whether to approach its mate.

#237 La Cascade

This is not the waterfall where
Yoshitsune washed his
horse. It does not flow or fall or
follow through. Is telescopic. In that
the mind is seen in the forest
as well as distant from it.

Tags: california statepark long exposure water

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A massive earthquake. A tropical cyclone.
A picture of Hokusai. Stochastic acts.

*

He found a shiny object somewhere.
Diane is Betty in the dream . . . she views
her good side as dominant. Irony
abounds. Gloria Swanson says voice
doesn't add anything. Radiohead has
postponed part of its European tour
after a stage collapse in Toronto
killed the band's drum technician.

*

I took many photos of the fall & its pools. The
original one (the first one at night) is a
proof of concept one to show to people
before creating the real one. (Irony defined:
"stated message doesn't equal real message.")
I thought it would be funny to take a picture
of America at war as gasoline prices spike.

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Alfred Korzybski gave a presentation at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in New Orleans where he used the phrase “the map is not the territory.” Korzybski used this phrase to mean that people in general do not have access to absolute knowledge of reality, but merely possess a subset of that knowledge that is then tinted through the lenses of their own experience. He further added that it is important for people to know that their understanding of things, “the map”, is not a true representation of reality itself or everything represented by reality, or “the territory”.

#236 The Upholder of the Law

The elderly mother dresses
down for her new video
in a pair of bright red jeans
& matching lippy. She has
decided her son-in-law
is trying to poison her. The
painful irony is that he is
an Autobot who believes
in upholding the law, but
lacks the firepower to
enforce it. Plus, care &
dignity are wrapped in
so much red tape that they
become safe harbors &
provide immunity from
liability. The new moon
clings to his hat's brim like
a nose ring. Our beautiful
website is coming soon.

#235 The Forest of Paimpont

Sir Lancelot is no
longer available for
interviews &/or photo
opportunities due to the
new set of contractual
obligations he's entered
into. From here on in
it's Murdoch & the
Morgans—J.P., le Fey—
you'll be crossing swords
with. From here on in
it's Getty & 20^th Century
Fox for rights & royal-
ties. This image,
taken just before he
entered La Forêt de
Paimpont for a final
time, is the last left
in the public domain, a
reminder that chevalry
is not always chivalrous.

#234 The Adulation of Space (2)

He felt happy & pain-free only
on stage, immersed in his music.
String Theory & the Geometry of
Hydroponic Strawberries. Listen
to, download, play & stream the

song. The elders only smile sadly.
I've bought eight t-shirts from
this guy. Californian worshippers
chose blindfolds. There is scepticism
in the mainstream media. Luxury

limousines drove up the stairs.
I have his posters on my wall. Will
he be able to go back to the boy
band life? Don’t forget to watch A
Thousand Kisses, Episode 37. In the

blank space alongside the photograph,
an anonymous letter-writer had
scribbled a shocking & hate-filled
message. Does it bother you that
tennis doesn't get that kind of adulation?