The Road to Wisdom

The road to wisdom? Well, it's plain
And simple to express:
Err
and err
and err again,
but less
and less
and less.

-- Piet Hein

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for the secret news.

Here’s the secret news:

All people are afraid.
No one knows what they’re doing.
Everything is getting worse.
Some people deserve to die.
Your money is worthless.
No one is properly dressed.
At least one of your children will disappoint you.
The system is rigged.
Your house will never be completely clean.
All teachers are incompetent.
There are people who really dislike you.
Nothing is as good as it seems.
Things don’t last.
No one is paying attention.
The country is dying.
God doesn’t care.

George Carlin: The Secret News

Look my eyes are just holograms
Look your love has drawn red from my hands
From my hands you know you'll never be
More than twist in my sobriety
-- Tanita Tikaram

go go now, you've been set free
another month or so you'll be poisoning me
with your lovely smile
I see you slither away with your skin and your tail
your flickering tongue and your rattling scales
like a real reptile.

-- The Church: Reptile

WILL BOBBA FOR FURNI

DOWN WITH PANTS! UP WITH SKIRTS!