The Genius Of A Folk Melody Or

I Rarely Listen To Commercial Radio, And When I Do, I'm Shocked By How Many Ads There Are, And How Annoying They Are, And How Bad The Radio Station Usually Is.

There Are Cultures That Believe Having Your Photograph Taken Steals Your Soul. I Don't Think There Is A Stolen Soul In A Picture, But Still - Why Is It So Hard To Throw Them Away?

Recently, I Have Come To Assume That Any Call To My Landline Is From A Telemarketer Or An Automated Call From Terminex, Letting Me Know That Our Regularly Scheduled Pest-extermination Service Will Occur On Its Regular Schedule. So I Usually Ignore My Home Phone.

I've Always Been Afraid Of Video Games - Not Afraid That I Wouldn't Like Them, But That I Would Like Them Too Much, And That After Mere Seconds In Front Of Any Particularly Bright And Absorbing Game, I Would Abandon All Ambition, Turn Into A Mouth-breathing Zombie, And Develop A Wide, Sofa-shaped Rear End.

Like Writing, Running Is So Much About Mind Over Matter. There Are Times When You Have To Override The Discomfort And Keep Pushing. That Capacity To Endure And Then Prevail Is Just Amazing.