Music is sound, right? Sounds that are pleasing, harmonious, yes? Wave patterns moving through the air sending vibrations to the human ear and the vibrations are good. Anyone? But if music can be defined as “pleasing sounds”, what then is…
The Scamp
The scamp walks to the things that call his name, the sights and sounds and scents that have his number. He finds an easy way about the world through sand and snow he knows no worry and holds no creed…
The Busy Bees
Are people conspiring against you? Do bankers meet to discuss ways to collect more fees at faster rates? Have the leaders of the world made secret pacts known only to club members? Relax, you’re not as paranoid as you think…
Body Building
If you really want to become a horizontologist, you also will want to become a body builder. This does not mean going for the typical Mr. Universe physique but rather keeping the body strong and limber especially the lower back…
The Horizontal Method
There is a madness to my method, any method really in the sense that methodology tends to expedite agenda and wouldn’t that be contrary to the horizontal way? But that doesn’t mean there is a method to my madness. It…
Love
How can you say your love is unconditional when the focus of your love tends to meet the particular conditions of your conscious or unconscious attraction schema — sex, orientation, height, hair color, physique and thumb size? Why do you…
The Way of the World
A certain cute little bluebird is a virtuoso when it comes to survival skills. She hunts small lizards and since her feet are too delicate to contain a wreathing reptile for very long, she has managed to learn (through evolution?)…
Sun Worship
Until quite recently, our sun has been revered as the source of our light, our warmth and our life. We marked the summer solstice when the sun shined on us the longest. We marked the winter solstice celebrating the sun’s…
The Way of the Dog
Do not disturb Diogenes was a Greek philosopher like no other. He lived in a barrel on the streets of Athens. He preached and lived a life of idleness in contrast to a life of striving for possessions and social…
The Beautiful Animal
Ten thousand years ago, there were two species that thrived in vast and equal numbers across every continent (except Antarctica). Do you know which two species? I will tell you: Humans and lions. Think about it. Two highly successful animals,…