haiku of the moment

the plains turn so still
variations on brown gray
at winter solstice

quote of the moment

"each well-born soul must win what it deserves."

-- ella wheeler wilcox

headline of the moment

"man who amputated arm arrested on assault charges"

-- san fransisco chronicle

quote of the moment

"Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle – when the sun comes up, you'd better be running."

-- anonymous

haiku of the moment

in the world of good 
mourn the death of mandela 
an ally is lost

haiku of the moment

and so it begins 
california morning frost 
bracing for the