"Have you heard the story about Buffalo and Field Mouse?” “No” “Well, let me tell you a story." %%%%% A long time ago, according to a Cherokee tale, Field-Mouse was out gathering wild beans for the winter. Now while he was out, his neighbour, Buffalo came out to graze in the meadow. Well, Mouse was not too happy because he was worried that Buffalo would mow down all the long grass with his prickly tongue and there would be not place for him to hide. And Mouse, being a proud animal, did not li...

_“Does anyone know why Bat has no friends?” “No” “Well, then let me tell you a story.”_ ++++++++++++++++++++ A long time ago, there was a terrible battle between the animals of the land and the animals of the air. I don't know why the animals were at war, but they were. Now Bat was a very proud animal and did not like to lose. He looked at the battle and saw there were far more birds than mammals. They could swoop down to attack the mammals and then fly away out of harm's way before the mamma...

I thought we were making progress. That is what Dr. Hanlon had said. She was proud of my advances, my recovery. She had said so herself. More than once. But now I know something is wrong. I sensed it when an attendant came back with my handwritten notes. He was stiff when he put them on my writing table, cautiously trying to avoid any contact. In a flat voice, he told me that Dr. Hanlon would be by shortly. Then, as he walked to the door, he gave me a peculiar look with a quick glance back at...

Here I sit, in the Nürnberg HBF, at 10:51. Almost everything is closed, including the reservation desk. So there was no way to get a reservation on the train. Especially for a couchette. I’m not too happy because of that. The week was frustrating because I was trying to get some stuff, over the net, to here. Things were extremely slow or not working at all. A couple of times, I had the urge to grab a machine gun and shoot some machines. Thus, when it came time to have a beer at 4:30, I had a ...

Silence fell on the room. Taliesin looked from his fur draped chair, out to the assembled people. The brazier was starting to burn low. He could see that the people were growing restless, wondering who would stand up next. Some wished to stand up but did not know how to say what they felt. Some thought what they had to say was too trivial and not worthy of such a solemn occasion. Some sat, still numbed by the death of King Gwefldn. Taliesin's eyes roamed the room. His eyes met with a pair of ...

Friendship A long and hard road. Friendship A rocky precipice. Real friendship A naked soul. Real friendship A sharp-edged sword. True friendship Few and far between. True friendship Cherish the ones you have.