”…without wax.”

Second in the series of personal characteristics posts. In case you missed it, the first was Spontaneity.

Sincerity is something our society finds hard to deal with, and something I personally have trouble with. The problem is this: offer someone something sincerely meant, and they’ll brush it off, try to diminish its significance. And not only the receiver, but the offerer too will try to take as much serious-ness out of what they are saying. Because our society just doesn’t use it anymore.

So, first off, I’m not talking about sincerity as in “telling the truth” or…

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More song associations I have; songs associated with certain people, places, or events. Once again, if you have some of your own, comment or post them on your own blog/Facebook notes/whatever. (Don’t forget the original list of song associations.)

• Shadowland (The Lion King - Broadway) - Yining, who brought this song into English 4AP one day. It’s a really beautiful song, makes me want to see the musical.
• Wo Men De Gu Shi (Tension) - Kevin, Mimi, Li, as the three people who know and care about this song. (Which entered my life from the MVHS group Leight, at the…

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A bit more, um, biologically risqué than my usual style. (Who knew I could write like this?) If you haven’t read Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss, you probably won’t understand this poem. Extra credit to the first person who finds the hidden, slightly-incorrect Mac-software-related reference.

Have you ever read a book by Dr. Seuss
(Not the cat with a fetish for child abuse)
Where an elephant sits on the egg of a bird
And out pops a hybrid, a creature unheard.

How might we reproduce this wonder!
Simply by placing a bird’s egg under
An elephant’s rear and…

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