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Tag: August 2020

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of dissonance (a poem)

2020/08/31 Kevin J. O'Conner

Giant Meteor 2020! I don’t know Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t There is more than one way to get to the same place and past performance does not guarantee future results History is not a shortcut is what I always tell myself before I go looking for shortcuts forgetting that it didn’t turn out [...]

Posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, WritingTagged August 2020, poem, poetry

Dear Monday…

2020/08/31 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Monday, You’ve stolen Saturday’s college football weather again, I see. Love, Kevin (31 August 2020)

Posted in Life, Musings, WritingTagged August 2020, Dear Monday, love notes to the days of the week, year 7

Dear Sunday…

2020/08/30 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Sunday, It’s strange sometimes, to think of all the things we do on purpose. Love, Kevin (30 August 2020)

Posted in General/Miscellany, Life, Musings, WritingTagged August 2020, Dear Sunday, love notes to the days of the week, year 7

Dear Saturday…

2020/08/29 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Saturday, I do not remember asking for a wake-up call… Love, Kevin (29 August 2020)

Posted in Life, Musings, WritingTagged August 2020, Dear Saturday, letters to the days of the week, year 7

The non-sequiturs of summer (a poem)

2020/08/28 Kevin J. O'Conner

The day in review. Molten sulfur in the tank(er) green swizzle stick on the porcelain a beat-up pickup blocking the road It’s complicated You can’t buy a thrill but you can buy the collected works of Steely Dan in the format of your choice It’s cheap—but it’s not free And it’s a frickin’ bargain compared [...]

Posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, WritingTagged August 2020, poem, poetry

Dear Friday…

2020/08/28 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Friday, How long does it take for bullshit to dissipate? Love, Kevin (28 August 2020)

Posted in Life, Musings, WritingTagged August 2020, Dear Friday, letters to the days of the week, year 7

Dear Thursday…

2020/08/27 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Thursday, I’m thinking tacos. Love, Kevin (27 August 2020)

Posted in Life, Musings, WritingTagged August 2020, Dear Thursday, love notes to the days of the week, year 7

Dear Wednesday…

2020/08/26 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Wednesday, Interesting. Afternoons may be saying summer, but mornings are all about autumn. Love, Kevin (26 August 2020)

Posted in Musings, WritingTagged August 2020, Dear Wednesday, letters to the day of the week, year 7

Dear Tuesday…

2020/08/25 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Tuesday, Another autumn-like morning. Appropriate. Love, Kevin (25 August 2020)

Posted in Musings, WritingTagged August 2020, Dear Tuesday, letters to the days of the week, year 7

Dear Monday…

2020/08/24 Kevin J. O'Conner

Dear Monday, It feels like autumn this morning. Love, Kevin (24 August 2020)

Posted in Life, Musings, WritingTagged August 2020, Dear Monday, love notes to the days of the week, year 7

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