*image by Ben Harubin

One man named his boat:
"The Continual Re-examination Of The Obvious."

A father once noted to a son, "If you are not attentive and present at this very instant,
you are not alive at this very instant."
And to himself the boy said, "How could it be otherwise?"

According to myth, Adam's first son (now forgotten) was his favorite,
who he named Speak Up, Dammit -- Speak Up!
(Somewhat clouding the innate beauty and message of this tale is an addition
by some which claims that Adam only did this in a crude attempt to make up
with God after that certain "unpleasantness" that passed between them.

When he was at home, one man was more like himself than when he was not.
(Cor-O'Leary-lary:
If you are not at home for sufficiently extended, continual periods,
you'll never know who you are.)

One singer entitled his latest song:
"I've Lived My Life With A Stranger."
(And did I note that he lives alone?)

A boy one day asked his dad, "I've heard it said that men are actually strangers to themselves.
Can this be so?"
"Not only can it be so," replied his father, "but irrelevant as well."
"Hah!" exclaimed the lad, "that same old combination, once again."
"Just like ham and eggs," said the old man,
"just like ham and anything else you wanna put with it."
And once again the boy was delighted to be aware of how the plate of life is big enough to hold
anything you put on it...including thoughts.