Category Archives: World

In search of lost time

Posted on July 22, 2020 by

“Everything is maya, nothing is real.”– Sri Shantibindo I opened one of my diaries from the seventies, which seemed real enough, dust & slightly musty smell and all, and read bits and pieces about things I’d done, read, seen, felt, … Continue reading →

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Rome, Easter Sunday 2020

Posted on April 12, 2020 by

A dog barks somewherein the neighborhood. Otherwiseeverything locked down. – Niebla (© 2020)

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If it’s not religion …

Posted on May 4, 2019 by

“If it’s not religion, they find other reasons – social status, envy, greed, skin color, dress code or dietary habits – to discriminate against each other, kill each other and make war. That’s human nature for you. We are programmed … Continue reading →

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You are the call and the answer

Posted on April 2, 2019 by

“You look pathetic with your fangs half-bared, preparing to moan. I get your drift anytime.”“Pathetic is not in my vocabulary. Self-image is not in my vocabulary. When I see myself in the mirror, I think it’s some other cat.”Sometimes I … Continue reading →

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Jasmin

Posted on April 20, 2018 by

I wish I could record the fragrance of its flowers and send it to everyone. – Niebla (© 2018)

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Far Eastern Teachings II

Posted on November 13, 2017 by

“I am extremely depressed these days,” the disciple said. “My girlfriend is now my former best friend’s girlfriend, and she took the cat with her as well. I have a degree in Social Sciences and a job frying hamburgers that … Continue reading →

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The feline condition

Posted on May 16, 2017 by

I’ve got a collar around my neck and I’m supposed to like it if someone pets me. – Niebla (© 2017)

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My precarious existence

Posted on June 10, 2016 by

I’m relying entirely on the fact that my computer remembers all my various passwords. – Niebla (© 2016)

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Rebuttal

Posted on February 10, 2016 by

“So you believe in reincarnation? – What if you’re wrong?” “It won’t matter. I’ll only find out when I’m dead.” – Niebla

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The tip of the anthill

Posted on July 12, 2015 by

(thinking of Srebrenica and two late 20th century monsters – Karadžić and Mladić) The worst are always at the tip but the tip is nothing without the masses below the faithful and fanatic executioners reaching down into the ugly subterranean subconscious … Continue reading →

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