Jason Alan Griffin :: The Blog

Sometimes my life's a cruel and painful joke; Conspiring against me and only me. Well it's not funny and I've had enough. Uncle! I give up! Uncle! I give up! Dreaming about disappearing disconnecting retreating. Romanticizing hermitizing in a far-off grotto. I anathematize the modern age; help me, I cry, now. But when you notice I'm gone, well you know why, now. I fantasize, I comminate, but don't try to get out. WOW! Not surprising that I can't figure out how. Don't come looking for me. Don't come looking for me. Things that normal people find useful- for me, unusable Daily objects that work fine for them give me heartache no end. The label says it's easy to connect, NOT easy at all. the dogma is that you can plug it right into your phone; bullshit. I commiserate with friends, but learn it works just fine for them. "I don't know what to tell you. That's not happening for me bro." Frustrated enough to commit ...

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No one's an asshole, my dear brothers and sisters. To all those I've bitten, cutting my teeth, Thank you for helping me learn and grow. Mistakes can be our wisest teachers. No one's an asshole; We all do our best but see different worlds. Sometimes I don't know how far is too far Until I've stepped on your toes finding my path. My intentions were never to cause pain; but hurt happens when our world views don't match. No one's an asshole; We're all here to help each other find our way. Grateful for those whom I've pissed off to the point That they school me on exactly what they think. To those who've let loose when I was an ass in their eyes, I regret saying, or thinking, that you're the jerk. No one's an asshole; Everyone is scared and looking out for themselves. I know not to hold it against your character; Selfishness is the human default setting. We can all give and receive permission to flub. Forgiveness i...

River recently had his sixth birthday, so here is a brief look back at his life. The first 8 months or so of his existence are not known to me exactly, but I've put together a picture, based on his behavior and idiosyncrasies. 2011 Born in January and mostly likely separated from his mother at an early age, he was encouraged to fight with other dogs. Due to a genetic knee deformity, he experienced a great deal of pain in the rear legs. Sitting and lying down properly were too uncomfortable and running for any length of time resulted in days of limping afterwards. He was probably, therefore, not a good fighter. He was smacked on the head by a big man who drank; sometimes using his hands and sometimes a broomstick. In August, he was tied to a stairwell in a park near the waterfront and abandoned. By the time he was discovered there and taken into the animal shelter, he was gaunt and his ribs, hips and vertebrae were visible under his skin. I found him in the shelter almost ...

stilldead crow on the January sidewalk "that never happens," "I know!" stop and say eulogy over a crow de-murdered/ exposed/ left frozen alone in peaceful eternal repose stop and play requiem for a crow wings unflapped grey eyes staring forever talons in their final unclutch stop and pay homage to a crow sing, savor each crumb, love life now and now as kak always flows to shava take away a token from a crow