The 9 Lives of Truth

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It's easier to kill love than it is to kill the truth; truth has a way of coming back to life. The truth lives in emails, in others, in letters, in this little box inside of the mind with iron hinges that begins to rust as soon as the lock has clicked into place—it's only a matter of time. And, when the mind is stormy, mental rainfall washes the rust into the fresh water supply and poisons it. It's only a matter of time... before you must purge the poison and admit to the truth. The longer you wait, the more sickly and infectious you become.

10 Things Before You're 22

A friend asked me tonight, "What are 10 things you should do before you're 22?"

My answer:

• Vote
• Work a minimum wage job
• Learn manners
• Kiss
• Read 100 books
• Skinny dip
• Change a tire
• Volunteer
• Stay up all night
• Balance a checkbook
• Babysit

What would you add?

• Travel alone

Touch and No-go?

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What 2 things, once they've touched, can never return to their normal state?
This is a question that I've been pondering for nearly a month, but I haven't yet come up with an answer that feels right. I did ask my friends what they thought, and their answers are sure good for some laughs:

• Caterpillar & Cocoon (broroth)
• Egg & Sperm (erkinerbyn)
• Flour & Water
• Seed & Soil
• Thin Mint Cookies (fricosuave)
  

I like these because they involve this process of conception... over time, an evolution... or something that dissolves... there is a chemical or biological aspect to this, perhaps.

What say you?