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Day Hikes in New Zealand9 months ago

New Zealand, with its miles upon miles of well-maintained trails, may offer the best day hikes in the world.

My Studio Recording Experience13 months ago

Recording my first EP was a lot of fun and a lot of work. Here is how I did it.

How to Be a Door Hardware Technician2 years ago

Servicing door hardware can require expertise ranging from low voltage electrician to finish carpenter.

Encounters with Burglars3 years ago

Seventeen Years as a Locksmith: Encounters with Burglars

How to Sell Door Hardware on the Internet3 years ago

How to be successful as an online seller of door hardware.

How to Rekey a Tubular Deadbolt3 years ago

Step-by-step instructions on changing the key that locks and unlocks your tubular single-keyed deadbolt.

How to Order Restricted Key Products3 years ago

Ordering restricted key products can be one of the most problematic transactions in the door security hardware industry. This article will (hopefully) demystify the process for you.

Veggie Stew3 years ago

A hearty vegetarian stew with an array of great flavors that both blend and stand out.

Door Handing for Hardware Dummies3 years ago

Basic and advanced door handing for the hardware novice.

Electric Strike Basics12 months ago

What is an electric strike? The electric strike remains the most popular way to electrically control access today primarily because it is the most economical and is usually the easiest to install.

How to Fit a Key to a Bit-Key Mortise Lock3 years ago

Many older homes have old fashion bit key (or "skeleton key") locks on their interior doors. This article is about fitting keys to these old locks.

How Does a Standard Key Machine Work?4 years ago

The key machine is a marvel of mechanical engineering. This article illustrates how a key machine is made and how it can cut keys accurately to within 1/1000 of an inch.

What Do The Numbers On My Key Mean?4 years ago

The numbers and letters on the head of your key always mean something. Here is a brief guide to the most common meanings of numbers and codes that appear on keys.

How to Choose Delayed Egress Hardware4 years ago

Delayed egress is used for loss prevention, maternity ward and day care security and to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering. It is strictly regulated by life safety code.

How to Coordinate Automatic Doors with Locking Devices4 years ago

How to coordinate electric strikes, electromagnetic locks and/or electromechanical locking devices such as exit devices with electric latch retraction with automated door openers.

Hold-Open Door Hardware4 years ago

Doors are a very convenient means of closing, but they are a less convenient means of opening. This article discusses several devices designed to hold the door open for you.

The Increasing Complexity of Door Hardware4 years ago

As we demand more of our door hardware the specification of door hardware becomes more complicated for the architect, hardware consultant, installer and user.

How to Lock an Uneven Pair of Doors11 months ago

Concerning the challenges that an uneven pair of doors presents to the security and life safety hardware installer.

How to Use The Golden Rule to Improve Your Life4 years ago

The "Golden Rule" is a simple rule that harnesses a fundamental power of the universe and makes life better for everyone.

Political Mindfulness5 years ago

The only reality in the messages from either candidate is what can be gleaned from their assessments of what they have done and their statements about what they intend to do. Their assessments of their own...

Pawtuckaway State Park, Nottingham, NH5 years ago

At 5,500 acres, Pawtuckaway offers plenty of room to enjoy the peace and solitude of the outdoors as well as multiple opportunities for... fun!... including a spectacular beach, miles and miles of hiking trails, 192...

On Gentleness5 years ago

Gentleness is caring mindfulness and actions that reflect an awareness of the feelings of others.

Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary - Norfolk, Massachusetts5 years ago

Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, 108 North Street,

Norfolk, Massachusetts, is a beautiful and accessible place to enjoy natural surrounding and wildlife.

Stone 16th Anniversary IPA - Beer Review5 years ago

Stone Brewing Company has produced an exceptional Anniversary IPA. I heartily recommend it.

The Politics of Being Human3 years ago

Once you have learned to consistently treat yourself with love, tolerance and forgiveness, you will be ready to interact with others on that basis. You will know the good feeling of being forgiven and praised and you...

Ode to Water5 years ago

On Earth, water is everywhere we go.

The Greener Grass: An Observation and a Question5 years ago

The grass is not greener on the other side of the fence. The grass is greener that grows out of earth cleansed by fire. What message does the Universe bring by this

Practice Instant Forgiveness5 years ago

Free yourself from past negativity by practicing instant forgiveness.

Saying "I Love You" or "Thank You" is Nothing to Feel Sorry About4 years ago

This article briefly explores some possibilities that may help explain and suggest possible remedies for the decline of civility in modern culture.

Day With Illusion5 years ago

A poem of reality and illusion.

Like a Pizza5 years ago

It's like a pizza! There's nothing like a pizza.

Sail Into Your Heart4 years ago

In the depths of the deep move the unimaginable. In the depths of our hearts moves love.

How to Train Your Brain for Less Stress5 years ago

You can train yourself to experience less stress. It just might save your life.

What is Success in Life?5 years ago

What is success? Is it wealth, fame, or power? In reality, anyone can be successful.

Counting Poets5 years ago

Counting poets: how do you do it? How do you decide who is a poet and who is not?

Every Moment of your Life5 years ago

No one knows the future. It is unproductive to predict an unhappy future for oneself. It is also not fun. I believe that we should have fun whenever we can while we are still alive.

"If the Government Owns My Health Care, Do I Still Own My Body?"5 years ago

Living in fear is a choice. If others choose to worry about where their health care (or their money) is going to come from, I respect their choice. I choose to live in gratitude and joy as much as humanly possible...

Don't Call Me Marion Yet5 years ago

Sometimes it feels like there are strings attached...

Time: A Poem of Changes5 years ago

Time is the great illusion. It is the game we sign up for. Here we race against the clock, against age, against the fast motion of harm and the slow motion of gravity and friction, and it seems that every race we lose. ...

Poetry in Our House5 years ago

Poetry resides where it is loved.

Wink in the Sky5 years ago

At the nexus of being and non-being we find that we are both always and never alone.

Married, Voting Separately4 years ago

If you can conduct a political argument while maintaining mutual respect, the argument has a chance of being productive. If you become disrespectful, not only does the argument go down the toilet, your marriage might...

Homage to Robert Frost5 years ago

My tribute to a master of blank verse and other forms of poetry.

Brought Back to the Blizzard5 years ago

A poem about being caught in a blizzard, metaphorically.

Waiting for the Commuter Rail Train at Seven-Twenty-Two in the Morning5 years ago

A poem observing commuters as they wait for their train ... and I wait for mine.

Ode to the Trombone5 years ago

An ode describing the many fine attributes of a unique musical instrument.

"Terrible" Dark Ale by Unibroue - Beer Review5 years ago

How could you not love a beer named "Terrible" and brewed by a brewery named, "Unibroue"?

The LCN 4041 and 4040XP Backcheck Selection Valve5 years ago

Just when you think you know a door closer, you find out something you never knew before. I learned something new about the LCN 4040XP, formerly the 4041, and I learned a little about humility, too.

How to View a Problem5 years ago

When a problem occurs we can search for someone to blame, or we can get to work on solving it.

Lucky Me: A Choice3 years ago

You can choose to feel lucky, or you can choose to feel sorry for yourself. One leads to a happy life, one does not.

Firestone Walker Reserve Porter - Beer Review5 years ago

A review of a remarkable porter brewed by the Firestone Walker Brewing Company in California.

Altruism and Society: A Brief Look5 years ago

A brief look at how altruism benefits society and the limits of altruistic behavior.

In the Darkest Hours5 years ago

A poem about the world before dawn.

Humans as Plague5 years ago

Some say we are an infestation upon the Earth. Others say we are angels. Where does the truth lie? Are humans apart from nature, or part of nature?

Competition and Being5 years ago

You may think you are in competition with others, but in reality you are only in competition with yourself.

Life Without Breathing5 years ago

A poem about living life without living.

Breath is life. Notice your breathing, notice your life.

Turning the Observation5 years ago

A poem about existence.

Emotion Bubble5 years ago

A poem about the inherent isolation of existence and what to do about it.

Black Lacquered Box5 years ago

Two meditative poems and a meditation.

Sojourner3 years ago

How beautiful your tent, sojourner; how beautiful your life.

Poetic Form: Sapphic Verse4 years ago

How to write poetry using the Sapphic form.

Why I Stand Out in a Crowd5 years ago

What does it mean to stand out in a crowd. Literally I suppose it means to contrast so much with the rest of the people in the crowd that you catch the eye of the casual observer. But how does that affect your self...

Observations Upon Missing My Train5 years ago

A poem about my observations after I missed my train.

How To Put Music In Your Poetry5 years ago

How to use rhythm to make your poetry flow musically.

Breaking Form5 years ago

Form in poetry is a wonderful, useful tool. Yet sometimes a tool actually works better if its broken.

Poetic Form: Cinquain5 years ago

How to write poetry using the cinquain, quintain or quintet form.

Never Kissed5 years ago

A poem of fantasy.

Ode to the Sky5 years ago

Isn't it much easier to be happy under a blue sky? When you're sad, and the sky rains, isn't it almost as if the sky is crying with you?

Poetic Technique: The Found Poem5 years ago

A found poem is a poem made from sentences and phrases found in life.

Divesting of the Self5 years ago

Everyone must leave the physical existence. I choose to leave by canoe.

Poetic Form: The Cento5 years ago

A poem made from other poet's poems, the cento is a remarkably difficult form as the author tries to somehow unify one style from many.

Poetic Form: The Bop4 years ago

The Bop is a fun form. Poets should try it!

Life at Dawn5 years ago

What is the meaning of dawn? What is meaning? I try to explore a little of both in this poem and essay.

Poetic Form: Abecedarian4 years ago

Examples and explanation of the abecedarian form, otherwise known as the alphabet poem.

Elegy for a Fox5 years ago

Elegy for a fox I knew, more or less, for about a year.

Jumping to Conclusions: Leaping to Self-Limitation4 years ago

Do our conclusions about others limit us, or them?

In the Language of the Rain6 years ago

A poem about the sounds of rain.

How to Use a Comma5 years ago

Comma usage in a nut shell - and I am just the nut to do it.

Samuel Smith's Organic Lager - Beer Review5 years ago

Beer review: Samuel Smith's Organic Lager Beer

Relaxation Meditation - Letting Go of the Body6 years ago

A guided meditation with audio narration available.

Black Hops - Beer Review5 years ago

Black Hops Beer from Blue Hills Brewery: A great beer to socialize with.

How Unlike the Wildflowers6 years ago

A poem about hot house vs. wildflower.

Getting What You Want: An Overview of Methods6 years ago

A comparison of the methods we use to attain the things and experiences we desire: work, education, manifestation and attraction.

Arrogant Bastard Ale - Beer Review6 years ago

Arrogant Bastard Ale: "You're Not Worthy."

Dead Guy Ale - Beer Review5 years ago

Dead Guy Ale. A little bite, but not too much.

MIndfulness and Beer4 years ago

Be mindful of your beer and truly enjoy it - along with the rest of your life.

Victims of Creation6 years ago

A rubber band rocket

Out of green imaginary rubber

Stretched between nonexistent fingers

Aimed at the back of the annoying head

Of the victim who is

Your creation

Fictitious tension...

Of Interminable Stones6 years ago

She proves herself

In distances and altitudes

Joints and muscles

Thoughts. Place each footstep

Differently

At an angle or distance Length of stride

Inside

Magic of gravity at Her whim

Invention of...

My Experience with Healing Meditation6 years ago

Meditation is a means of feeling better and getting in touch with your body.

The Nature of Houses6 years ago

The house is a construct

Abode and container

For life

We choose

Dividing inside

From outside

We choose

Things

To bring in

To leave out

A couch over here

A chair...

By The Water6 years ago

Finger skimming a bare ripple

Across still water's reflection

My desire overflows its cup

Droplets ringing like glass

Ripples rebounding in cross currents

In the silence

She darts away submerged in...

Libation6 years ago

So smooth and hard and cool

You are no less than a miracle

And make me feel good, too

On you, I read your history

Experience and pedigree

Place of birth - I am impressed

By your sophistication

...

Villanelle6 years ago

The villanelle can be a powerful form for expressing deep emotions. This is not an example of that.

Hiking Noanet Woods - Dover, Massachusetts6 years ago

A very nice walk in a wood with photogenic ponds and a wee bit of a climb for a little exercise and fun.

Mindful Tree21 months ago

A mindful moment in the company of another being.

The Detachment Bag6 years ago

Come with me

In your mind

Down by

The beautiful river

Let's walk slowly

I brought a gift for you

A bag such as you love

Made of a feel and texture

With a fragrance

Color and shade

Of happiness

To...

Closet Barbarian6 years ago

I am an old, distrustful warrior Learning to find goodness In former enemies Or potential property "So evolved" They say Yet I know I am a barbarian Dismembering my...

Breath of Summer6 years ago

Summer's breath Inhaled by our home The word of darkness whispered While the young shout in the street Exuberance pulsing in their blood

A wild thing dances naked Through our rooms Carried by summer's...

Perception: The Lens of Experience6 years ago

At first glance, it might appear that our experiences have great influence over our perception. Yet because we have a wide range of choice in the way we perceive reality, our perceptions have a much deeper effect on our...

God and Evil6 years ago

My take on Adam and Eve.

Old Man6 years ago

I prod you away with a staff

That you block surreptitiously

With a dismissive palm

Defeating me with your

Superior decades

I am repelled by your

Acquiescence to gravity

Your body's complicity

With...

Reprise6 years ago

Walking through fond fields of soft sunshine

Claiming these memories as mine

I wash you in the dew of my perception

Until you glisten

Listen

Please accept my gift of sparkling

As the world is elsewhere...

Meditation: Cleaning the Lens of your Mind's Eye3 years ago

In addition to our physical eyesight, our ability to picture our world in our minds can help us better understand our world. Meditation helps to focus your powers of visualization.

All The Pretty Colors6 years ago

Phosphorescence

Changing hues

Unmarked terrain

An aurora borealis

No landmarks you can use

Each step a mis-

People live through

This

I paint over my window

Covering rejection

Codependence...

Cast Away, Castaway6 years ago

Cast away

On consecutive gray

Days of expanded demise

The crumpled newspaper sky

Luxurious in its deliberate

Exacting pace

Its motive

An infection to lance

The end of delight and surprise

A flickering votive...

My Four Wishes6 years ago

Sometimes wishing makes you realize how much you already have.

How to Rekey the Abus 83/45 Rekeyable Padlock11 months ago

Step by step instructions on how to rekey the Abus 83/45 padlock.

Beauty, Illusion, Desire and Acceptance6 years ago

Breathing

I walked along the road

Watching the gray sky

With expectation

No reason

Just a feeling

She glided into view

Wheeling

Softened by falling April mist

Beyond a ridge line

Thick with trees

Rolling...

My Little Boat6 years ago

In homage to, "Paddle To The Sea." With my pocket knife I whittled

A piece of pine, nondescript,

By convention belittled.

I cut myself when I slipped.

Naturally, I bled.

I guessed part of my work would be...

Business Casual in a Bag6 years ago

We choose what we will carry Each item with a bewildered care Misunderstanding the concept Of weight Packing it mindfully In an unknown container Learningthe meaning of "Heavy" We shoulder The...

Value of Emptiness5 years ago

What is the value of a vase? What makes a room in a house useful? Of course it is the empty space within.

Uncertain Distance6 years ago

Mist diffuses The vibrant green Of newborn leaves on Elms along the distant road Rush hour uncertain, hushed Diffused by a vapor curtain Angles softened and distance obscured The world seems to draw closer As...

I Love Cars6 years ago

They seem

More aggressive this year

Engine revving

Beside me

Mass of metal

Speeding by

Like a very large bullet

Anger in the rumble

Toxicity in the smell

I no longer judge them

I have...

Suffering and Life6 years ago

Born with hands

Grasping spastic

As the network knits

Capturing

For the time

A being

If each cloud a silver lining contains

Each silver lining is by a cloud contained

"Life is suffering," say the...

The Hidden Hyacinth6 years ago

Loneliness and Solitude6 years ago

Aspects of Parting6 years ago

A parting bead is a piece of wood

Dividing windows in a sash

So they can move independently

Given weather foul or good

A parting of the ways

May indicate a clash

Of philosophy or personality

Or...

Butterfly Life6 years ago

Contemplating the brevity

Of your lilting flight

Your unprotected fragility

And beauty

In both motion and repose

Considering your infancy

A fat multi-legged creature

That once crawled

Eating...

Poems from Shabbat Meditation6 years ago

There is a sense of vertigo As the things I thought of As real Fade Vast expanse of beautiful Earth Translucent permeable Jelly of experience Relationships Sensation Fading Slight pang of parting I...

Dental Moment6 years ago

The dentist's office

An old brownstone train station

He renovated

Lying in the chair

I can see out the window

The trains going by

My implant is loose

He is a little annoyed

It is not his...

You Betrayed Me6 years ago

I guess the joke's on me,

Trusting that you were true,

Accepting all your stories,

Wasting my time with you.

Oh, you paint a sunny picture

Full of warm days and sun

Playing happily together...

Water Cycle6 years ago

I stood agape

Helpless as a wave

Of foaming churning water

Flooded the hall

Face mashed against the tile

I seethed in impotence

A goldfish

In a toilet bowl

Fighting the current

Inhaling liquid...

On The Bicycle6 years ago

April is Poetry Month in the United States. In celebration I am endeavoring to write a poem a day. Some of them I will publish here. I hope some of my fellow HP poets will join in, although I know many already write...

Seeking Peace6 years ago

Seeking peace I breathe A simple meditation "In... out ... " The rush of life Loud around me Fades into a warm Dark room My womb

Bathed in golden light Noise of passage Accepted and...

Poet's Tool Box: Rhyme4 years ago

Article written by a poetry editor about how to use rhyme in poetry.

Faith in Your Financial Future6 years ago

Faith is a powerful force. In fact, faith is so powerful, it can provide for your every need.

Perfect Golden Light6 years ago

In this perfect golden light

I search for what I think

Is you

In the quickening dusk

The crispness of the air

I breathe

Where I think you might

Walk in invisible grace amidst

The trees

...

Trees In Winter6 years ago

1. Twigs

A tree cracks the shell

Enters the world

Tender as a baby bird

A twig with a couple of leaves

Growing

Sprouts another twig

With another pair of leaves

And so on

Extending itself a...

The Wisdom of the Chakras6 years ago

"The Wisdom of the Chakras, Tools for navigating the complexity of life," by Ellen Tadd "What better place to review this book?" As I write this review I am actually in the

sky - in a passenger jet...

Wishes of a Drudge6 years ago

(more bad poetry) Such longings I have!

wishes of a drudge,

messenger boy,

tool of the living.

Oh that I could live!

I call out to beauty,

"Come into my life.

Soothe this glass-paved road."

...

Accepting Change5 years ago

Life is change. Life is good. Therefore, change is good. Humans, however, are often afraid of change. Here are some tools to help.

November6 years ago

Somewhere in the swampy woods, the fox Dens up down some deep hole.

Just after noon, the sun warm on my back, The wind flapping my trousers Like flags from my shins

Too warm I peel off my jacket and stand...

Commercial Pedestrian Gate Access Control2 years ago

There are many ways to lock a gate. This article covers keyed locks, mechanical combination locks, battery operated locks, hardwired electric locks and electromagnetic locks.

Riding into Light: Riding into Darkness4 years ago

Riding at dawn from Natick to Westwood in Massachusetts.

Electric Power Transfers6 years ago

A review of the many ways to get a wire from a door frame into a door: for exit devices with electric latch retraction or electrified trim, electric locks, electric strikes in double door applications and for request to...

Architectural Pull and Push/Pull Door Hardware Considerations7 years ago

Dimensional and hardware factors that influence how architectural pulls, push bars and push-pull sets are specified.

Interchangeable Core System6 years ago

An introduction to the various types of interchangeable cores available, how they work and how they differ.

Morning Glories Open to the Moon5 years ago

Wondering, turned to the pre-dawn sky, they Stared upward at the place where the unknown So much like someone they knew Shone, though something was different.

They recognized the radiance of their Daily...

Labeling Keys7 years ago

Best to keep it simple. First, get a key storage cabinet big enough to hold every single key. Hopefully it will be expandable in case you need to add capacity later. Second, number every door. Get a floor...

Rocky Woods Reservation6 years ago

Rocky Woods Reservation Directions from Boston: Rt. 9 west to Rt. 95 / Rt. 128 south to exit 16B, Rt. 109 West to Westwood. Right on Hartford. Parking lot is approximately 3 miles on your right. Open...

We Were Not Good Neighbors7 years ago

She was there when we came Hanging out on her silk hammock Vertically relaxed Like a Zen master of martial arts In meditation "Not too loose Not too tight" Beautiful ...

On Ricker Mountain7 years ago

They sought a place apart where they could make their own life a father and some sons ...

Ode to the Lonely Wanderers7 years ago

Forgive yourself Lonely wanderer See your beauty Your strength and honor Enjoy The lines on your hands Mapping your touch ...

A Summer's Dance7 years ago

Hello little one Come to earth To dance a summer's dance Upon the air A shimmer of wings Resting there This moment Did you choose This short Beautiful dance To delight our eyes On late summer days Under a...

Bradley-Palmer State Park7 years ago

Formerly an estate, this 721-acre tract offers easy and relaxing walks in the woods within easy driving distance (about forty minutes) of Boston. In addition to miles of hiking trails, the park offers a wading pool for...

New Schlage CO Series has Replaced the King Cobra and PRO Series5 years ago

In the fall of 2010, Schlage Lock Company introduced its new CO-200 and CO-250 series standalone access control line of locks as replacements for their KC and PRO series locks that were discontinued in December, 2010....

Elegy for My Dad7 years ago

A poem for my father. Rest in peace, dad.

Review: Vittoria Zaffiro Pro4 years ago

Vittoria Zaffiro Pro bike tires: Reliable, durable, and fast enough.

Buzzards Bay Railroad Bridge7 years ago

One needs only to look at you to see that you take your

existence seriously. Your decidedly

military frown dissuades the casual explorer before even they read the signs

warning off the unauthorized trespass. ...

Hydraulic Door Closer Installation: The Swing Factor9 months ago

How far does your door open? 90 degrees? 120 degrees? 180 degrees? You need to know how far your door swings when you choose a door closer. This article explains why.

Book Review: "Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets Under 25"6 years ago

"Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets Under 25", Ed. Naomi Shihab Nye, Copyright 2010, Glenwillow Books

Tracy Milillo7 years ago

In death

You leave us mysteries

During your last two days in the hospital

Where more than seventy friends

Came to visit you

You could not recall your fall

Police sought in vain for answers

No...

Schlage AD Series - Mechanical Retrofit Considerations6 years ago

The Schlage Electronics AD series has replaced the CM, CL, VIP and WA series locks formerly made by Locknetics. When the time comes to replace the old locks with the new, there may be some issues.

Weight Loss - Self Image and Attitude7 years ago

Many people, especially in America, are very concerned with their weight and body type. Not all of this concern is healthy.

The Swivel Spindle - or, "My Knob Just Came Off In My Hand!"6 years ago

Troubleshooting guide for spindle problems that occur with old style mortise locks.

Salt Water - Amazing Cold Remedy (With a Little Common Sense)5 years ago

If you bring warm salt water to your cold, your cold will want to leave your body. Give it a try!

Soothing Ginger for Stomach and Muscle Pain5 years ago

Ginger as a home remedy for muscle and stomach aches.

Winter Day by Day7 years ago

The sky

Gray

Like a battleship

Weighs down

Upon my head

Dark

And threatening

The gloom

Difficult

To fend off

Then

The next day dawns

The sun rises

In the clear blue winter sky

...

Ice Sculpture7 years ago

So still So temporary Did he carve your breasts With love Shape your lips That he would never kiss Drape the chaste frozen sash Across your nakedness In deference To your modesty? When he roughed you out Of...

Editing Poetry7 years ago

Editing poetry. The very idea seem blasphemous in a way: judging the heartfelt innermost thoughts of a person. What a ludicrous idea! Yet it's what I do.

As Senior Poetry Editor for Eye on Life Online Magazine,...

Snowshoe Sunrise7 years ago

Slow motion explosion, sunrise, seeping

Red into the deep blue of pre-dawn sky.

Walk to the end of the platform, seeking

Snow: there it is, and there, deeply, it lies.

I strap on snowshoes, wade into...

Shopping in the Supermarket of Life7 years ago

Since life occurs even in supermarkets, there you may find yourself confronted with choices of how to interact with others as well as dietary choices. So often we are impatient at the food store. Surely there must be...

The First Snow - Brookline, Massachusetts, 20097 years ago

A poem celebrating the first snow of 2009 accompanied by some pretty pictures.

Orion6 years ago

Every clear-sky pre-dawn morning he waits

Pretending not to see me

Standing in profile, arms outstretched

Weapon in hand, in combat

With some thing, but I think posing for

My benefit, pretending to enact ...

Moose Hill Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary - Sharon, MA8 years ago

A nice walk in the woods not too far from Boston, Massachusetts.

Pepper Chicken Burrito8 years ago

Okay, I'm a locksmith, not a cook. But what is a burrito, anyway? Take a flour tortilla, throw anything on it, roll it up - voila! It's a burrito. So we are not talkin' haute cuisine here. We are talking fast cheap...

Product Review: Ortlieb Velocity Messenger Pack8 years ago

A completely waterproof backpack, good on the bike and off.

My Muse and Aphrodite8 years ago

A bit of playful verse.

As innocently as I gaze at stars

While cynically assimilating words

Retired in amaze, a muse will impart

In part an inspiration, departure

A certainty from daily bonds I am

...

Rosh Hashannah7 years ago

The day off for which I don't get paid

The ancient festival

Layered now with meaning

Like the coffee cup at my wrist

Or more like the ground beneath this house

Or more like the ground beneath a house...

Thank You Brenda Scully8 years ago

Thank you, Brenda, for allowing your words to so freely carry your feelings and for sharing them with us here. You have added so much to the HubPages community with your enthusiasm, quick wit and fine work.

Your...

Tom's Turkey Chili8 years ago

Ingredients:

1 pound ground turkey dark meat

1 medium onion

1 bell pepper

1 15-oz. can red kidney beans, drained

1 20-oz. can tomato sauce

chili powder

red chili pepper flakes

cumin

1 or 2...

Why I Am A Poet6 years ago

Poetry, the thing

That makes words

Do things

They were not designed to do.

Why do I?

Because I know

Thought is not

Adequately expressed

By words alone.

In person

A person

Uses facial...

The Alchemist: Waterbury Vermont7 years ago

Restaurant review of The Alchemist, local tavern, restaurant and microbrewery in Waterbury, Vermont, United States

Head Lice: the Never Ending War8 years ago

There is only one sure, non-toxic way to get rid of head lice.

Enemies of Love5 years ago

It's the possessive quality of love that gets us into this kind of trouble.

Road Rash and Slicks8 years ago

Choosing bike tires: slicks are great for dry weather on good roads. They have low rolling resistance and help make the most of your endurance over a long ride. However, on a wet or sandy road, they can be dangerous....

Ways To Be Happy8 years ago

No one can guarantee that you will always be happy, but there are things you can do and ways you can think that will help you lead a happier life. Here are some of them.

Think Highly of Yourself

Self esteem is one...

Biking to Lose the Belly8 years ago

Use your cycling work out to help you lose that spare tire.

Hints that it's Time to Find a New Band8 years ago

Some bands last a long time - The Rolling Stones, for example - and some bands don't. When I was in bands, their average lifespan was less then a year. Sometimes it was less than a month. Sometimes it was one...

Achieving Balance8 years ago

Definition from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, paraphrased:

Balance: A means of judging or deciding; stability produced by even distribution of weight; physical equilibrium; the ability to retain one's balance;...

How To Lock Your Bike - from a Locksmith Point of View5 years ago

Principles of locking up your bicycle to help prevent theft of the entire bike or its components.

Fourth of July at Walden Pond8 years ago

Musing on "Walden" and Thoreau at Walden Pond on the Fourth of July.

Visiting The City: NYC6 years ago

A short travelog of out trip to "The Big Apple." There is no place quite like New York City.

Zen Bicycle7 years ago

On the long ride all elsemay fade away

Except the slender machine you straddle

Gliding quiet and smooth along the way

Neither pain of knee or chafe of saddle

Upon the gyroscopically stable

Pacific...

Cape Cod Getaway 2009: MS Fundraiser5 years ago

My experience cycling in the National Multiple Sclerosis Society fundraising event, the Cape Cod Getaway. The ride is 150 miles, two days, from Boston to Provincetown with an overnight at the Massachusetts Maritime...

The Day Before The Ride8 years ago

Here I am, ready to ride, the day before the National Multiple Sclerosis Society fundraising event, Cape Cod Getaway. Yup, tomorrow I'm going to ride 100 miles, known affectionately in the states as a "century." But am...

Bad Ideas for Today8 years ago

Every day is a new day. Every day you get a brand new start. Yes, this is the first day of the rest of your life, buckaroo. Don't screw it up.

In the interest of helping you not screw it up, bucko, here is a list...

Bumblebee, the Friendly Bee2 years ago

My experience with the relatively patient and tolerant bumble bee.

Door Annunciator Systems8 years ago

Use a door annunciator system to tell you when a door is closed, locked, open and/or unlocked. Do you know what state your door is in?

Troubled One8 years ago

Where did the wonder go, I wonder, how

Did what they say become so powerful?

Where did you learn you were not perfect?

What stretch of the imagination makes

You believe you are fat? What voices speak

In...

Residential Lever Designs3 years ago

This article provides a partial overview of residential grade cylindrical lever locks available on the market today.

Rainy Morning8 years ago

A poem of a rainy morning in the city, on the way to work.

Opportunity Knocks: Excessive Workload8 years ago

The downsizing economy is an opportunity for the exceptional to shine. An excessive workload can be your chance to excel.

Training for Better Cycling: Hill Climbing without Tiring5 years ago

How to train to be stronger breaking away on a climb while avoiding injury, and how to use your head to strategize more effective hill climbing techniques.

The Courage, The Strength, and the Wisdom7 years ago

Give me courage to try toright the wrongs I can right; give me strength to accept those Wrongs I cannot; and give me the wisdom To know the difference. I could well suppose This ancient saying to...

The After-The-Prom Party8 years ago

Do you know where your child is going to go after the prom? If not, wouldn't it be nice if it was a fun place where you knew they would be safe?

How to Take Charge of Your Annual Review5 years ago

You can let management be fully in charge of your review, or you can take some control over your review. I suggest that you will do better for yourself if you take an active role in every part of your own annual review.

Things Not To Say To A Police Officer8 years ago

A helpful list of things NOT to say when speaking with the police.

Hiking Northborough,Massachusetts, Conservation Lands: Mt. Pisgah5 years ago

A fine walk in the woods not far from Boston.

Peace Amid the Storm8 years ago

Dorothy in that spinning farmhouse

Watching bits of Kansas whirl

Orphan looking for an anchor

Answer seeking out the girl

How would the story have been

If she had assumed the lotus on the floor

There in...