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as the crow flies

the universe was not built in straight lines ~ only humans cut corners

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David Kavanagh

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Sand Blown

February 28, 2024 at 8:51 AM

...'ah, zee crows and zee ravens'....very intelligent creatures....zee universe be 'knot'....just, mathematical constants we between which we dream.....stan

David Kavanagh

February 28, 2024 at 3:31 PM

The universe is certainly not intelligent, especially if it needs living beings life us to give it meaning, which is as much as I can assume on the face of it, cheers David

Robert Schatz

January 29, 2024 at 8:24 AM

Nothing in nature is Euclidean.

David Kavanagh

January 29, 2024 at 8:43 AM

It’s a strange one Robert, I agree with you, but then I think of math, and like most Euclidean geometry, cannot decide for certain, whether it was discovered or invented by us, which in turn begs the question did the universe embed it in nature?cheers David

Lin Lane

January 29, 2024 at 7:19 AM

Contours, curves and corners. Gotta know when to take them, gotta know when we should say, 'No.' We're a lazy society but cutting corners can backfire and then we have to pay the price for shortcutting in lots of different ways. Back to Monokus again. Mixing it up works for you. I'd say you're giving your brain a rest from writing another like Passages, but your Monoku are always complex... no straight lines.

Lin Lane

January 29, 2024 at 1:09 PM

;-)

David Kavanagh

January 29, 2024 at 12:20 PM

I’d never be so petty as to call myself pretty lol!

Lin Lane

January 29, 2024 at 11:37 AM

I had to read that twice. I thought it said pretty man.

David Kavanagh

January 29, 2024 at 11:18 AM

I’m a petty man!

Lin Lane

January 29, 2024 at 8:59 AM

hardly for that alone

David Kavanagh

January 29, 2024 at 8:56 AM

Ah! well if I’m to be remembered for that one alone, then I’m happy! :)

Lin Lane

January 29, 2024 at 8:47 AM

'Passages and Plays' is not easily forgotten.

David Kavanagh

January 29, 2024 at 8:37 AM

Absolutely Lin, they really are part and parcel of being human, as much as we detest them sometimes, definitely no straight lines in my monokus lol! Thanks for mentioning passages again, I think you really enjoyed that one, I got a great buzz writing it too, cheers David

Tom Cunningham

January 29, 2024 at 3:55 AM

A wise Monoku David, if humans can find an easier way to do it they will every time. Seems no one likes a challenge these days with all the modern gadgets you don't even have to get out of bed. Lol. Must admit I find Alexa handy. Tom

David Kavanagh

January 29, 2024 at 5:27 AM

Heya Tom, the gadgets we have today are great and I enjoy using them, (I’m more of a Siri guy myself) this one was always more about the human condition, and how we bend the cosmological rules using our intelligence to cut corners when it suits us, plus a lot of irony going on, cheers David