We All Fit The Profile

Of time travelers who

Can not find

Their time machine

To get back to where

They started from or

When they need to

Escape from fast

Yet, there is no “to”

To be in, that is safe

From making those

Sophie’s choice decisions

That do not alter each

Or subsequent timelines

From previous outcomes



I may be a free spirit or

I may be a ridged contrarian

Or perhaps a rebel

Without a cause

But, the one thing

I follow

Is time’s arrow >>>———->



It does not go north or south

East or west, up or down

Only forward, never reverse

What I have done or thought

Even one billionth of a second ago

Can not be undone, holy shit!



Even for this blog post

I could press delete instead of schedule

Which only means you wouldn’t read this

Everything else follows a trajectory

(Even you can not unread these words

You may forget or ignore them, however

Now the ball is in your court, to like or leave)

Type it out, edit, add lyrics and quotes

That pop in my head from a vast collection

Of about the only information I remember…

Useless knowledge



“Let’s just think about this for a minute”

– Bill Hicks



“Eggs do not get unbroken, milk won’t unspill

and baseballs will not return to the bat.”

– Dr. Brian Greene



Thoughts, actions, and unkindness, etc.

All proceed in an irreversible manner

Likewise, so does kindness, etc.



“We teach best what we need to learn most ourselves.”

– Richard Bach






“Time Marches On”


“Sister cries out, from her baby bed
Brother runs in, feathers on his head
Mama’s in her room learnin’ how to sew
Daddy’s drinkin’ beer, listenin’ to the radio

Hank Williams sings Kaw-Liga and Dear John
And time marches on, time marches on

Sister’s using rouge and clear complexion soap
Brother’s wearin’ beads and he smokes a lot of dope
Mama is depressed, barely makes a sound
Daddy’s got a girlfriend in another town

Bob Dylan sings “Like a Rolling Stone”
And time marches on, time marches on

The South moves north, North moves south
A star is born, a star burns out
The only thing that stays the same is
Everything changes, everything changes

Sister calls herself a sexy grandma
Brother’s on a diet for high cholesterol
Mama’s out of touch with reality
Daddy’s in the ground beneath the maple tree

As the angels sing an old Hank Williams song
Time marches on, time marches on
Time marches on, time marches on
Time marches on, time marches on”


– Tracy Lawrence



“Caught Somewhere In Time”


“If you had the time to lose
An open mind and time to choose
Would you care to take a look
Or can you read me like a book?

Time is always on my side
Time is always on my side

Can I tempt you, come with me
Be Devil may care, fulfill your dream
If I said I’d take you there
Would you go, would you be scared?

Time is always on my side
Time is always on my side

Don’t be afraid, you’re safe with me
Safe as any soul can be honestly
Just let yourself go

Caught somewhere in time
Caught somewhere in time
Caught somewhere in time… oh oh
Caught somewhere in time
Caught somewhere in time
Caught somewhere in time… oh oh

Like a wolf in sheep’s clothing
You try to hide your deepest sins
Of all the things that you’ve done wrong
And I know where you belong

Time is always on my side
Time is always on my side

Make you an offer you can’t refuse
You’ve only got your soul to lose
Eternally… let yourself go!

Caught somewhere in time
Caught somewhere in time
Caught somewhere in time… oh oh
Caught somewhere in time
Caught somewhere in time
Caught now in two minds!”


– Iron Maiden




On another level

You chose to be born

You cannot choose be unborn

Even suicide does not undo that



However, you can choose

Not to create a vehicle

For another soul to drive

Whilst you get your

Shit together first

It makes the layers of

Complications clearer and

Much easier to deal with



Me, I am recognizing that all ways, always



“I’ve got a long way to go

And a short time to get there

I’m forward bound,

Just watch ol’ Angelo run”


With apologies to….

– Jerry Reed’s

“East Bound and Down”