Admission

I had an affair with Tiger too.

Realization!

When we take chances, we often fail.

Office Tao

Sit at desk doing nothing--

hard not to respond to incoming emails.

Sit at desk doing nothing--

hard not to answer ringing phone.

Sit at desk doing nothing--

hard not to listen to coworkers' voices.

Sit at desk doing nothing--

not that hard when you get the hang of it.

Meetings, the Tao thereof

Meetings fall on the sage's day like gentle rain.
A good meeting is like a marsh or pond.
A bad meeting is like a swamp.
There is little difference between a good meeting
and a bad meeting.

Those who know, do not know.

The sage, his use of words

The sage uses arcane words like "gustatory."

He uses them incorrectly.

Tao Te Ching, Part 2

The sage's shoes are too big for his feet.
Sometimes one falls off.
Does he stop to put it back on?
Not necessarily.
Shoes are like water. Feet are like fish.

Bureaucratic musings

Weakness--the new strength.  Indifference--the new engagement.  Mediocrity--the new excellence.

Our process

Our process is iterative, mutually reactive, trusting, rapid--like elves making love...without the high-pitched screeches.

I have screwed up this photo!

Reassessment, necessary or not?

If my weak side is always in conflict with my strong side, and my weak side usually wins, is my weak side stronger than my strong side?

Fake cat

Elf disguised as a cat comes into the apartment. I don't let on that I know.

Conflict resolved

Elf and I go into the closet.
Only I come out.

Rod McKuen style

What is my Co-Worker Doing in these Stressful Times?

Do I hear you weeping
in your cubicle?
Or are you doing something
I can't mention in a poem?

If the former,
condolences.
If the latter,
I will leave you alone
for now,
sweet office-mate.

In the Style of Walt Whitman

The wistful organization puts fostering a gentle ennui
at the top of the agenda. Everyone commits themselves
to doing a little less and being a little bit sadder--
An action plan is created after much discussion;
It passes down through the organization from section head
to manager to employee.
Each takes the message to heart. I watch the team player
tearing up at his desk. I watch as his officemates
console him with embraces and kind wishes.

One-on-One

You are the invisible and all-mighty
bester of many including Lucifer,
and I can hear your unseen sneakers moving
and sense the dribbled ball moving by--a blur.
Then swish. Then swish. Then swish.

Yet, I will play you again, Lord.