February is a funny month. Not only is it missing days every year, but it holds a very misguided holiday. Not ‘Cherry Pie Day’ (20th) or ‘Public Sleeping Day’ (28th), but Valentine’s Day. I say it is misguided because it often lacks the true sentiment of what the day should be about. It is advertised as the… Continue reading Bouquet of Diamonds
Yesterday was Thanksgiving. To preface, I have not been home during Thanksgiving for two years. For those past two years, I have been stuck at sea working aboard a cruiseship. When I knew I was going to spend Thanksgiving on land this year, I was so thankful it would be spent at my grandmother’s house where… Continue reading The Apocalypse
“Value and price are not synonymous. One deals with worth and the other deals with greed.” – B. R. Wren The value of family/friends has slipped underneath the value of a dollar. Three things: 1) Starting this crazed, consumeristic day known as ‘Black Friday’ on Thanksgiving Day. I already find the whole day ludicrous. I have never… Continue reading Pass the Playstation (Please)
Look out for tomorrow’s post on this very understated topic. “Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” -Oscar Wilde You can’t eat money, people. And soon, it’s all you will have left. It’s just pieces of paper. Love, B.R. Wren
Scene: You walk into Starbucks. You get in line and make it to the cash register. You notice a person behind you. Feeling generous, you tell the barista to charge your card for not only your purchase, but of the man’s behind you. “How kind,” she remarks. You walk away with a filled heart. Scene: You walk into… Continue reading A True Poverty
Found in Reverie 