RSS SPIRIT

Dateline: Somewhere deep in your communication coils

With the recent revelations of mass spying on U.S. Citizens, one might wonder: what to do if I realize I am being spied upon? The following list will help guide you in the eventuality that your shady life is of interest to invasive authorities:

After realizing you are under surveillance:

1. Drop the crack pipe


2. Put on a fresh pair of underpants


3. Rat out those you dislike


4. You can deduct time under surveillance off your taxes


5. Rip out dental fillings


6. Do not let your grandmother reveal embarrassing childhood gaffes on the phone


7. Avoid using the following languages: Arabic, Russian, Chinese, Tagalong, Somali and any non-American accented English

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Dateline: On the way to the bus

I was walking to the bus the other day. Lost in my thoughts like usual. Then out of nowhere this question in my head:

Is this the first day of the rest of your life or just another day in paradise?

I know it is a compound cliché, but it made me laugh. It also freaked me out a little bit too. Like what if something happens today that changes my whole life's direction? Or am I destined to bumble about in my typical routine today?

So the bus comes and I forget the question, I do what I got to do and take the bus back home. I get off a little early so I can walk a bit. I am strolling along and something happens in the 'truth is cheesier than fiction' category. As I pass a local bistro I saw written in colorful chalk on the outdoor blackboard:

This is the first day of the rest of your life.

I was like, wow. Then, like always in these situations, I asked:

Coincidence or serendipity?

And then I asked:

What if that question does not matter but that we believe it so?

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