Marching the Way Victorious

  • Harmonic Convergence

    by Derek Taylor
    The world had already begun to anticipate the Harmonic Convergence which would occur when six out of the eight planets of our solar system would align marking the end of a 52 cycle epoch of the Mayan Calendar, but I was about to participate in a harmonic convergence that though smaller in scale would be personally much more satisfying and memorable. 
    Posted in #AmericanHigh, #AmericanHighSchool, #ASL, #deaf, #EarthQuake, #HarmonicConvergence, #OaklandAs, #SanFranciscoGiants, #UCD, #UCDavis, #WorldSeries

  • ANSWER THE QUESTION!

    by Derek Taylor

    “WHO ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOU? WHY ARE YOU HERE?”  These were good questions and ones that deserved to be answered.

     

     

     

    Posted in #Biochemistry, #blackstudents, #Love, #Music, #Sex, #Trumpetplayer, #UCD, #UCDavis, #wrestling

  • Getting In and Out!

    by Derek Taylor
    Yes, I want onions with my Double-Double just as much as I want love with my sex... 
    Posted in #FastFood, #In-N-Out, #JackInTheBox, #Love, #Sex, Foodie, McDonalds

  • Prophylactic Barriers

    by Derek Taylor
    No I was just a guy wandering a festival looking to fill his swag bag, and in that regard I did take what I could get; I came home with a bag full of new condoms. 
    Posted in #CatchingFeelings, #Condoms, #FriendsWithBeneifts, #Love, #Randoms, #Sex

  • Spark of Joy!

    by Derek Taylor
    I asked my Chinese Brother Mark Ma how should I appraise my art and he suggested I use the Marie Kondo method and hold each piece of art and see how much joy it sparks.
    Posted in #MarieKondo, #SparkJoy, #WireArt, $ManofSteel

  • A Teachable Moment from the Opposition

    by Derek Taylor
    “If you can cultivate the right attitude, your enemies are your best spiritual teachers because their presence provides you with the opportunity to...

  • Adjusting your level

    by Derek Taylor

    Who really wants to be equal?

    “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal” so “Liberté, égalité, fraternité”. Two great political movements were founded on the principle of the equality of man.  These principles establish an ideal.  However, the instincts of man, our inherent competitive nature, override that ideal.  We just can’t resist seeking the superior position over our fellow human beings. 

  • How do I work this?

    by Derek Taylor
    And you may ask yourself 
    How do I work this?

     

    The Motorcycle Man still has one of the funniest lines of the summer.  I was at a party telling Motorcycle Man about the book I was writing. I told him it was my second book and that my first book was an anthology that begins with an opening allegory.  He interrupted me to say, “I am not sure what the heck you are talking about…Is that anything like an algorithm?”

  • The Names Have Been Changed

    by Derek Taylor

    "The story you are about to hear is true; the names have been changed to protect the innocent..."

    That introduction line from “Dragnet” is somehow a memorable part of my childhood. It is etched in my head like a brain worm and just thinking of it evokes the sound of Jack Web’s voice.  Although I was never convinced that the innocent needed to be protected because they are not the ones who should  feel ashamed.