Archive for March, 2009

Lucid Moments

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: March 31st, 2009

The Mirriam Webster Dictionary defines the word Lucid as: 1 a: suffused with light : luminous b: translucent 2: having full use of one's faculties : sane 3: clear to the understanding : intelligible Absolute clarity and understanding, As if all the shadows have been cleared away and all that remains are solid facts. In average existence our [...]

A Full Day Of Work

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: March 31st, 2009

Once upon a time, I had a full day to work with. When I was running my garage, I would wake up; and be in my shop around 7:30-am, or I would open it as late as 8:00-am, then I would work the full day, and shut down around 5pm or sometimes a little later. This would allow me to get all of my work done, and even have filler time to work on [...]

VFS – Volunteer Firefighter Syndrome

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: March 30th, 2009

Have you ever seen those little guys with the big fire radios strapped the their minuscule waists? they never let the conversation go far before bringing up the obvious fact that they are a member of the local Volunteer Fire Fighter Hall. As if you couldn't tell from his jacked up truck with the little light on top, and the many fire fighter [...]

The Writer Who Does Not Write

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: March 29th, 2009

Scratchings Originally uploaded by Ezra Hilyer - straypoetry.com I am the Writer who does not write, and the poet with few poems. I see myself as a writer, that is my self identity. When i see myself in my minds-eye, I am a writer pure and simple. I relate to the world as a writer, I refer to myself as a writer... Yet I do not [...]

Lamy Safari + First Page Of A New Red Moleskine.

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: March 28th, 2009

Lamy Safari + First Page Of A New Red Moleskine. Originally uploaded by Ezra Hilyer - straypoetry.com Last Month, my new Lamy Safari cartridge fountain pen arrived. I chose the medium point, and the color is a very nice dark grey. It came with a cartridge of blue ink ( not my favorite ink color) I will use this one up, and then [...]

Moleskine + G2 Mini

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: March 27th, 2009

Once in a while, I will come across an item that is so well designed, that I can not imagine an improvement. Once such item is the 'Pilot G2 Mini Gel Ink Pen', I carry one with me at all times, it serves as the primary source of the ink that I fill my Pocket Moleskine notebooks with. They are [...]

2 Hours To Create.

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: March 26th, 2009

Here I am for one more morning; for 2 hours, I have a distraction free environment. My work day is 8 hours, but I have this precious time before I must clock in, and become a mindless robot; I must make good use of it. What will I do that will provide benefits that are beyond those I get from an 80 hour bi-weekly paycheck? I [...]

Lack Of Sleep

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: March 25th, 2009

I don't do well with little sleep. My brain starts to shut systems down, and I become little more than a Zombie. I am finding that even if my sleep cycle is disrupted for a half-hour during the night, that it has the same effect as if I missed half the nights sleep. Last night Scarlette woke up about 2am, and even though we were only up for [...]

Man In A Mirror

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: March 25th, 2009

I put myself in a mirror, on a day of dust, Reflected in the glare was a man I did not know. Boots too large, and a slump not my own, I see a parody of someone unknown. -Ezra Hilyer

Henry Beston – The Outermost House

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: March 24th, 2009

I am surprised that I was unaware of this book for so many years. This book is considered one of the quintessential pieces of nature writing. Though the natural world is a great passion of mine, and in retrospect- some of the books I own reference The Outermost House, I had never picked up a copy until a week ago. The subject is unassuming, and [...]