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Tuesday, October 11, 2005

This I Believe

I believe everyone should believe in something, which is why I believe in myself.
I believe war is a byproduct of people who give up too easy.
I believe barbecue is all that!
I believe everyone should be educated – even if that requires teaching yourself.
I believe people should always be able to buy a book they want.
I believe poetry and baseball are both religious experiences.
I believe the best armies are ones with no weapons.
I believe a woman should be president someday - soon.
I believe resisting war is a higher calling than fighting one.
I believe football should be played by refrigerators.
I believe all vegetarians secretly dream of growing up to be meat eaters.
I believe children of Democrats play with Tinker Toys, while children of Republicans play with Lincoln Logs.
I believe no one should have to whisper in a library.
I believe the designated hitter should be outlawed.
I believe if you are good, you go to Starbucks when you die.
I believe no one should be indifferent to indifference.
I believe they should let Charlie Brown pitch for Christ's sake – just for the other team.
I believe women should wear high heels with dresses if they want to… and they should all want to.
I believe the fact that my coffee cup is secure is proof enough the earth is flat.
I believe self indulgence is very self-indulging.
I believe coffee is a food group.
I believe kisses should be long… really long.
I believe Diet Coke is the Real Thing.
I believe everyone should be able to take three mental wellness days from work or school each month.
I believe anyone who fails to use all three mental wellness days in a month should have them roll over into sick days and be taken immediately, for they must be sick.
I believe that love not only makes the world go round but also keeps us from crashing into other planets.
I believe we all should be afraid of Virginia Woolf – Really afraid!
I believe Chardonnay is another food group.
I believe somewhere there is an unpublished Robert Frost poem, “Freezing Your Ass off On A Snowy New England Evening.”
I believe in God and I believe I am a testament to his sense of humor.

7 comments:

Skye Powers said...

Hazaa, and ditto! Now which is the better toy in your eyes - tinker toys or lincoln logs? :)

Michael A. Wells said...

Humm... good question. I guess it all depends on what you want to do with them, but I'd definately say that Lincoln Logs are a higher end item. :)

Jonah said...

Funny. I've been thinking about re-writing "Stopping By Woods" in the voice of Hemingway.

Michael A. Wells said...

Hum... interesting. I’m trying to imagine what would that be like. I suppose intense dialogue with the horse.

Unknown said...

You should do an essay for NPR's This I Believe project they've got going. Info is at www.npr.org.

Michael A. Wells said...

Ironically - I was at a poetry group meeting last night where the theme was list poems. I am aware of the NPR "This I Believe" essay project and the title of this was actually based upon that. Someone else there last night suggested I send it in. Of course this is a little more light in levity than what I think they are looking for, but I am toying with the idea none the less.

Michael A. Wells said...

el a,

Ok, I relented and submitted this to NPR for the "This I Believe" project today. Too many people have said - ya gotta do it.

Ok, already... it's done! :)