Return to the Simple

Today's going to be my last day of the more extensive posts with writing and the drawings. I haven't been getting the drawings done in a timely way and I need to simplify things right now. Could be I feel like ramping up in the new year but until then I'm back to just haikus.

Today's Haiku

Leftover seitan

shaped and fried to perfection
like buffalo wings

Today's Workout
Running: 6.2

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Buttress from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Fire Mouth

Today's Haiku

Tangy kombucha
sliver of scorpion pepper
many burns today

Today's Workout
Running: 3.1 miles

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Elysian from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Shave it All Off

Today's Haiku

A haircut freakout
I don't want to appear cruel
from what my quiff says

Today's Workout
Testing out running shoes

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Hegemony from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Hum Drum

Today's Haiku

Decent go of it
as far as Friday can be
I cannot complain

Today's Workout
Refraining from destroying my phone after reading too much news

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Cleave from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Take Me Out

This book I'm reading says humans are naked because for a couple millions years or so our ancestors slept really close to their campfires.

Eh. I'll buy that.

Today's Haiku

Broken peanut shells
and beers too huge to carry
Now this is baseball

Today's Workout
Watching a seven minute video about an upcoming exercise game

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Frowsy from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Swerves

I've just stopped drawing altogether. I've started reading too much news.

Not a happy trade-off.

Also Merriam-Webster's showing their political hand with some of these words of the day....

Today's Haiku

On the downhill
the brakes are clearly broken
it's too slippery

Today's Workout
Running: 6.6 miles

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Lese-majeste from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Avuncular

Today, my brother and his wife had a baby.

I want to write more about it but...I don't know. The feelings are like an electric fog surrounding me. I can only catch little wisps -- pride, hope, fear, excitement, love -- before other bits come flooding in.

I lack the eloquence to paint that picture.

I'm really happy for them.

Today's Haiku

Little Jack Chodos
the newest kin in the clan
welcome to earth, dude

Today's Workout
Running: 3.1 miles

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Axiomatic from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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