Several years ago, I was trying to come up with a good screen name for AOL. Everything I tried was
taken. Then for some reason the word "capertree" came into my head. I had no idea what a capertree was, but I've since adopted it as sort of a pen name.
Let me toy with philosophies And dogmas as a kitten plays. Pouncing and clawing not to feed I want to hone my thinking speed. Sometimes I chase my tail and I Look foolish to the human eye. If scared by things that come my way, Arched and hissing I run away. When stronger, I'll come back one day. Another time ... today I play.
Goober
Dec. 1998 - March 2013.
Five Movies Everyone Should See At Least Once
High Noon (1952)
This Land Is Mine (1943)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
Night of the Hunter (1955)
Schindler's List (1993)
Five Comedies I'll Always Stop Channel Surfing to Watch
1.Groundhog Day Has there ever been a better “message” movie that doesn’t seem like a message movie?
2.Ed Wood Robert Browning wrote, “A man’s reach should exceed his grasp.” As a producer/actor/director/screen writer, Ed Wood Jr. was virtually armless, but you can’t help but admire him in this film.
3.Creator It may be a stretch to call this a comedy. Scientist hopes to clone his dead wife — and you can expect to bawl your eyes out — but it’s my list and I'll make the rules.
4. Galaxy Quest Maybe it’s because I’m just shy of being a Trekker myself (notice I said “Trekker” rather than “Trekkie”) that I can enjoy this cute film.
5.Four Weddings and a Funeral “I don’t actually know Oscar Wilde, but I can get you his fax number.” If that sort of humor appeals to you (as it does me) that says it all.
30 Thoughts ...
1. I am most enthusiastic about being myself. 2. It's not that I'm a rebel, I'm just not under your jurisdiction. 3. In the long run, nothing runs all that long. 4. The only candidate I would agree with 100% is myself, and I have concerns about his competency. 5. Conservatives want to regulate sex; liberals want to regulate everything else. I seldom have sex, so I see liberals as the bigger threat. 6. If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, you don't understand the situation. 7. One day I’m going to need my strength and I would hate to have wasted it exercising. 8.Tolerate the intolerant. They may have a point. 9. Two heads are always better than one ... in a freak show. 10. Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn occasionally, but don’t put one in charge of gathering the nuts. 11. I want what all revolutionaries want ... my will be done. 12. Deference — solely to rank — is the surest way to destroy a command. 13. I have enough stupid ideas of my own without adopting yours. 14. Have faith in God. Try to justify His faith in you. 15. Cynics are idealists who are embarrassed that they still care. 16. Whatever you like best about someone is intrinsic to what you like least. 17. Before the mountain will come to you, you must first think it might. 18. If the world is going to eat you alive, try to give it indigestion. 19. Any improvement beyond adequacy tempts fate. 20. When hunting buffalo, don't spook the quarry by shooting cattle egrets. 21. You can’t know that an idea has been fully explored until you go too far. 22. When you walk among people, stepping on toes is inevitable. Apologize and move on … sincerity is optional. 23. It's more comfortable to sleep alone but not preferable. 24. The four major food groups are nicotine, caffeine, salt and grease. 25. Before being compelled to walk in another man’s shoes, feel free to ask him where the hell he thinks he’s going. 26. If there is danger of an initiative making progress, turn it over to a committee. 27. Because so many idiots are loose, they are the first to be sucked into any vacuum of leadership. 28. Dogma is a poor substitute for faith. 29. A battery without the negative is as good as dead. 30. Fire alarms going off make it hard to get a good night’s sleep. -- Capertree