List your top 5 grocery store items. 1. Coffee – Essential for starting the day strong. 2. Half and Half – Perfect for complementing that morning coffee. 3. Protein (Beef, Chicken, Fish, Eggs) – Versatile and nutritious, covering multiple meal options. 4. Vegetables (Asparagus, Broccoli, Onions, Spinach) – Fresh greens to balance out meals andContinue reading “Food staples”
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Self defined
Tell us one thing you hope people say about you. “I don’t concern myself with what people might say about me, that’s their choice, not mine. Instead, I focus on living my life with integrity, empathy, respect, and responsibility. Those are the values I hold myself accountable to. Validation need not apply. I’ve lived longContinue reading “Self defined”
Evolving milestones
Tell us about your first day at something — school, work, as a parent, etc. There were many milestones and each were like stepping into a stream of possibilities, adapting moment to moment. First time moving out and finding an apartment in Boston. Stepping out into a different state than I grew up and againstContinue reading “Evolving milestones”
Unclutter
When you cave in to materialism, you forfeit your freedom to simply be, to ponder, to exist unbound. The flash and sparkle that seize your attention, manipulating your mind with coercive persuasion, feeding the soul with vain acquisitions that offer no true fulfillment. Must-have gadgets, their purpose dictated by the perpetrators of the gadgets. SuperfluousContinue reading “Unclutter”
Day of the fight
As a longtime fan of independent film, I was eager to see this movie after stumbling upon a Facebook ad for it. Michael Pitt immediately caught my attention. I’ve missed his presence since his character was killed off in Boardwalk Empire after season two. Seeing Steve Buscemi and Joe Pesci in the trailer only heightenedContinue reading “Day of the fight”
Echos
The longing for times gone by and the complexity of emotional attachment of memories from consciousness. Lingering over our heads like a halo whirling in the rhythm of the earth. Every present. c 2024 Chu The Cud All Rights Reserved
Weather or knot
You can’t change weather, you can only react to it. Weather moves without resistance or regret and without emotional stakes or strategies. A reaction to the weather is through, cause and effect. Nature never complains, just reconfigures. A reaction to the action without temperament. Nature’s elegance nurtures weather with harmony and fragility, and dances in aContinue reading “Weather or knot”
Beyond the boundaries
Do you have a favorite place you have visited? Where is it? My Mind. A realm of consciousness, where shifting experiences unfold, brimming with endless possibilities and adventures. I wander the landscapes of my mind on an unanticipated journey. The intertwining imaginary of creativity throughout its highs and lows. Memories dance through uncharted territories, interwovenContinue reading “Beyond the boundaries”
Leave this movie behind
Garbage. After the first fifteen minutes, the story begins to die a slow death. The script’s characters are written so stereotypically, it’s cliche and you never really care about these people. Once box office magic, Julia Roberts once again played Julia Roberts. I was more interested in knowing if she really looked that old inContinue reading “Leave this movie behind”
Metamorphosis
What is one thing you would change about yourself? Every day, I change in ways both seen and unseen. Cells die, repair, and are reborn; my hair grows, changes color, while some strands fall away. I notice new spots on my skin that weren’t there before and lines on my face growing deeper with refinementContinue reading “Metamorphosis”
Chu The Cud 