The Star

Sometimes when I need to be alone, I take my rocket ship to a my favorite star. It's a little bit of a trek, but once I'm there, I get out and sit on the star. It's not well known, so no one else is there.

 Occasionally the star says, "Hi" or "Are you comfortable?" I just say, "Hi" or "yes." But that's it.

The Debate!

I'm working at the Republican debate in Boulder, Colorado tonight. I'm running the concession stand.

I've always wanted to sell candy and I found this job on Monster.com. I couldn't believe they hired me without any experience!

The Force

My friend George Lucas called and asked if I would go with him to the premiere of the new Star Wars movie. I said I wouldn't. He asked why. I said that I'm still recovering from the last three Star Wars films.

 George Lucas said that he would buy me whatever I wanted from the concession stand. I said that would be okay if I saw something else instead. He asked if he could see something else with me. I said yes.

The Sky

I laid out on the grass and enjoyed looking up at the blue sky.

But soon a big cloud covered up the sky and the Sun. Things were darker and cooler. I didn't care for this, but felt the cloud would soon pass.

The cloud stayed. I got upset enough that I shouted up at the cloud, asking it to move along. The cloud said no and that I should move. Of course I stayed. It was a standoff.

Hours passed. Soon it was night. The cloud was still there, now blocking my view of the stars and Moon.

I couldn't take it and began to cry. The cloud also began to cry as raindrops.

Soon there was no cloud left and I could see the beautiful night sky. But I was so exhausted from the conflict that I fell asleep.

A Bigger View

God and I sat on the edge of the roof of my house and looked out over the yard. 

I said, "There's so many amazing things out there. But none of them would exist without you. You are like the paper that supports the words on a page. I'm wondering if I should spend my time focusing on you rather than on what you support?" 

God said, "You make me wonder why I go to all the trouble."

I'm sitting with my paintings. They like the company. So do I

The Boat Ride

I took a paddle boat ride with  God.

I said, "How can I be the best possible me?"

God said, "Get really overwhelmed without a clue of how to make things better."

I said, "And then what?"

God said, "What do you mean?"

The Visit

I was visited in a time machine by a future really old Brooks Palmer.

I asked what was up.

The future old me said, "I'm in the last few minutes of our life and I thought I'd revisit the absolute high point."

I said, "Really, this is it?"

The future old me said, "Yep."

Steve Jobs

I went to see the movie "Steve Jobs." Afterwards while walking to my car I happened upon the ghost of Steve Jobs.

I said hi. He said hello.

I thought about telling him I just saw a movie about his life but I got shy and said, "Nice night."

The ghost of Steve Jobs said, "It's like the day stopped trying to be fancy and special and calmed down enough to just be itself."

I thought that was better than anything I'd heard in the movie.

C. Day

I took my time machine to 1476 and the deck of the Santa Maria. Christopher Columbus stood on the deck, barking orders to his crew.

Columbus saw me and asked me how I got on the ship. It's hard to explain a time-machine, so I said I was a stow-away. Columbus had me put in shackles.

I didn't mind. Basically I just wanted to spend some time breathing in the ocean air.

The Dream

I dreamnt about you last night. You were a raven flying high in the sky. I was a cat sitting on the ground, watching you, and getting hungry.

So I invented some wings that allowed me to fly. I flew up into the sky, got to a few feet away from you, and was excited about the impending meal. But the thing is the wings were hang-cranked, so my hands weren't free. I tried hands-free munching you which was just embarrassing.

So I few back to the ground and took a nap because I was exhausted.

Anyway, I miss you.

God

Late last night I was feeling distressed and called God.

God said, "Yes, what is it?!"

I apologized and asked if God was angry at me. God said, "No, it's just that I'm in the middle of doing something."

I said I would call back later.

God said, "Just tell me what it is that you're calling about?"

I said that I was worried that I was wasting my life.

God paused and said, "You are."

I asked God what I should do differently.

God said, "Stop letting it be a concern."

I said okay, hung up, and slept like a baby.

What happened last night

Last night, I woke up in a library cubicle. All the lights were off. The library was closed for the night.

So I did what I always wanted to do. I stripped down to nothing and ran around pulling books off the shelves as I sang, "No, you be quiet" and "Somebody better clean this up!"

The Falls

When I was seven, my family and I went on a vacation to Niagara Falls.

My dad sat me up on the railing overlooking the falls so he could take a photo of me with the falls in the background. Of course I fell backwards and landed in raging waters a few feet from the perilous 160-foot drop.

The falls instantly stopped. The water became still. I waded to the edge. My dad leaned over the railing and pulled me up. The water went right back to its full rage.

My dad was so thrilled that he wanted to give it a try and he jumped into the water which forcefully carried him over the falls. He was eventually rescued 5 miles down the Niagara River. He was in a bad mood and talked about suing people.

For you...

Shutting Down the Factory for a Moment